High Frequency Global Communications System, Lincoln Receiver Site
USA /
California /
Lincoln /
Moore Road, 5750
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Lincoln
World / United States / California
military, radiocommunication, United States Air Force

Also known as West Coast Global, the single sideband shortwave receiver site is part of the High Frequency Global Communications System. The HF-GCS network is used to communicate with aircraft in flight, ground stations and some United States Navy surface assets. All transmitting and receiving sites are remotely controlled from Andrews AFB. After McClellan AFB closed in 1999 due to BRAC, the transmitter site was relocated close to the Naval Radio Transmitter Facility in Dixon, CA. Management of the Lincoln receiver site was transferred to Beale AFB.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Global_Communications_System
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°52'20"N 121°23'44"W
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- Beale Air Force Base AN/FPS-123 PAVE PAWS Radar 30 km
- Yuba County Airport (MYV/KMYV) \ Marysville Army Airfield (site) 31 km
- Weapons Storage Area 33 km
- Beale Air Force Base (IATA: BAB – ICAO: KBAB) 34 km
- Camp Beale (site) 37 km
- Oroville Auxiliary Field A-5 82 km
- Kirkwood Auxiliary Army Airfield 2 / Kirkwood Airport 121 km
- Campbell Auxiliary Field 125 km
- Point Arena Air Force Station 187 km
- Lincoln Regional Airport / Karl Harder Field 5.9 km
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- Sheridan, California 12 km
- East Nicolaus, California 13 km
- Rio Oso, California 15 km
- Plumas Lake, California 19 km
- Recology Ostrom Road 22 km
- Camp Far West Reservoir 22 km
- Olivehurst, California 27 km
- Sutter Bypass 42 km
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