RCAF Station Cranberry Portage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| RCAF Station Cranberry Portage | |
|---|---|
Mid-Canada Line Sector Control Station 700 | |
| Part of Mid-Canada Line | |
| Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Location | |
  RCAF Station Cranberry Portage Location of MCL Site 700 | |
| Coordinates | 54°35′08″N 101°22′17″W / 54.58547°N 101.37139°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1957 |
| Built by | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| In use | 1957 - January 1964 |
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Cranberry Portage (also RCAF Station Cranberry Portage) was a military installation located in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.
Located on Athapapuskow Lake, RCAF Cranberry Portage was one of eight Sector Control Stations (SCS 700) on the Mid-Canada Line system of early warning radar stations. Each SCS received signals from a series of unmanned doppler transmitters located approximately 50 km apart. In Cranberry Portage, radio wave signals were transmitted along the chain of stations to the SCS, then to RCAF Station North Bay by land line. The radar station achieved full strength in April 1957 and was supported by RCAF Station Winnipeg.
The Mid-Canada Line operations ceased in January 1964[1] and RCAF Station Cranberry Portage was turned over by the Department of National Defence to the Government of Manitoba for civilian use.