AN/FPS-26 Height Finder Radar Tower (site)
USA /
California /
Klamath /
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/ USA
/ California
/ Klamath
World / United States / California
military, radar station, historical layer / disappeared object
Frequency-diverse height-finder radar designed for SAGE. The photograph shows a typical FPS-26 radar antenna on static display. They were originally deployed atop a three-story tower and protected from the elements by a radome.
www.radomes.org/museum/equip/radarequip.php?link=fps-26...
Read more about SAGE here: history.sandiego.edu/GEN/20th/sage.html
ed-thelen.org/SageIntro.html
www.radomes.org/museum/equip/radarequip.php?link=fps-26...
Read more about SAGE here: history.sandiego.edu/GEN/20th/sage.html
ed-thelen.org/SageIntro.html
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Coordinates: 41°33'34"N 124°5'11"W
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