CFS Inuvik

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CFS Inuvik
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CFS Inuvik
Coordinates: 68°24′52″N133°46′12″W / 68.41444°N 133.77000°W / 68.41444; -133.77000
Country Canada
Territory Northwest Territories

Canadian Forces Station Inuvik was a signals intercept facility located near Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

Inuvik Town in Northwest Territories, Canada

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Northwest Territories Territory of Canada

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km2 (442,000 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of 2018 is 44,445. Yellowknife became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.

The site started as NRS Inuvik (1961), was commissioned HMCS INUVIK (1963), and with armed forces unification became CFS Inuvik (1966). [1]

A Pusher CDAA antenna array was used for HFDF operations.

Wullenweber

The Wullenweber is a type of Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA) sometimes referred to as a Circularly Disposed Dipole Array (CDDA). It is a large circular antenna array used for radio direction finding. It was used by the military to triangulate radio signals for radio navigation, intelligence gathering and search and rescue. Because its huge circular reflecting screen looks like a circular fence, the antenna has been colloquially referred to as the elephant cage. The term wullenwever was the World War II German cover term used to identify their secret CDAA research and development program; its name is unrelated to any person involved in the program.

The station closed in 1986.

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