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Old 01-17-2015, 05:40 PM
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Default OK, what is it?

I'm at Asilomar this week-end. A conference center on the Montery peninsula. As I was walking the grounds, I came across this. Says it is FAA navigation and even thinking about touching it will get you shot. So, what do you think?



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Old 01-17-2015, 05:44 PM
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Marker beacon?
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Old 01-17-2015, 06:14 PM
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Does not look like a US government sign, building, fence, or antenna. Building would be brick and fence would be chain link with barbed wire on top. Sign would have a government form number in the lower corner. Antenna would be more then something from radio shack.
Just someone trying to scare away the local kids.
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Old 01-17-2015, 06:53 PM
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Yup my chips are on the fake as well. Not sure I'd want to know what's buried in that yard or growing in that shed.
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Old 01-17-2015, 07:14 PM
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I dunno know but it does look like MUNSO, a LOM, is right in there somewhere.

Maybe they won't let the FAA upgrade it for environmental reasons. (It is California)

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Old 01-17-2015, 07:47 PM
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I located it on google earth. The building and antenna you picture show up at the coordinates for the MUNSO LOM.
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Old 01-17-2015, 07:59 PM
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Default It does look real...

It does look like the real deal, and the shape of the antenna suggested it was a marker beacon. And yes, Asilomar is a very protected area. My pictures were not very good, but that was no rickety building or fence.

Cool. I've never seen one of these close up.

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Old 01-17-2015, 08:40 PM
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Yep, Fan marker beacon. If you look above the marker antennas, you can see part of the flat top Marconi wire antenna used for the NDB compass locator.

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Old 01-17-2015, 09:06 PM
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It does look like the real deal, and the shape of the antenna suggested it was a marker beacon. And yes, Asilomar is a very protected area. My pictures were not very good, but that was no rickety building or fence.

Cool. I've never seen one of these close up.

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Old 01-17-2015, 09:43 PM
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Does anybody even use these things anymore? I doubt it. I haven't flown an airplane with a marker beacon antenna in at least ten years. We have an NDB, but its not needed here either. The final approach segment is defined by Glide Scope Intercept as far as I know. If someone ran over that thing with a lawn mower, it may be weeks before anyone even noticed. It should be in a museum.
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