New Tower at Area 51

[zorgon]

New Tower at Area 51
Credit Lazy G Ranch

Direct link as per request
http://www.lazygranch.com/a51pan.htm

Many more images there. Had this for some time but forgot untill easynow sent me the video below asking what it is



The tower rotates. What its actual function is is unknown at this time

[zorgon]

Oh and THIS

Papoose Lake Mountain top

[astr0144]

Was the Papoose Towers from Lazy Ranch a new photo as well "Z" ?

I am not sure how you can tell when it was posted.

Other photos on the webpage seem to have dates except that one...

http://www.lazygranch.com/a51pan.htm#papoose_mountain


But I found this shot that I have not seen before of Groom Lake.

[zorgon]

yes that was from there as well (I will add the link)  I spotted it when looking for the array

THIS note from new member (still on FB) Mada Thenyou


The gain on it looks close to 80dB..she got some punch


Its called a Phased Array Radar System. Generally a rotating antenna sweeps a radio beam around the sky but with this system the antenna remains stationary and the beam is swept electronically.

So I hit the usual .mil sites and pulled THIS

The Development ofPhased-Array Radar Technology
https://www.ll.mit.edu/publications/journal/pdf/vol12_no2/12_2devphasedarray.pdf

I REALLY need to get back up to speed LOL