Maiden FAA Radar Site

 (1960s-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LRR) site first established in the 1960s near Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina. 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 QRM. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known for a time as Charlotte FAA Radar Site (CLT).

History
This site became an FAA radar site in the 1960s, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCCs and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-1 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 an ARSR-1E search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The Maiden CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in October 1992.

CARSR Radar
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Current Status
Active FAA facility near Maiden in Catawba County, North Carolina.

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

Sources:

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