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Forum: ATC Issues
29th Feb 2016, 05:43
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Clearly the 424 doesn't go without a fight,...

Clearly the 424 doesn't go without a fight, thanks to MARIS.
Forum: ATC Issues
28th Feb 2016, 18:56
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

How old IS the 424M at Lasham ? Must be at least...

How old IS the 424M at Lasham ? Must be at least fifty. The Watchman at LBA is now into its 26th year and has had the 4G proofing treatment. I l'll be amazed if it's still around in another 25 years...
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Aug 2013, 13:48
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Hello Gordon. Hope you're well. Whilst I was...

Hello Gordon. Hope you're well.

Whilst I was never a member of your Leeds ATC squad, I am reasonably confident that SRAs weren't available for RW10. Yes for RW14 and 28 and when the 32 ILS was...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Mar 2013, 16:41
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Hello HD, I understand what you're saying. I...

Hello HD,

I understand what you're saying. I was just trying to extend the analogy of when SSR was first introduced which obviated the need for a 30 degree identification turn and, later on,...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Mar 2013, 15:03
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Thanks for your replies folks. Reading between...

Thanks for your replies folks. Reading between the lines it seems the ideal approach primary radar is raw from the point of collection, i.e. the radar head and is processed when it reaches the...
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2013, 15:11
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Chevron, I take it you don't think the ASR10 is...

Chevron, I take it you don't think the ASR10 is as good as the Watchman. Why is that ? I thought radar technology was always improving.

Opnot, I assume Manchester is getting the ASR10 as well....
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Mar 2013, 11:34
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Plessey Watchman

Are any NATS units still using the Watchman ? I gather there was a plan to replace all of these with the Raytheon ASR10. Just wondered if this has happened yet.

Also, given that Cardiff is NATS,...
Forum: ATC Issues
31st Dec 2012, 10:10
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

I've never had the privilege of working in ATC...

I've never had the privilege of working in ATC but I've managed to work at EGNM for nudging 17 years so that's something I suppose. The newer radars and comms system all look fancy and doubtless...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Dec 2012, 18:10
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Thankyou for your replies Tigersaw and rodan....

Thankyou for your replies Tigersaw and rodan. Tigersaw, it sounds like you had some bad experiences with the old gear. Rodan, is there anything in particular about the touchscreens that you prefer ?...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Dec 2012, 09:28
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Continuing the thread of older ATC equipment... ...

Continuing the thread of older ATC equipment...

I know this has nothing to do with radar but anyway... are there any ATC units in the UK still using solid-state voice switching systems for their...
Forum: ATC Issues
17th Mar 2012, 09:45
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Mats, Is the ACR430 at Staverton actually in...

Mats,

Is the ACR430 at Staverton actually in the guise of a MARIS radar ? I think I've read previously on here that it is.

Congratulations on your half-milers. It's been a long time since they...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Mar 2012, 10:23
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Chevron, I can remember reading a book about...

Chevron,

I can remember reading a book about Humberside Airport. There was quite a detailed ATC section and it mentioned something about the presence of PBXs at six regional locations. So I guess...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Mar 2012, 09:09
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Zooker and others, thanks for the Mediator info....

Zooker and others, thanks for the Mediator info. I just remember the then ATSM at EGNM a few years ago discussing the cost of telephone links with the Tels chief. He was saying something about...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Mar 2012, 08:31
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Aha, now I understand the "Steeleye Span " query....

Aha, now I understand the "Steeleye Span " query. My adoption of the "Mooncrest" moniker is from the record label of the same name but specifically from a copy of "Snoopy versus The Red Baron" by...
Forum: ATC Issues
29th Feb 2012, 15:36
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

I haven't flown from Manchester for years. Is the...

I haven't flown from Manchester for years. Is the ACR6 still there, lurking behind the hangars ? I can just see the Watchman from the car park roof at Terminal 1. I think it used to be on the south...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2012, 17:36
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Helen49, Check your PMs please. Thankyou. ;)

Helen49,

Check your PMs please. Thankyou. ;)
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2012, 17:07
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Thankyou Canard. Can't say I've heard of the ACR6...

Thankyou Canard. Can't say I've heard of the ACR6 but I'll try to find out about it. What were the TX/RX mods you mention ? I have come across cases of "standard" ATC equipment packages, be they...
Forum: ATC Issues
27th Feb 2012, 09:49
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Zooker, This is what happens when you build...

Zooker,

This is what happens when you build an airport on a hilltop marsh. I think, to be fair, nobody could have predicted the golf course river farce but it's the sort of thing that could only...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Feb 2012, 14:47
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Interesting to note how in the sixties the Decca...

Interesting to note how in the sixties the Decca 424 was the "popular" choice for the civilian and military ATC providers. Then came the seventies selection of the 430, AR1, AR1.5 and Marconi 264....
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Feb 2012, 09:52
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

So which airfields used the Decca 424 ? The ones...

So which airfields used the Decca 424 ? The ones I now know for definite are Leeds Bradford, Birmingham, East Midlands, Hawarden, Liverpool and Blackpool. And latterly, Lasham.

Is that a Plessey...
Forum: ATC Issues
20th Feb 2012, 09:44
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Gordon, you'll not be surprised to hear that LBA...

Gordon, you'll not be surprised to hear that LBA is still a swamp in certain locations. A few years ago after a spell of torrential rain there was a river crossing the 32 threshold which had its...
Forum: ATC Issues
15th Feb 2012, 15:31
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Fascinating to read about the history of the...

Fascinating to read about the history of the Decca and Plessey radars and the trials and tribulations of those people who used to work with them (or perhaps still do !)

The same phrase keeps...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Feb 2012, 09:43
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Hello Gordon. Good to hear from an ex LBA...

Hello Gordon. Good to hear from an ex LBA Managing Director. I seem to recall reading about your ATC heritage in one of my books and your personal recollections on this site make interesting reading....
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Feb 2012, 11:31
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Helen, I've not heard of the Ecko ARAA...

Helen,

I've not heard of the Ecko ARAA before and I can't find any info on the web. Was it a widely used machine ?
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Feb 2012, 14:37
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Good to see the old 424 is still hanging on by a...

Good to see the old 424 is still hanging on by a thread, but I confess I didn't know Lasham even used radar. But that's another story...

Always to encouraging to know that old(er) ATC equipment is...
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Feb 2012, 09:26
Replies: 176
Views: 57,170
Posted By Mooncrest

Decca 424 Airfield Radar

The previous thread from some years ago is closed so apologies for this...

Is anybody out there still using one of these ? Doubtful, I know, given the vintage technology. I ask because I've...
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