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Bldg 102, AN/FPS-24 Radar TowerThe second production AN/FPS-24 antenna (one of 12 total, the first being at Point Arena AFS), it was a long range radar antenna used for range and bearing detection. Needed a height-finder radar to complete the range of information used. Most of these antennas were shut down once satellites started being used for the same thing.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaden_Air_Force_Station This article is protected. Category: radar military
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