2004-05 Photos--The New Radome

After the weather warmed a bit, mid November saw the start on the new radome for the MARISAT-GOES terminal...the first two panel rings were fabricated in place.

Here the first 2 rings are complete, ready for the next section...(26 November)

Here goes the preassembled center section. The radome will reduce icing and make maintenance a more comfortable affair (26 November)

With the radome nearly done (3 December), some sundogs make for an interesting photo.

Another view of the main entrance taken at this stage of construction, with the mechanical room next to it.

Here's a view from just inside the door.

Then the top rings were pieced together on the ground...

into individual rings...

...and finally into a completed top section ready to lift.

But first, the erection site was the setting for a "Mass Casualty Incident" drill on 11 December.

After that diversion, the top was finally ready to lift into place on 15 December.

Up....

up...

..and awayyyy.

...and down easy.

A closeup...

and an inside view.

Time to bolt up...

Almust done!

A late January aerial shot of the completed radome...

...and my mid-February view from the skiway.

Photos #2-#4 are by Nick Powell from the USAP photo library, the rest are from the common drive.