Radar Sites in Indonesia
Kototabang, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra
Equatorial Atmosphere Radar
(EAR)
Specifications of the EAR
- Location: 100.32E, 0.20S, 865 MSL
- Frequency: 47.0 MHz (VHF)
- Output power: 100 kW (Peak envelope)
- Antenna system: Quasi-circular active phased array (110 m diameter, 560
three-element Yagis)
- Beam width: 3.4 deg. (Half power, one way)
- Beam direction: Anywhere (within 30 deg. zenith angles)
- Observation range: 1.5 km-20 km (Atmospheric turbulence), > 90 km (Ionospheric
irregularity)
see also RISH site
Find it on 
0o 12' 13.07"S 100o 19'
11.63"E
Boundary Layer Radar (BLR)
Specifications of the Kototabang-BLR
- Location: 106.7E, 6.4S, 5 MSL
- Frequency: 1357.5 MHz (UHF)
- Output power: 1 kW (Peak envelope)
- Antenna system:
- Beam width: 7.6 deg. (Half power, one way)
- Beam direction: 5 directions (Zenith: 15 deg)
- Observation range: 0.5 km-6.4 km
Find it on 0o 12' 07.97"S 100o 19'
04.43"E
X-band Radar
Specifications of the X-band
- Location: 100.32E, 0.20S, 865 MSL
- Frequency: 9.74 GHz
- Output power: 40 kW (Peak envelope)
- Antenna: Parabolic antenna, 1.2 m
- Antenna rotation: 2 rpm
- Elevation angle: 2.4 - 33.6 deg
see also RISH
site
Find it on 0o 12' 07.97"S 100o 19'
04.43"E
Padang, West Sumatra
X-band Radar
Specifications of the MIA XDR
- Location:
- Frequency:
- Output power:
- Antenna system: Parabola
- Beam width:
- Beam direction:
- Observation range:
Find it on 0o 47' 10.78"S 100o 17'
47.24"E
Serpong, West Java
Boundary Layer Radar (BLR)
Specifications of the Serpong-BLR
- Location: 106.7E, 6.4S, 5 MSL
- Frequency: 1357.5 MHz (UHF)
- Output power: 1 kW (Peak envelope)
- Antenna system: 3 Parabola
- Beam width: 7.6 deg. (Half power, one way)
- Beam direction: 3 directions (Zenith: 15 deg)
- Observation range: 0.5 km-6.4 km
Find it on 6o 21' 40.47"S 106o 39'
28.74"E
Pontianak, West Kalimantan
Pontianak BLR
Find it on 0o 00' 12.60"S 109o 21'
59.79"E
Sorowako, South Sulawesi
C-band Radar
Biak, Irian Jaya
Biak WPR
Find it on 1o 10' 35.74"S 136o 05'
51.57"E