"Newps" wrote in message
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Danny Deger wrote:


My understanding is -- "Centers" do not have ANY capability for primary
radar. They are secondary only. Maybe I am mistaken,


Terribly.

Have you ever worked a Center that looked out over the water? I friend of
mine flying F-4s died because Washington Center lost radar contact when he
lost his transponder. He was out over the water in a warning area. We
were told Washington Center had no primary radar. Perhaps it is only over
the water for Centers along the coast that there is no primary radar.

Danny Deger