[TenTec] Radio Science + QSK = Radar

[James Duffer]

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 at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at 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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>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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