Cold War Radome Traditional Geocache
hams2x: Since I am no longer working for a company located here I am archiving the cache and opening up the spot. Lots of history here.
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The second in the my Cold War series. A short .2 mile walk with
large 4" minus rocks along the trail, hence I say it's a 2. The
cache container is not a 5gal bucket but is a 2gal rectangular
bucket. Rehide it so it is not seen.
In the early 50's the United States made plans for a series of
radar stations to detect enemy air attacks. Radar stations included
those in Canada known as the infamous Dew Line and the lesser known
Pine Tree Line. Stations were also placed throughout the United
States, this one was part of the SAGE (Semi Automatic Ground
Environment) computer directed air defense system. The 689th
originally assigned to SAGE Portland Sector at Adair Air Force
Station in Corvallis Oregon, then later assigned to McCord Air
Force Base. These radar sites aided the Fighters F106 Delta Dart
based at McCord and the F102 Delta Dagger at both McCord and
Portland Air Base. When the threat from bombers decreased a new
radar unit was installed and Detachment 2, 14th Missile Warning
Squadron was assigned to Mt Hebo AFS to detect and track “Sea
Launched Ballistic Missiles". All Air Force equipment has been
removed and the site has been returned to the Forest Service,
however one building remains that provided telecommunications.
www.radomes.org/museum/
Watch Weather... Storms can be Ferocious Here
On a clear day you can see the Ocean and many Cascade Peaks. On a
stormy day winds can be extremely high!!!
Additional Hints
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