Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Network, Christmas Valley Radar Site Transmit Sector Six Transmitter Building, On unnamed road west of Lost Forest Road, Christmas Valley, Lake County, OR
Summary
Significance: The Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar network was an important physical and scientific product of the Cold War. From theories that had been conceived in the days of early long-distance radio transmissions, and building on over three decades of research into the subject, the network was a tremendous technological and military accomplishment. Although it was only starting operation as the Cold War was ending, the ability of a radar system to warn against low-flying aircraft at distances of up to 1,800 miles away was an amazing step forward in air defense.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1129
Survey number: HAER OR-154-M
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radar
radars
cold war
christmas valley or
backscatter
network
christmas
christmas valley radar site
sector
transmitter
sector six transmitter
road west
lost
forest
lost forest road
christmas valley
lake county
oregon
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
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library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Christmas Valley (Or.)
,
43.35562, -120.48851
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html