More information : Very High Frequency (VHF) Fixer stations formed a network of 79 stations across the United Kingdom established by the Royal Air Force (57 of which were in England). They were built in the early 1950s as part of the Rotor programme to modernise the United Kingdom's radar defences. The stations were divided into thirteen Fixer Organisations and provided directional finding equipment, enabling fighter aircraft crews to receive positional data by transmitting a signal. (1-2)
The VHF Fixer at Sherborne was located at ST 637 190. It was operational by 1951 and as of that date is listed as being operational for the foreseeable future.
The stations in Fixer Organisation One of Southern Command included Weston (SY 682 708), Carisbrooke (SZ 475 879), Bury (TQ 212 082), Bisham (SU 848 823) and Pewsey (SU 184 574). (3)
Aerial photography from 1974 shows that the station has been dismantled and the site given over to agricultural use. (4) |