History of Big Delta FSS Facilities and Services


		History of Big Delta FSS Facilities and Services
		Big Delta, Alaska
	1/15/42	SRAW commissioned.
	5/01/42	Station commissioned: Hours ‑ 8 AM to 4 PM.
	7/25/42	Station placed on 24‑hr operation.
	9/01/42	1618 kc commissioned.
	4/30/44	Army tower commissioned.
	10/09/44	7375 kc commissioned.
	2/15/45	North and south legs JQ range realigned 20 degrees counter-clockwise. East and west legs remain the same.
	3/01/45	Army completed installation of field wires and connected for joint installation of range.
	3/27/45	Dual range control by Army Tower and FAA installed.
	5/09/45	Circuit 302X operation discontinued.
	5/31/45	A-3 transmissions channels 43 and 44 installed.
	10/14/45	Type 19 telescope commissioned and transmissions from FAA on Circuit 9880 began.
	10/15/45	FAA personnel assumed weather observation duties.
	10/24/45	Suspended operations Circuit 304. Operate only during failure of teletype Circuit 9374.
	11/12/45	Circuit 9390 officially commissioned.
	10/24/46	5672.5 kc decommissioned.
	6/27/47	Circuit 807 (Service F) commissioned.
	7/10/47	3357.5 kc commissioned in THQ.
	8/13/47	Tower activated by Army.
	10/18/47	GCA commissioned.
	12/12/47	VHF DF facilities commissioned.
	12/20/47	Bartow lights recommissioned.
	12/24/47	1790 kc commissioned in THQ.
	3/05/48	VHF/DF discontinued operations.
	3/13/48	Big Delta GCA decommissioned.
	3/31/48	VHF/DF recommissioned. Continuous operations on channels "B" and "D".
	4/20/48	Radio range courses realigned as follows: Northwest course 124 degrees, west course 71 degrees magnetic and toward station.
	4/25/48	VHF/DF discontinued operations.
	6/21/48	Southeast course of the radio range realigned to 269 degrees magnetic and toward station.
	6/22/48	Hours of operation Control Tower changed to 1700-09OOZ daily.
	9/30/48	Automatic range monitoring device commissioned.
	11/25/48	Airport Traffic Control Tower operates 1700-09OOZ. 30 minutes notice all other times.
	1/03/49	AFB Control Tower, hours of operation 1800-09OOZ. 30 minute notice at all other times.
	1/25/49	AFB Control Tower, operating 1800-0300Z Monday through Friday. 30 minute notice at all other times.
	2/01/49	Radio range frequency changed to 347 kc.
	2/12/49	Automatic range monitoring device decommissioned.
	2/19/49	Airport traffic control tower discontinued.
	2/19/49	All air/ground (Army Airways) frequencies discontinued.
	9/01/49	Guard on 6210 kc discontinued.
	11/22/49	Frequency 1648 kc commissioned.
	11/30/49	Remote receiver site decommissioned. All equipment removed. Off airways frequency antenna moved to the control station site. Building leased to the Army.
	5/21/50	Transmitting and receiving facilities on 121.5 mc commissioned.
	10/25/50	Started collection of EAA off airway weather.
	11/17/50	140.58 mc commissioned.
	11/17/50	Circuit 301 extended to Arctic Test Branch as receive only.
	12/22/50	Local Circuit 183 commissioned.
	8/01/51	140.58 mc decommissioned. 135.0/135.9 commissioned.
	8/12/53	122.1, 122.2, and 126.7 mc commissioned.
	6/05/53	Circuits 183T, 185T and 184V decommissioned.
	2/16/54	255.4 mc and 243.0 commissioned.
	6/03/55	3255 kc decommissioned.
	6/03/55	3253 kc commissioned.
	10/10/56	243.0 and 255.4 mc commissioned.
	10/15/57	135.0 mc decommissioned.
	10/20/58	Service B circuit 7917 decommissioned. Service B circuit 7915 commissioned.
	1/01/59	120.7 mc transmitting frequency commissioned.
	10/02/59	Muting of weather collection receivers 1790, 3253,4055 kcs complete.
	10/12/59	Local interphone circuit 180 F between ATCS and Fort Greeley Operations commissioned.
	12/23/59	Big Delta VOR 109.2 commissioned. Located one mile NNE of airport.
	1/21/60	TVOR flight checked and commissioned by USAF.
	6/22/60	Monitor jacks installed on interphone.
	8/24/60	Permafrost equipment removed.
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