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Old May 23, 2007 | 4:21 pm
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It can happen, in spite of backup transmitter and receiver sections.

Originally Posted by steve32
Pretty much every airport (certainly a major one) will have at least one back-up radar, so I don't understand why there would even be a thought of a complete shutdown for an hour and a half.

Steve
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