R in a Circle (Airport Surveillance Radar) on VFR charts

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

"Jeff Saylor" wrote in message
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Thanks for the explanation, although I haven't found any more or
less radar services to be available at KACK (Nantucket, w/ the
R symbol) than at KMVY (Vineyard Haven) or even KPVC,
which was why I am curious.


The symbol indicates where the ASR is located, of course radar services are
available at other airports within range. Typically 30 miles or more.

Nantucket has the only (R) in Cape Approach's coverage area. Does this mean
that the only radar antenna for Cape Approach's coverage area is at Nantucket?
I ask because there is a large radar antenna in Truro, Mass (Cape Cod). On the
sectional, it even says "radomes" as a landmark feature near Truro. Perhaps
this antenna is for Cape Approach, although I suppose it could be for Boston
Center, weather, or who-knows-what. If it is indeed a Cape Approach antenna
perhaps it would be useful to have the R on the chart.

(Boston Center can handle approaches when Cape Approach is closed, but I don't
know if they use ARTCC radar or Cape's.

Sounds good. I just wish they felt the same away about approach
control frequencies for airports such as KRDG.


In the Airport Data block there should be an ATIS frequency or a "VFR Advsy"
frequency, (more likely ATIS). At fields with ATIS the recording should
have the frequency for traffic advisories, at fields without ATIS the VFR
Advsy frequency will be in the data block.

That's true, the Reading ATIS does give the approach freq. I don't see how it
would have hurt any to put Reading Approach's frequency in the listings on the
side of the chart where other approach frequencies are listed though.