JOHNSTON ATOLL
F &S NO.
TITLE
USER
STRUCTURE, FACILITY NO.
01029
Angle Measuring Equipment (AME) Field and AME Preamp
Shelter (Building 742)
SANDIA
SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.
742
BoD
91-4-12
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FOD
FUNDING
AGENCY
($000)
SANDIA
ENGR
PROC
CONST
TOTAL
FURN
PRE-GO
AEC
Prior Cost
3.9
30.4
34.3
PRE-GO
Prior Cost
1.7
37.8
39.5
TOTAL
5.6
68.2
73.8
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COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION The Angle Measuring Equipment Field (completed in 1964) for
use in Project HA is now also used in conjunction with tracking Sandiainstrumented rockets. This facility consists of 17 slaved antennas located in a 400foot diameter circle which is centered in a 1000-foot diameter cleared area.
Signal cables run from the Command and Tracking Center to each antenna.
The existing AME Preamp Shelter (completed in 1966) is located six feet east
of the Angle Measuring Equipment Field Center. This building is an8x8x
7 :1/2-ft. high wood frame structure with cement asbestos roof and siding, con-
crete floor, and is dehumidified to 50 percent relative humidity.
an intensity of 100 foot-candles is provided.
A 60 kw,
208 volt,
60 cycle,
Lighting at
3 phase, Sandia-furnished generator supplies pow-
er of 120/208, 3 phase to these facilities.
DRAWINGS:
91-742-W] and W2
91-3200-C3
VOLI
91-3200-E9 and E10
JS 91-3200-C100
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