On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 00:00:38 GMT, Dwight Stewart wrote:

"Phil Kane" wrote:

(snip) The remote-controlled HF monitoring system
is up and running and used on a daily basis for
investigation of complaints, controlled from there
or from Washington as need be. As has been the
case for many decades, the vast majority of those
are non-amateur service related.


Hey, Phil. Do they (the FCC) ever let anyone visit their monitoring
facilities? I realize they probably don't want the extent of their
capabilities to become public knowledge, and they certainly don't want to
turn their facilities into a tourist attraction, but I would love an
opportunity to see one of those places? If it is ever done, whom would I
write to check into it? An email response is okay (remove the "NOSPAM" from
my email address).

An open reply is fine.

Even in the days when the stations were manned, a lot of what they
did was classified stuff for "others" and public visits were
very rare, usually limited to small groups who were somehow
connected to the technology or operations. Now, they are unmanned -
all you will see is an antenna and a box. Additionally, the
monitoring/df network is now under the Homeland Security Division,
so access is that much more limited.

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane