Cold War Radar Multi-cache
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This is a Multi History type cache with a short History Lesson. I
hope you enjoy it.
In the early 50's the United States made plans for a series of
radar stations to detect enemy air attacks. Radar stations included
those in Canada known as the infamous Dew Line and the lesser known
Pine Tree Line. Stations were also placed throughout the United
States, this one was part of the SAGE (Semi Automatic Ground
Environment) computer directed air defense system. The 689th
originally assigned to SAGE Portland Sector at Adair Air Force
Station in Corvallis Oregon, then later assigned to McCord Air
Force Base. These radar sites aided the Fighters F106 Delta Dart
based at McCord and the F102 Delta Dagger at both McCord and
Portland Air Base. When the threat from bombers decreased a new
radar unit was installed and Detachment 2, 14th Missile Warning
Squadron was assigned to Mt Hebo AFS to detect and track “Sea
Launched Ballistic Missiles". All Air Force equipment has been
removed and the site has been returned to the Forest Service,
however one building remains that provided telecommunications.
www.radomes.org/museum/
The first waypoint is at the above coordinates.
- The Final is at N 45 12.xxx W 123 45.yyy:
- BBB=The Number of years the
689th Radar Squardon was at Hebo AFS plus the month that the
Detachment 2 14th Missle Warning Squadron left Hebo
AAA=Number of years Detachment 2 14th Missle Warning
Squadron was at Mt Hebo AFS minus one
yyy = Published West Minus BBB
XXX = Published North Plus AAA
- Solve Geo-Math to find final coords and the cache.
- Final Coordinates:
- N45o 12.XXX
W123o 45.YYY
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Xrrc njnl sebz sraprf. Ol gur jnl lbh ner ba ivqrb. Frr gur Cvpgherf va gur Tnyyrel sbe n yvggyr uryc.