Rock Springs FAA Radar Site

 (1962-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1962 on Quaking Aspen Mountain near Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. 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 a SAGE System ID of Z-218 and an FAA ID of RKS. Active FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1962, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-2 search radar remained in operation until it was modified to become a (CARSR) radar with a 7172 Antenna.

By 1990 the site was equipped with a ARSR-2 search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The Rock Springs CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in March 1992.

CARSR Radar
At the time of the CARSR changeout, the legacy radar in place was an ARSR-2 and the CARSR conversion included a 7172 Antenna. The secondary radar for this site is the Mode S beacon set.

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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

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

Sources:
 * , page 170.

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