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Mooncrest
17th Jan 2024, 21:48
Can anybody identify the model name or number of these old monochromes please ? Thankyou.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/301x405/b25ly21zojaxntc2mwzmlwm3yjktndvjyy1hnmy3lwexnwu5odezndi4nzo2 ztaxzmi2yy0wotexltrlzgytyjiznc1lotewmwnkzdzjoda__0ef7a0765d9 a9f15aa5b0246877fe6e817a24b4f.jpg
Mooncrest
17th Jan 2024, 21:48
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/197x423/web_glasgow_airport_visit_93_13_81c750d9cfd3e6c4a5479d0e1b85 e2208c9965c1.jpg
Mooncrest
23rd Jan 2024, 19:19
I remember the circular radar displays at Blackpool some years ago. Black background and green graphics giving a very clear sharp picture. I think there was a Plessey AR15 on the other end but I don't remember seeing any SSR data. St. Anne's was only the other side of the fence if needed. Humberside's first radar display was also a black/green number but bigger than the Blackpool stuff. Probably the same model as used at West Drayton during the CCF trial. Cossor maybe ?
GrahamO
23rd Jan 2024, 19:51
Is that the old UNITER UKADGE Console ?
Mooncrest
23rd Jan 2024, 20:27
Is that the old UNITER UKADGE Console ?
I haven't a clue!
chevvron
24th Jan 2024, 04:21
RAE started replacing the original AR1 consoles with Cossor Compass 9000 consoles (to enable display of SSR labels) in about 1981 however the green phosphor was found to be too 'hard', there was no persistence so Cossor were prevailed upon to change to a softer orange phosphor which they did after much argument. These lasted until the Watchman replacement programme 10 years later however the Watchman radar, being fibre optic rather than copper wires, wouldn't interface with the C9000 consoles so these were sold to NATS for use at Prestwick.
chevvron
24th Jan 2024, 04:24
Is that the old UNITER UKADGE Console ?
That was for fighter control not ATC use. (UKADGE = United Kingdom Air Defence Ground Environment)
Mooncrest
24th Jan 2024, 10:14
Thankyou chevron. Do you know what the displays are in the photographs? Leeds Bradford had units like those in the 'double' display from the late 1980s, being used with both the ACR430 and the Watchman but primary only. When SSR arrived in about 1993-94, FR colour (raster?) displays were installed.
chevvron
24th Jan 2024, 18:33
. Probably the same model as used at West Drayton during the CCF trial. Cossor maybe ?
The displays selected for CCF 'Executive and Support' ops which were never used were I believe 23 inch not 16 inch.