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Old 5th Feb 2013, 08:00
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Lordflasheart
 
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.............. Hansard ............. 1st May 1990 ...........


DEFENCE Radar Transmitter, Pembrokeshire

Mr. Nicholas Bennett : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what factors dictated the location of the proposed over-the-horizon radar transmitter on the site of the former St. David's airfield, Pembrokeshire.
Mr. Alan Clark : The principal factors dictating the location of the proposed over-the-horizon radar transmitter were the need for it to be situated on broadly the same latitude as the receiver but separated by a substantial distance ; and the need to ensure that, together with the safety exclusion zone that surrounds it, it could be comfortably accommodated within the boundary of an existing MOD site without affecting other activities at that site. After a survey of 166 possible sites throughout the United Kingdom, St. David's airfield was selected as the only suitable location for the transmitter, in conjunction with the only suitable location for the receiver at Blakehill radio station, Wiltshire.
A subtle bit of enlightenment Mr Beagle. LFH
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