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Figure No. 2-154.

Tropospheric Scatter Receivers, Modulator,

Drivers, and Monitor Rack, Building 204 — Nan.

within three days of an event. This disrupted
radio shop schedules and required considerable

TG 7.5 VHF FM NETWORKS.

wasas follows:

were in operation during HARDTACK,located
at Elmer, Janet, Yvonne, Nan, Oboe, How, and

overtime. A breakdown of equipment allocation
VHF FM NETWORKS — MILITARY
EQUIPMENT INSTALLED

ENIWETOK

VRC-18

DOD Networks

42

Marine Net

37

Air Dispatch

3

Guard Net

2

VRC-7
30

Seven VRC-18 marine dispatch stations

Johnston Island. Fifty-seven marine craft used
the same equipment on the marinenets at Bikini
and Eniwetok. Forty-four VRC-7 sets were used

in the DUKW marine craft operating on the
same net. Seven VRC-18 air dispatch stations
were in operation connecting the off-island Air
Dispatchers to the Chief Dispatchers at Elmer
and Nan. A two-station net provided communications between the guard office and the guard
jeep. Some interference was experienced with
Japanese fishing boats and «n-continent stations

during the build-up, but «= frequency change

BIKINI
DOD Networks

17

Marine Net

26

Av Dispatch

4

Totals

131

corrected this situation.

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UHF SHIP-SHORE CIRCUITS.
Radio telephone service to the USS AINSWORTH, the USS BOXER, and the BOXER’S

replacement, the USS BENNER, was provided
by 300-megacycle multi-channel circuits between

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