ATC failure in Memphis

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JA_MORAN wrote:
true however on most areas there are tall structures, hills, or
moutnains where repeaters can be setup.

they said the failure was due to a phone circuit. all you would need
to do would be to microwave to a point up to 30 miles away where you
can then patch into an alternate circuit

the FAA already had a microwave network in place... if you drive by
any of the center facilities, you will see at least one microwave
antenna

also most sectors have some military radar coverage. I know in
Phoenix thhere have been a few problems with center radar and the
Luke Air force Bace(KLUF) was able to assist.

JOHN


Nobody wrote:
JA_MORAN wrote:

what about backup systems
a Microwave point to point could work, how about different feeds
from different circuits? or a SAtellite dish...



Microwave only has limited range, so you need to build a network of
repeaters/towers. And both microwave and satellite can be affected
by bad weather (heavy snow, heavy rain).

The microwave back-up in the FAA was called RCL(Radio
Communication Link)before the FAA canned it. The dip ****s
in FAA management decided to kiss the ass of big business
and go with phone companies. The hell with air safety just
kiss that contractor ass and **** away that tax payer money.



So what?

You stil hve no idea what you are talking about.

Bertie