Madera Air Force Station Ground Air Transmitter and Receiver (GATR) Site
USA /
California /
Madera Acres /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Madera Acres
World / United States / California
closed / former military, United States Air Force
Also known as GATR, it was used to communicate with nearby airborne aircraft. Early GATR sites had separate transmit and receive facilities. They were also typically not collocated with Air Defense Command radar sites to avoid interference from the powerful radar signals.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Air_Transmit_Receive
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Coordinates: 37°2'9"N 120°1'53"W
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