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'''Mesa Rica FAA Radar Site''' (1960s-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LRR) site first established in the 1960s near Tucumcari, San Miguel County, New Mexico. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned a [[SAGE System]] ID of '''Z-234''' and an FAA ID of '''QWC'''. Active FAA Radar Site.

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== History ==
This site became an FAA radar site in the 1960s, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]] search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar ([[CARSR]]).

{{FYQ-47Program}} By 1990 the site was equipped with an [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]] search radar and a [[CD-2|CD-2A]] Common Digitizer. The Mesa Rica CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in July 1992. 

{{ModeSSite|Site=Mesa Rica|Seq=133|Date=30 Jul 1995}}

==CARSR Radar ==
{{CARSRProgram|Site=Mesa Rica}} At the time of the CARSR changeout, the legacy radar in place was an [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]]  and the CARSR conversion included a 7172 Antenna. The secondary radar set at this site is a [[Mode S]] beacon set.

{{DecodeARTCCID|FAAID=ZAB}}

==Context==

{{Location|Near Tucumcari in San Miguel County, New Mexico.|35.23750|-104.20444|5}}
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!IFF/SIF/Beacon
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* [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]]
* [[CARSR]]
* [[FYQ-47]]
* [[CD-2|CD-2A]]
* [[Mode S]]

== Current Status ==
Active FAA facility near Tucumcari in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
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'''See Also:'''
* [[Albuquerque ARTCC]]
* [[JSS System]]
* [[FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers]]
* [[US Radar Sets]]

'''Sources:''' 
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'''Links:''' 
* [[Bad Links]] Mesa+Rica%2C+NM+%28FAA+site%29 Mesa Rica FAA Radar Site]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System]

[[Category:New Mexico Radar Sites]]
[[Category:Starter Page]]
[[Category:FAA Radar Sites]]
[[Category:JSS Sites]]
[[Category:SAGE Sites]]
[[Category:FYQ-47]]
[[Category:CD-2]]
[[Category:ARSR-1]]
[[Category:Mode S]]
[[Category:CARSR]]
[[Category:Albuquerque ARTCC]]
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