Tyler FAA Radar Site

 (circa 1980-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LLR) site established circa 1979-1980 near Tyler, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The site is used to identify and track military and civilian aircraft movements within a 200-mile+ radius and to provide air-ground radio communication with those aircraft. Assigned an FAA ID of QJC. Active FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site circa 1979-1980, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-2 search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) with a 7172 antenna reportedly as of 18 Jan 2012.

A FYQ-47 Common Digitizer was probably placed in service when the site was activated. By 1990 the site was equipped with an ARSR-2 search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The Tyler CD-2 was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in March 1992.

CARSR Radar
The secondary radar was the Mode S beacon set.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility located at 2376 130th Ave, Ruthton, MN 56170.

{| See Also:
 * Minneapolis ARTCC
 * JSS System
 * FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers
 * US Radar Sets

Sources:


 * FAA Order 6360.15A, Project Implementation Plan (PIP) for the Mode Select (Mode S) Beacon Sensor System, 23 Sep 1992, DOT, FAA, Pdf.

Links:
 * Radomes - Tyler FAA Radar Site
 * Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System