Salt Lake City Radio Station 1920

Salt Lake City Air Mail Radio Station (SLC), Utah, 1920

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Salt Lake City Air Mail Radio Station (KSWH-KGO), Utah, October 1920

Former employees stationed at Salt Lake City Radio:

Art Johnson
Phil Coupland
Dan Cordano
J. Petrison
Ralp Baker
William C. Hill,
Art Fielder
Ray Tripp

Salt Lake City FSS, 1925

Salt Lake City Air Mail Radio Station (SLC), Utah, March 1925

Famed 2KW arc transmitter at Salt Lake City, Utah, is the type used in the earliest FSSs.  The handle at the top is the wave length selector.  Cylindrical object at left is the water cooled arc chamber. “CW” key or “bug” can be seen immediately in front of the receiver

Salt Lake City Weather Bureau, 1960

Weather Bureau, Utah, about 1960

The Salt Lake City U.S. Weather Bureau was located on the right side of this FAA building and the FAA on the left.  The sign on the roof reads “Federal Aviation Agency – U.S. Weather Bureau.”

Cedar City AFSS Weather Observation, after 1995

Cedar City AFSS (CDC), Utah, after 1995

The tower is Cedar City’s Weather Observation Deck (WOD).  It was also used to provide Airport Advisory service to pilots.  It was added on to the original building during a building expansion in 1995.

Cedar City FSS Building, 1996

Cedar City FSS (CDC), Utah.  September 1996

Tower-like structure on the left is the ‘WOD’, or weather observer deck. Airport advisory and weather observation functions were performed from this location.

Cedar City AFSS Building, 2003

Cedar City AFSS (CDC), Utah, 2003

The small tower on top of the buildings left side is Cedar City’s Weather Observation Deck (WOD).  It was also used to provide Airport Advisory service to pilots. It was added on to the original building during a building expansion in 1995.

The facility was decommissioned July 2, 2007.

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Cedar City FSS, 1970

Cedar City FSS (CDC), Utah, 1970

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Inflight position

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Operations area