A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has been issued for Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, warning of a severe radiation hazard. The airspace north of the airport's runway should be avoided at all costs, as it poses significant risks to life. In order to mitigate these dangers, all flights are directed to utilize southern approach
It didn’t say that it would make anything radioactive, it said there was a radiation hazard. Radar is in fact radiation, it’s just non-ionizing which means that unless you’re dealing with massive power levels it’s generally safe to be around. If they’re warning of an extreme radiation hazard it’s either not radar, or they’re pumping a ridiculous amount of power into it.
Navy, Air force or something is probably playing with the new Space Fence that is on Kwajalein (or any of the shit ton of radars they have over there).
2.69MW radiated power in the microwave band could be enough to make any PAX aboard an aircraft into a way too hot pocket of meat.
Says to contact base to deconflict with radiation hazard. Which would suggest it isn’t nuclear radiation as that would just be contamination that isn’t under control and able to be deconflicted with. Probably a powerful radar or electromagnetic weapon.
Fucking why? Say why? The article was useless.
The why doesn’t seem to be public. Speculation is a military test, perhaps some radar test.
radar doesn’t make things radioactive
It didn’t say that it would make anything radioactive, it said there was a radiation hazard. Radar is in fact radiation, it’s just non-ionizing which means that unless you’re dealing with massive power levels it’s generally safe to be around. If they’re warning of an extreme radiation hazard it’s either not radar, or they’re pumping a ridiculous amount of power into it.
Microwave is an electromagnetic radiation, as in this big ass space radar https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/space-fence.html
non-ionizing…
Yes, microwaves are non-ionizing radiation. I would not suggest sticking your head in your microwave while it’s running though.
It doesn’t say ionizing either bud. Radar at close up or very high levels can fuckup avionics leading to crashes.
If it were ionizing they would probably say more because wind in that area isn’t constant direction.
they don’t run with the door open
You now know a place in the world where you can overfly a giant microwave. Fo science!
if only i knew how to fly
No one said anything about radioactive though.
Navy, Air force or something is probably playing with the new Space Fence that is on Kwajalein (or any of the shit ton of radars they have over there).
2.69MW radiated power in the microwave band could be enough to make any PAX aboard an aircraft into a way too hot pocket of meat.
Goddamnit, now I’m hungry and I’m out of hot pockets.
Says to contact base to deconflict with radiation hazard. Which would suggest it isn’t nuclear radiation as that would just be contamination that isn’t under control and able to be deconflicted with. Probably a powerful radar or electromagnetic weapon.
https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/facilities/reagan-test-site
Bunches of prototype radar and probably a sneaky x band pointed at nk & China.