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[edit] Radar

Here's the list from the map. I counted it twice but can't find the 47th

1. Sandspit
2. Holberg
3. Victoria
4. Vancouver
5. Prince George
6. Kamloops
7. Grand Praire
8. Calgary
9. Edmonton
10. Fort McMurray
11. Medicine Hat
12. Saskatoon
13. Regina
14. Thompson
15. Langruth
16. Winnipeg
17. Dryden
18. Big Trout Lake
19. Thunder Bay
20. Hearst
21. Sault Ste Marie
22. North Bay
23. London
24. Hamilton
25. Toronto
26. Ottawa
27. Montreal
28. Mirabel
29. Chibougamau
30. Quebec
31. Sept-Iles
32. Goose Bay
33. Brisay
34. St John's
35. Gander
36. Stephenville
37. Sydney
38. Moncton
39. Halifax
40. Engby
41. Iqaluit
42. Kuujjuaq
43. Chisasibi
44. La Ronge
45. Stony Rapids
46. Yellowknife

46 is the correct number of operational radar sites (those used for Air Traffic Control). An additional site is in use for testing and development. This is located in Ottawa and is known as the "Ottawa Transportable Radar" (although it is in fact no more transportable than any other system). This is the one seen from Ottawa airport - the operational one is a few km further south. The system is identical to operational radar systems located across the country. This radar has, for a short period, been used operationally while the regular Ottawa radar was shut down for maintenance.

There is also another system with identical electronics, but not in the standard shelters, at the Nav Canada Training and Conference Center in Cornwall, Ontario.

Sites in Brisay, Kuujjuaq, Iqaluit, Chisassibi, La Ronge, Stony Rapids and Yellowknife are of the newer BI6 type.

The list also says "Engby" - I'm assuming this is either a mistype of "Digby", or a small place near Digby that I am not aware of.

Radtek67 (talk) 02:39, 30 December 2007 (UTC)