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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1964-Present) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1964 near Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas. Initially assigned a Permanent ID and a SAGE ID of Z-226 and a FAA ID of GCK. Active FAA Radar Site.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1964-Present) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1964 near Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas. Initially assigned a Permanent ID and a SAGE ID of Z-226 and a FAA ID of GCK. Active FAA Radar Site.
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== History of Garden City FAA Radar Site ==
== History ==
This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site in 1964, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and data tied to USAF Direction Centers. The initial [[ARSR-2]] radar equipment remained in place until updated to a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar ([[CARSR]]) circa 2015.
This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site in 1964, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and data tied to USAF Direction Centers. The initial [[ARSR-2]] radar equipment remained in place until updated to a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar ([[CARSR]]) circa 2015.
{{FYQ-47Program}} By 1990 the site was equipped with an [[ARSR-2]] search radar and a [[CD-2|CD-2A]] Common Digitizer. The Garden City CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing on 25 May 1990.
==CARSR Radar ==
{{CARSRProgram|Site=Garden City}} The secondary radar at this site is an [[ATCBI-6]] Beacon set.
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'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  
* [http://www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Garden+City,+KS+(FAA+site) Radomes - Garden City Air Force Station]
* [http://www.radomes.org/museum/showsite.php?site=Garden+City,+KS+(FAA+site) Radomes - Garden City FAA Radar Site]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Surveillance_System Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System]


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[[Category:Denver ARTCC]]

Revision as of 05:21, 2 September 2019

Garden City FAA Radar Site (1964-Present) - An FAA Radar Site first established in 1964 near Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas. Initially assigned a Permanent ID and a SAGE ID of Z-226 and a FAA ID of GCK. Active FAA Radar Site.

History

This site became an FAA/ADC joint-use site in 1964, furnishing radar track data to the FAA and data tied to USAF Direction Centers. The initial ARSR-2 radar equipment remained in place until updated to a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) circa 2015.

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. By 1990 the site was equipped with an ARSR-2 search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The Garden City CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing on 25 May 1990.

CARSR Radar

The nationwide replacement program converting FAA legacy radar systems to the CARSR radar configuration was completed by 17 Aug 2015 and Garden City 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 Garden City FAA Radar Site is now operating with the CARSR radar. The secondary radar at this site is an ATCBI-6 Beacon set.

The radar site data is now available to the USAF/NORAD Battle Control System-Fixed (BCS-F) operations centers (EADS & WADS) as well as the FAA Denver ARTCC (ZDV) and adjacent ARTCCs. Other federal agencies have access to the data under the Homeland Security umbrella.


Garden City FAA Site Major Equipment List
Search Radar HF Radar Data Systems IFF/SIF/Beacon


Current Status

Active facility in Sublette, Haskell County, Kansas.

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Location: Thirteen miles north of Sublette in Haskell County, Kansas.

Maps & Images

Lat: 37.66417 Long: -100.87167

  • Multi Maps from ACME
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  • Elevation: 2,940'


GPS Locations:

See Also:

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 116.


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