[R-390] Neat antenna site

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The site is NRRF (Navy Radio Receiving Facility). It was shut down a few  
years ago. I was volunteered into doing a retirement ceremony there in 1997 and  
ran into a civilian employee that worked there (He happened to be a ham I that 
 had known for several years). He gave me the grand tour. What a set-up! I'd  
swear you could receive someone rubbing two wires together in Pohang and be  
able to pin point it to within a couple of degrees. It was rumored that they  
assisted SDG&E (the local light company) pinpointing noisy  transformers. At 
the time, it was filled with racks of Watkins-Johnson, etc.  type gear, 
although I'm sure it was once filled with racks of R-390's. The  antenna array is 
still there, but the building is now empty. The last  time I was there, I was 
stationed with the Sea-Bees and  we used the site to store excess heavy 
equipment. The empty building,  completely gutted, was a sad sight.
 
73! DE N5MCJ, Jerry
 
In a message dated 9/11/2005 5:12:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
krkaplan at cox.net writes:

Hi,

A few year ago I was on a business trip to the San  Diego area and just
happened across a mighty big antenna. I found a sign on  a fence that said
something like "Navy Receiving Facility." This place is  close to Imperial
Beach. Check the URL below to see a picture (approx.  182kb). Anyone know
anything about this site? I'd love to connect my R-390A  to  it!

http://members.cox.net/krkaplan/image011.jpg