NSGA Adak AN/FRD-10 Array

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Remains of a Wullenweber antenna array used by the military for radio and electronic signal intercept operations during the Cold War. Also, in conjunction with other Wullenweber sites, used in direction finding to locate the origins of radio and various other electronic signals. The slang terms for it were "shotgun" and "dinosaur cage". The buildings in the middle were called the "bullseye".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wullenweber
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Coordinates:   51°56'33"N   176°36'2"W

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  • It's not radar, but rather the remains of a Wollenweber antenna array used by the military for radio and electronic signal intercept operations during the Cold War. Also, in conjunction with other Wollenweber sites, used in direction finding to locate the origins of radio and various other electronic signals. The slang term for it was the "shotgun".
  • Ok, thank you, i´ll edit the title and info
  • У амеров тоже полно следов холодной войны осталось, многие в запустении...
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