Kiruna

The Kiruna Radar Receiving site, that consisted of a receiving facility and is located near Kiruna, Sweden, has been teared down. The demolition of the antenna to place during autumn 2024.

The antenna was originally a part of the EISCAT UHF system, this receiver has been converted to receive the VHF frequency.

The antenna was a fully steerable 32 meter parabolic dish antenna. The receivers included multiple channels. The data were pre-processed in signal processors, displayed and analysed in real-time and could be recorded to mass storage media. The whole radar system was controlled by computers, and were remotely commanded from the other radar sites. The site included a mirrored mass storage facility which provided a secure archive for all the data recorded by the EISCAT facilities.

The land and building are provided by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, which rents both the land and the building (in-kind contribution by Sweden) from K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB. The buildings will still be there. It is just the antenna that is demolished.