[Milsurplus] Rota CDAA antenna removal

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:14:47 -0500

yes you are correct I worked for a company in NJ that built  and designed
the receivers for that project. anybody ever use one of them?
Ed
WA3BZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Little WB4UIV" <[email protected]>
To: "Dave Emery" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Rota CDAA antenna removal


> The Rota CDAA site was to support SSBN submarines. These subs, at one
time,
> carried a HF transmitting buoy. In case the submarine was sunk, this buoy
> would be launched with an appropriate message. These DF sites would
> determine the location of the buoy. I do not think that the buoy is used
> any more and without the buoy, the receiving site is no longer needed.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>   At 10:19 PM 3/1/03 -0500, Dave Emery wrote:
> >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 ???
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >         Dave Emery N1PRE,  [email protected]  DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass.
> >PGP fingerprint = 2047/4D7B08D1 DE 6E E1 CC 1F 1D 96 E2  5D 27 BD B0 24
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> >C3 18
> >
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