Existing comment:
Major technological improvements transformed naval radio capabilities in the 1950s and 70s. In 1965, a Wallenweber "dinosaur cage" antenna and related equipment with buildings was installed at the receiver site at Imperial Beach. In 1966, the site became part of a worldwide Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) of computers, capable of secure message transmission at extremely high speeds.
In the following decades the radio station improved with evolving technology. As a result, less demand for manned stations was becoming reality and the more cumbersome sites such as Chollas Heights, which had been non-operational since 1992, were demolished, while other sites such as Navy radio Point Loma are now sites of historical significance and operate as an interactive museum, part of the Fort Rosecrans National Monument.
Today, NAVCOMSTA, San Diego, is providing rapid, secure, and reliable communication service to the fleet, and the navy intends to keep it that way by continually improving its capabilities through technology. |