Some FAA Technicians were trained on the "FPS" series of long range radars
which the FAA maintained at the time (at some "joint use" sites and FPS's
acquired at a few FAA Only sites) at Keesler AFB. Also some AF personnel
were trained at the F.A.A Academy, Oklahoma City on the AN/FYQ-47. From
what I gathered, FAA personnel look forward for the training at
Keesler....seems like GS-11 and 12 were treated like VIP back in those
times. I never had to work on FPS as I was assigned at an ARSR-2 site for
10 years before going to the FAA Academy where I was an instructor on the
AN/FYQ-49/47.
Those FPS-12's were then modified, updated and probably now replaced by the
ARSR-3 and ARSR-4. The long range radar was used for en-route ATC and at
the time I retired from the FAA (from Washington, D.D.-FAA Headquarters)
there were some in higher management who stated there was no longer a need
for en-route primary radar (as opposed to secondary radar). They seemed to
think that GPS (differential GPS) was going to be the way of the future. I
wonder if there is still a move to get rid of the enroute long range primary
radar within the FAA. Any current FAA radar people on the list? Let me
know.
73,
WD4AIR
>From: "Steve Kline" <skline17@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Radio Science + QSK = Radar
>Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:07:53 -0600
>
>Tom - remember COBY HALL (Hanger with the long range search radar
>outside scanning)?? I was at Keesler AFB 1971, after Hurricane Carla.
>I did all of my Air Traffic Control Radar Electronics there. Would like
>to see that area again now sometime.
>
>73 Steve W5JK
>
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>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Radio Science + QSK = Radar
>
>well it's still nice to hear from some one "in the business" and its
>where I
>learned what little I remember of electronics.. keesler afb 1966..
>
>73 and Gud DX my friend.. tom N6AJR
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