Information for Straumnes AS, IS

Latitude: 66-25-49.5 N, Longitude: 023-05-34 W

Call Sign(s): Shoe Horn


Perm ID Sage ID JSS ID Unit Location Early
Equip.
Final
Equip.
Oper.
Date
Inact.
Date
Notes
H-4 H-4   934 Straumnes AS, IS FPS-3; FPS-8; FPS-4 * FPS-117 1951; 1992 * 1960 * This is the original H-4 (Latrar AS) radar site atop Mt. Straumnes. The new H-4' site operated an FPS-117 radar about 21 air miles to the SSW.

Current Use: First site is abandoned. New H-4' site also has been deactivated (as of 2006).

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