Originally Posted by bookworm
No, Elementary Mode S transmits flight ID (and altitude and flight status) as downlink parameters. See the
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Is it only the new NATS Raytheon radars that have Mode S capability? And does this mean that mandatory Mode S won't be extended to other TMAs (Manchester, Scottish) until all the relevant en route radars are replaced?
What about airfield radars? Won't they all need to be Mode S capable before the TMA they're associated with/below can become mandatory Mode S for IFRs? I'm thinking Hawarden, Liverpool, Woodford, Warton, Blackpool.
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