Yorkton, SK
Photographs


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  1. Main entrance to the station with the Operations complex in the distance - July 1963.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  2. Antenna being lifted on the FPS-26 tower - February 1963.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  3. The crane used to lift the antennas was so long that a low-boy had to be used - February 1963.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  4. Hardware being warmed on illumination lamps - February 1963.
    We were erecting the fibreglass radome in February. In the evening it was bitterly cold - about -30°F. The hardware was frozen in their boxes and much too cold to handle while assembling the radome panels. It was my idea to aim some of the illumination lamps skyward and to heat the hardware before use. We had a clothesline rigged between the lamp area and the installer. Quick as we were, the hardware (too hot to handle) cooled in its journey to the installer and was just warm enough to handle.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  5. FPS-7 tower and antenna before the installation of the radome - February 1963.
    Unidentified buildings on the left and right.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  6. Closer view of the FPS-7 tower before the radome was placed in position - February 1963.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.

  7. FPS-26 tower under construction - February 1963.
    The Station and PMQs are in the distance.
    Courtesy Ernie Ackroyd.


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