P. COMMUNICATIONS, On 11 May 1952, LCDR H.C. Tonini, thé Staff Commmnications Officer, made a staff visit to the USS RENDOVA at San Diego, California. As e result of a conference with the RENDOVA Communication Officer, plans were formulated for an embryo frequency plan ‘and the allocation of conmuni« eation spaces to the staff. F + rhea +e BEEsat pre regs The necessary electronics equipment required bythe Coast Guard to monitor the unattended Loran Station on ENIWETOK during the shot phase is on board the RENDOVA and available for Coast Guard use, CJTF-132 was notified by CTG 132.3 by letter of 20 May 1952 of the availability of ( this equipment. A request for frequency assignments was made and submitted to CTF-132 be letter ort 20 May 21952, m4 A list of special electronics equipment and necessary todiflostions of Navy shivs for participstion in Operation IVY were ‘itiformelly presented to CUTF=132 who in tum requested such equipment and modifications in & letter of 26 May 1952 to the Chief of Naval Operations, . 4 The installation of thie spectel equipment and modifications as requested was approved be OPNAY and BuShipe was directed to arranre ‘availability schedules for the ships involved through the type commanders. Correspondence was initiated to insure that each of the shins which are to have AN/TRC~3 electronics gear on board (ESTES, CURTISS, and RENDOVA) should have at least2 electronics technicians qualified in maine . . tenance of this gear. If shivs did not have men so trained, they could be given a course in AN/TRC-3 maintenance at the U.S. Army Electronics :