[Milsurplus] Rota CDAA antenna removal

[Dave Emery]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:59:40PM -0600, aGEnuine ham wrote:
> Group:
> 
> The following article in the Feb. 5 issue of  the European Stars and
> Stripes concerning the disposition of the AN/FRD-10(A) CDAA antenna at
> Rota, Spain was brought to my attention.  While the FRD-10 designation
> covered a huge number of individual equipments, essentially a two story
> building full, the antenna was of course, the dominant visual feature of
> these sites.  The two photographs in the article give some evidence of
> the size and complexity of the antenna array.  I believe the building is
> essentially empty of any related DF equipment, and the antenna is the
> only remaining part of the system.  Look quick, they will all be gone
> soon, and all the FAS "intelligence" about these sites will be obsolete. 
> Wonder if they will bother to acknowledge that, or continue to carry
> pictures of sites which no longer exist?
> 

	To ask an innocent question - now all the CDAA sites have more or
less been shut down are we without any substantial HF intercept and
DF capability any more or is there newer (and lower profile) technology
that has replaced this antique and gargantuan stuff but provides 
similar capability ???



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