Talk:Over-the-horizon radar

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It would seem useful to add a discussion page to bring up somewhat "iffy" considerations for this article.

EARTHLING & CHECKROTE OTHB[edit]

According to Jeff Richelsosn's book THE WIZARDS OF LANGLEY on CIA technology, in 1961 the agency began operation of an OTHB in Pakistan codenamed EARTHLING to keep an eye on Soviet rocket launches from Kazakhstan. EARTHLING was shut down in 1965 due to US-PK politics, but the next year, 1966, the agency began operation of a much more powerful derivative codenamed CHECKROTE from Taiwan to keep an eye on Chinese rocket launches -- MrG / 08 Dec 06 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.228.21.181 (talk) 23:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Diagram request[edit]

It would be informative to add a diagram or two showing a vertical cross-section, illustrating the various reflections, and how the curvature of the Earth blocks conventional radars. -- Beland 17:23, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SRI International[edit]

SRI International claims to have been involved in the development of this technology. -- Beland 17:25, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]


SRI International did operate an experimental bistatic OTHR in Central California for many years (~1975 to ~2005 ??). It was named the WARF - Wide Aperture Research Facility, with ~2 km receiver aperture in Los Banos and a Transmitter in Los Hills. The technology developed at WARF was used in the USN ROTHR programs and in the Australian Jindalee radar. It could look East or West and measured or tracked among other targets: 

    *hurricane winds and wave heights in the Gulf of Mexico
    *planes and ships in the Pacific Ocean.

(Perhaps others from SRI might add to my recollection. This is my first ever Wikipedia post.) Robert Showen (talk) 23:57, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Obsolete?[edit]

Have the U.S. systems deployed in the Cold War been obsoleted by other technologies, like surveillance satellites? -- Beland 17:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cobra Mist[edit]

Why isnt Cobra Mist mentioned? 78.149.251.193 (talk) 23:55, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robins Air Force Base, Georgia[edit]

Something like this was built in the 1980's on Robins Air Force Base to give a little bit of extra warning of an incoming submarine-launched ballistic missile, but was never more than minimal tested for fear of microwaving Savannah. I'm surprised that I can't find any info on it here or there or anywhere! --Pawyilee (talk) 12:58, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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