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F&SNO.

25010
USER

TITLE

Weather Station,

USAF Air Weather Service (AWS)

STRUCTURE FACILITY NO.

JTF -8

SCIENTIFIC STATION NO,

None

None

por GO+23
FOD GO+30

FUNDING
AGENCY

($000)

ENGR

PROC

CONST

TOTAL

JTF

PRE-GO

CRO7-65

POST-GO
Estimate 12/65

26.0

26. 0%

TOTAL

26.0

26.0%

MILCON

FURN

Engineering costs are included in F&S No. 22009

PRIOR YEARS
ENGINEERING

Completed.

Drawings:

101-002-C6

TYP 035-Al and A3

101-038-Cl and El

TYP 036-Al

POST-GO
PROCUREMENT

To be accomplished.

CONSTRUCTION The contractor furnished items include: a) two 16 x 32-ft.
tents; b) four 4 x 4 x 6-ft. hot lockers; and, c) two 20 kw, 120/208 volt, 60
cycle, 3 phase generators. One of the generators is utilized as a back up
power source. In the event a central power system for the island is provided,
only the back up generator is required.

The contractor will perform the following: a) prepare a level 60 x 250-ft.

site oriented to the prevailing winds; when siting scientific equipment, obstruc-

tions within 500 yards in excess of 5° above the surface as well as signal re-

flections from the metal buildings should be avoided;
joint operations tent, with flooring,

b) erect a 16 x 32-ft.

screen doors and screen siding with side

flaps extended at the approximate slope of the tent roof for the use of AWS

and communications personnel;
supply tent,

c) erecta 16 x 32-ft. maintenance and

screened for ventilation and insect control;

d) install four hot

lockers for storage of electronic spare parts; e) construct one 10 x 10-ft.
concrete pad with ground rod in center; f) construct a 3 x 3-ft. concrete
pad, with tie-down rings, located approximately 800-ft. within line-of-sight
of the operations tent; and, g) to facilitate the inflation and release of

*Includes construction costs for F&S No.

April 1969
VOL Il

25011.

; WT,
25-10

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