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structures on beacon hill
- these photos were originally posted under "structures on Lion Rock" and i was reassured earlier these structures were actually located on Beacon Hill. ae these stations still in use today? grateful if any members could give more details and history of these devices, and perhaps post photos taken from the other side(shatin). *(photos taken from home in homantin)
Re structures on Beavon Hill
As have already mentioned previously by correspondents the radar station on the right has been decommissioned. The radar station on the left is in use.
History - well the first radar facility was the Japanese built one at Tai Mo Shan during WWII. Beacon Hill radar site came into being much later I think during the late 80s.
Try searching on Flickr for photos from the other side.
Beacon Hill Radar sites
I've added a place for the radar stations: http://gwulo.com/node/18055
Also put in some photos I took last month when hiking up there.
Here is the radiation warning sign I was talking about, but it is further down the road
Re: Radar sites
Hi there,
I guess those would be similar to the one at Tai Mo Shan as well as Mount Parker. I wouldn't want to go near any of these high power radio equipments. Don't want to be fried from within.
Best Regards,
T
radar station lit up at night
i just noticed last night the Beacon Hill station on the left was lit up. This adds to the suspense as your reader claimed it was unmanned. could someone in the know verify whats going on inside?
CAD Radar Site - Beacon Hill
I can confirm that the radar site at Beacon Hill operated by Civil Aviation Department is still in use. With advance of technology it is possible to control the radar head remotely, which is the status quo. Inspection/Maintainance is carried out onsite on routine basis.
Both Radar units lit up
i have also noticed an hour ago the larger unit on the right was also lit up, which means there's now light in both units.
that's a rather strange sight to say the least. i might attempt to take a photo if possible.
Re: Taking a photo
Hi there,
It's a good idea taking a photo of that. However you might need a tripod with a long lens with long exposture.
Good hunting.
T
photo at night
heres a photo of the unit on the right taken only minutes ago.