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Is there any other entity that operates these sorts of radomes? On a regular commute of mine, there is one owned by the federal government that has no sign out
by jessaustin 7y ago
Is there any other entity that operates these sorts of radomes? On a regular commute of mine, there is one owned by the federal government that has no sign out front [0], but it's not listed on the JSS page [1].
[0] https://goo.gl/maps/KHTP7vruKvGyqQu66 https://goo.gl/maps/KHTP7vruKvGyqQu66
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System
- madengr 7y agoIs that in MO? There is a similar one near Belton. I believe it is C band radar. The FCC database should have it.
- jcrawfordor 7y agoIt took a bit of digging... this is an FAA radar, but not JSS. It's a secondary radar reporting to the Kansas City ARTCC, code ZQJN. Essentially, it transmits an 'interrogate' message in response to which aircraft transponders transmit information on the aircraft. This is the system that ADS-B is more or less a direct upgrade from. I'm not sure exactly what equipment is installed there, I found an older report listing an ASR-8 at that location but that system is obsolete and inconsistent with a newer list showing it as a secondary (SECRA) site only.
- jessaustin 7y agoYou're very knowledgeable! I've been curious about this for a while. The site and equipment does seem well maintained, so I don't think it has been retired yet.