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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1958-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1958 near Byhalia, DeSoto County, Mississippi. 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-233''' and an FAA ID of '''QYB'''. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as [[Memphis FAA Radar Site]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1958-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1958 near Byhalia, DeSoto County, Mississippi. 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-233''' and an FAA ID of '''QYB'''. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as [[Memphis FAA Radar Site]]. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
This site began furnishing radar track data to the [[Memphis ARTCC]] (ZME) on 5 Dec 1958. The site remoted data to the ARTCC via microwave link. | This site began furnishing radar track data to the [[Memphis ARTCC]] (ZME) on 5 Dec 1958. The site remoted data to the ARTCC via a microwave link. | ||
{{FYQ-47Program}} By 1990 the site was equipped with an [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]] radar and a Common Digitizer [[CD-2|CD-2A]]. The Byhalia CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in August 1992. | {{FYQ-47Program}} By 1990 the site was equipped with an [[ARSR-1|ARSR-1E]] radar and a Common Digitizer [[CD-2|CD-2A]]. The Byhalia CD-2A was scheduled to receive an upgrade kit to implement three level weather data processing in August 1992. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Active FAA facility near Byhalia in DeSoto County, | Active FAA facility near Byhalia in DeSoto County, Mississippi. | ||
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Byhalia FAA Radar Site (1958-Active) - A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Long Range Radar (LRR) site first established in 1958 near Byhalia, DeSoto County, Mississippi. 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-233 and an FAA ID of QYB. Active FAA Radar Site. Also known as Memphis FAA Radar Site. |
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