Inuvik - Receiving Site Satellite Photos
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| #1 - This aerial-mosaic from 1973 shows
a 300 meter clearing for a Pusher antenna, an array of towers and the area
occupied by the Operations Building. In a Pusher, the inner ring of antennas
is 50 meters in diameter while the outer ring is 150 meters.
(Government of Canada, Photomap 107B/7, submitted by Bill Robinson) |
#2 - 2006: Relative distance from the Town of Inuvik to the Operations Building as denoted by the green arrow. (Image courtesy Google Maps) # 3 2006: Close up of the base property showing the relative distance to the main road. (Image courtesy Google Maps) #4 2006: This view from an equivalent altitude of 4,000 feet shows what's left of the entire receiving site. 1. Operations Building 2. Unknown 3. AN/FRD-13 Pusher antenna. (Image courtesy Google Maps) Does anyone know, or can confirm, that the AN designator for the Pusher antenna is AN/FRD-13?
# 5 2006: Exiting the Pusher antenna circle is a J-shaped road. It was not there when Inuvik was active. This is a natural gas line. Natural gas is sent to Inuvik via underground pipeline which originates 50 km north of Inuvik in the Caribou Hills.(Image courtesy Google Maps) # 6 2006: Closeup view of the structures within the inner circle of the former AN/FRD-13 Pusher antenna . A large structure has been built in the circle since Inuvik closed. What is it? (Image courtesy Google Maps) #7 2006: Just north of the Operations building ( green arrow) is an inverted Vee shaped road. What was here? (Image courtesy Google Maps) #8 2006: Closeup of Vee shaped road. What was it for? (Image courtesy Google Maps)
Contributors and References:1) Bill Robinson <BillRobinson(at)GTO.net>
2) Google Maps - http://maps.google.com
3) David Warmington <davidwarmington(at)rogers.com>
4) David Wells <DWells(at) klohn.com>
Oct 18/07
