Ashton FAA Radar Site

Ashton FAA Radar Site (1963-Active) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1963 on Sawtell Peak near Island Park, Fremont County, Idaho. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-225 and a FAA ID of QVA. Active FAA Radar Site. Ashton FAA Radar Site on Sawtell Peak History This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site dedicated on 17 Aug 1963. It furnishes radar track data to the FAA and is data tied to USAF Direction Centers. The initial ARSR-2 radar equipment has been upgraded to a CARSR. 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 Ashton 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 Ashton FAA Radar Site is now operating with the CARSR radar. The radar site data is available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Salt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC) and adjacent ARTCCs. Ashton FAA Radar Site Major Equipment List Search Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon ARSR-2 CARSR CD-2 Mode S Current Status Active facility on Sawtell Peak near Island Park, Fremont County, Idaho. Now equipped with a CARSR radar. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Near Ashton in Fremont County, Idaho. Maps & Images Lat: 44.5625 Long: -111.44472 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 9,905' GPS Locations: 44.5625, -111.44472 See Also: SAGE System 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 112. Hall, Pat, Public Invited to Dome Ceremony, Idaho State Journal (Pocatello, Idaho), 16 Aug 1963, Page 24. Links: Radomes - Ashton Radar Site FAA Radar Site Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System Visited: 14 Jun 2015