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?
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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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.
the poster that said there should be a brick building near it has never lived in california. A brick structure will essentially explode in a good earthquake.
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.
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.