Citronelle FAA Radar Site

 (1982-Active) - A FAA Radar Site first established in 1982 near Citronelle in Mobile County, Alabama. Initially assigned a SAGE ID of Z-336, a JSS ID of J-12 and an FAA ID of QRB. Active FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1982 replacing the Dauphin Island Air Force Station Z-249 that closed on 30 Sep 1980. The ARSR-2 was relocated from JFK airport in New York City to a new site near Citronelle in Mobile County, Alabama.

The site furnished radar track data to the FAA and was tied to USAF Direction Centers. The FAA first operated the ARSR-2 search Radar as FAA Site QRB. The initial ARSR-2 remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar CARSR in June 2012. The modification used a 7172 Antenna.

An FYQ-49 Common Digitizer was placed in service when the site was activated making this site one of five that were "data-tied" to the JSS System. No height-finder radar was installed at this site. By 1990 the site was equipped with an ARSR-2 search radar and a CD-2C Common Digitizer. The Citronelle CD-2C was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in August 1992.

CARSR Radar
The secondary radar at this site is an ATCBI-6 Beacon set.

Current Status
Active facility near Citronelle in Mobile County, Alabama.

See Also:
 * Houston ARTCC
 * SAGE System
 * JSS System
 * Permanent System Radar Sites
 * US Radar Sets
 * Dauphin Island Air Force Station

Sources:
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 * , page 46.

Links:
 * Radomes - Citronelle FAA Radar Site
 * Wikipedia - Joint Surveillance System
 * Atlas of Radar Coverage of Lower 48 CONUS Border States At 500’ and 1000’
 * Site Listing of Legacy Radars