I should have looked at Wikipedia before I responded! It looks like the radar at Fylingdales is similar to PAVE PAWS but not exactly the same, which would explain some of the differences I see in the photos. Fylingdales is still considered part of the BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System). Sean On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Sean Breheny wrote: > That's a PAVE PAWS radar. We have one of them here in Cape Cod, > Massachusetts to cover the eastern US - its main task is fast alert of > submarine launched missiles, and its secondary task is tracking space > junk so that manned missions and other high priority satellites can be > placed in safe orbits. I once got a tour of the one here as part of an > amateur radio goodwill visit. I was not allowed to bring a camera and > I was asked not to put down any significant details about what I saw > in any written form. So I won't :) However, I can say that the one > here has more up-to-date equipment than is shown in the photos on this > BBC web site. I am somewhat surprised that they allowed these photos > to be taken and published. Does the RAF operate this radar by itself > or are there USAF personnel, too? The one here is a joint USAF/RCAF > operation. > > Sean > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:50 AM, =A0 wrote: >> Oh, you mean panels like this land based one ... >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/uncovered/fylingdales/index.shtml >> >> -- >> Scanned by iCritical. >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .