Denver FAA Radar Site

 (1963-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long-Range Radar (LLR) site first established in 1963 near Parker, Arapahoe County, Colorado. 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-212 and an FAA ID of QPK. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as Parker FAA Radar Site.

History
This site became an FAA radar site in 1963, furnishing radar track data to the FAA ARTCC's and to USAF Direction Centers. The initial FAA ARSR-1 search radar was later modified to become an ARSR-1D that remained in operation until it was modified to become a Common Air Route Surveillance Radar (CARSR) circa 2015.

By 1990 the site was equipped with an ARSR-1E search radar and a CD-2A Common Digitizer. The Denver CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in May 1992.

CARSR Radar
The secondary radar at this site is a Mode S Beacon set.

Current Status
Active FAA facility near Parker in Arapahoe County, Colorado.

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

Sources:
 * , page 107.

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