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Author Topic: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD  (Read 6493 times)

Offline DimBulb

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FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« on: March 29, 2013, 2358 UTC »
   After seeing an HFU reference to the FCC's HFDF (high-frequency direction finding) center in Columbia, MD I did some surfing and came up with lots of interesting hits, here's a couple:

   - Bid request for new software (08/09/10):

     https://www.fbo.gov/utils/view?id=ada84d91af576c661b4941fecd01abf5

   - Bid request for a new system to link receiving sites to the main site - includes a site list (08/30/11):

     http://transition.fcc.gov/omd/contracts/pre-award/RFQ11000024.pdf

   There was also a bid request for a new building to replace the trailers that were being used to house the HFDF center.
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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 0011 UTC »
Nice find.

Never knew they had so many sites.

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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 0034 UTC »
   There was also a bid request for a new building to replace the trailers that were being used to house Al Fansome.

fixed that for u
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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2013, 0458 UTC »
Oh, just great. And, where do they plan to put Captain Ron?

   There was also a bid request for a new building to replace the trailers that were being used to house Al Fansome.

fixed that for u

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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2013, 1148 UTC »
Government Boondoggle.

All FCC Agents should be fired,
and forced to find honest work.

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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 0026 UTC »
I think that software needs a "back door" ;D

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Re: FCC HFDF Center in Columbia, MD
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2013, 1420 UTC »
Made a quick Google map of the locations.

http://goo.gl/maps/wD6iY
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