Francis Peak FAA Radar Site

Francis Peak FAA Radar Site (1962-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1962 near Farmington, Davis County, Utah. Assigned a SAGE System ID of Z-213 and an FAA ID of SLC. Active FAA Radar Site. Francis Peak FAA Radar Site. History This site became an operational FAA radar site in 1962, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-1 search radar was upgraded to the ARSR-1E and remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) reportedly by 28 Aug 2012. The Utah Air National Guard also maintains a facility on the Peak. A FYQ-47 Common Digitizer was probably placed in service by February 1973 when the USAF/FAA FST-2 to FYQ-47 replacement program was completed. The nationwide replacement program converting FAA legacy radar systems to the CARSR radar configuration was completed by 17 Aug 2015 and Francis Peak FAA Radar Site was a part of that program. Legacy FAA radars underwent a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) that replaced key components in the vintage ARSR-1, ARSR-2, FPS-20, FPS-66 and FPS-67 radars. The CARSR program replaced legacy klystron radar transmitters with a solid-state transmitter as well as renovating the radar receiver and signal processor. The CARSR modification also included common digitizer functionality making a separate common digitizer unnecessary. The Francis Peak FAA Radar Site is now operating with the CARSR radar. The radar site is now attached to both of the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the Salt Lake City ARTCC and adjacent ARTCCs. Francis Peak FAA Site Major Equipment List Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems ARSR-1 ARSR-1E CARSR FYQ-47 CD-2 Current Status Active FAA radar facility atop Francis Peak near Farmington in Davis County, Utah. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Farmington in Davis County, Utah. Maps & Images Lat: 41.03278 Long: -111.83833 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 9,515' See Also: JSS System US Radar Sets Sources: Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 118. Links: Radomes - Francis Peak FAA Radar Site Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System Deseret News - Francis Peak offers views, hikes and radar domes. Hill Air Force Base - Just what is that golf ball on top of Francis Peak. Visited: 14 Oct 2018 Vicinity