Atlanta FAA Building

[ctiller]

Does anyone know what the antenna on the FAA building near I85 is? I assume it's some type of HF, but it looks like a big spiderweb.

 

[rmiller818]

Not familiar with that building, you talking about the Atlanta FSDO or is there another one? You have a picture or a better location?

 

[CapStar362]

i know what building and antenna he is talking about, what its for, i have no idea ill post a google earth image of it, i know exactly where it is. and which building it is

here it is, but you can barley see the "Spider web" antenna

if you want to see more nice antenna's go down 19/41 "Tara Bvld" just past the AMS RaceTrack the ARTCC Building is there and they have a nice huge array of dishes and antenna's


ahh hell, im having fun with google earth here is the ARTCC site

 

[ctiller]

I was actually talking about what I believe is the FAA regional office in these pics..If i'm landing on 8L it's off to the left near college park. There's some type of inverted web looking antenna. I was just curious about it because I wouldn't think they'd be on HF that often.

 

[rmiller818]

Yea, that's the Atlanta FSDO and I have no idea what that antenna is for.

 

[CapStar362]

so which building is the one i posted? its got a Doppler RADAR on top of it?

i knew which building it was, i just mis located it LOL!!

 

[rmiller818]

so which building is the one i posted? its got a Doppler RADAR on top of it?

i knew which building it was, i just mis located it LOL!!

I know what building your talking about now, I have wondered why there is a Doppler on it as well, or at least a dome that looks like it would be. Seems like a lousy place to put one too. Wonder if it is for some TV station.

 

[rdale]

Domes are nice way to protect antennas of many varieties... It doesn't mean there is a weather radar underneath.

 

[CapStar362]

true.....


must be one of those NSA ( No Such Agency ) Super Secret arrays

 

[rmiller818]

Domes are nice way to protect antennas of many varieties... It doesn't mean there is a weather radar underneath.

Just adds more to the curiosity! That's why I thought it couldn't be a radar, just because of the location, but don't really know what else it could be.

 

[ctiller]

well that other building used to be FAA too I think, but now it's office space. Of course, I could be wrong.

 

[ButchGone]

It may not be an antenna after all. It may be a form of lightning protection, a web of metal designed to capture as much static energy as possible. These type of webbed lightning arrestors are all over Florida to protect antenna sites and I've seen a few here in Tennessee. Just a guess, based on what I'm able to see.
BG..

 

[Lynch_Christopher]

The same type of webbed antenna is on the FAA New England Regional office in Burlington,MA