[k6arc] FW: Beale Air Force Radar and the Amateur 70 cm Band - MDARC Meeting March 19

[WS6P - Sam]

Looks like good information. May be a good idea for someone from the club
attend this, if they are able.
 

73, de WS6P - Sam
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From: jtronan at aol.com
Sent: 3/2/2010 10:08:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: Beale Air Force Radar and the Amateur 70 cm Band - MDARC Meeting March
19

 

To our collgues in the Amateur RadioCommunity;
 
On March 19, 2010 MDARC will be visited by Lt. Coln. Keppler and Captain
Leineger from Seventh Space Warning Squadron at BEALE Air Force Base.
 
These two US Air Force officers will present a program at the MDARC meeting
on the upgraded radar system that we share the 440 band with. 
 
You and your ARRL affliated organization are cordially invited to join us.
 
It is important that we all attend so we may understand the mission of the
Beale Air Force Space Warning radar system.  We share the 70 cm band with
the Beal radar system for which the FCC has assigned the primary use for the
band. 
 
Our Amateur radio operations on 440 MHz crucially affect the Air Force radar
noise threshold and the ability of the Beale radar to detect and resolve
space objects.
 
We have been asked to lower transmitter power of a number of 440 band
repeaters in Northern CA to reduce the noise threshold at the Beal AFB
radar.
 
The missions of the Seventh Space Warning Squadron at BEALE AFB are:
 
(1.)  Detect and track hostile missiles from the moment of launch.
(2.)  Guide US defensive interceptor missiles, to destroy these hostile
missiles in flight.
(3.)  To track thousands of space debris objects.
 
Even miniscule space debris poses a threat of serious damage to the
International Space Station, Space Shuttle, the GPS satilites and
communications satellites.
 
Our meeting will be held at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane,
Lafayette, CA at 7:30PM. 
 
Due to another major event at the church that night we are upstairs in the
sanctuary that seats 330 people.
 
Our normal parking lot will probably be full with the other event so we will
use the upper parking lot and street parking. Please do not park directly on
the street in front of the church because that is an enforced no parking
zone.
 
We ask that if possible, you car pool to this meeting and monitor 147.06
W6CX repeater for parking instructions.  If you should have questions,
please contact us at  <mailto:jtronan at aol.com> jtronan at aol.com or 510 649
9045.
 
OurmDARC of most cordial 73,
 
John Ronan K3ZJJ President


 

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