CHAPTER il, SECTION 5
isfactory operation. The same tests were made
on Station 1301 and the 1302 series.
ELECTRICAL. This Station was served electrically from the main switchboard in Station 70.
The cab was wired with rigid conduit and with
standard industrial lighting fixtures. Receptacles,
signal cabinet, and phone were located as re-

quested by the User. Lightning rods were provided te protect the cab from tropical storms.
and obstruction lights were placed on the tower
according to C. A. A. requirements to warn olf
night flving aircraft.
ENGINEERING. Criteria recerved on 16 April
called for the use of a spare 75-toot tower cab
on the tap of the 300-toot tower. Additional
criteria were received on 17 December 1953. Phe
feastbility of adapting the Jobsite 300-foot

tower to the new conditions of loading war investigated. This involved modifving the guying

system, designing new tower and guy footings.
and revising the tower structure for high horizontal forces. To utilize the existing tower
members. and to provide the necessary rigidity
against lateral movement at the top of the
tower, three sets of guys were required instead
of the single set previously used on the unmodified tower. These were located at the top
of the tower (elevation approximately 300 feet)
and at the 100-foot and 200-foot levels. Guys at
each level were anchored at

the ground to a

common conercte deadman L'- 0% x 19-0" in
plan and 5’ - 6” deep. Someof the tower diagonals in panels adjacent to cach guy level were
changed from single angle members to double

angle members to mect the heavy shear loads
involved. Footings under the tower legs were
heavier than those used for the original tower.
Drawings were started February 1953. Twelve
drawings and two sketches were prepared and
submitted from 16 April to 18 Decemner. Approvals were dated from 1 Mayto 19 January
1954.
CONS ERUCTION, Work was originally scneduled to commerce on | September and to be
substantially completed by 1 December with
the exception of installation of safety devices.
The entire structure was scheduled to be completed by 15 February. Actual work started on
17 September and all work was completed on
25 January 1954. Figure 2-117 notes 40° completion as of 6 October 1953.

STATION 1301
CAB ON 125-FOOT TOWER
SITE ELMER - USER: EG&G
GENERAL. A 125-foot high steel tower exis ing from OPERATION IVY was utilized wita
minor additions for technical photography. An
aluminum ladder was added from the platfonn
to the roof of the cab. Flooring was laid on this
roof and a handrail was installed. The electr<

Figure 2-117.

Station 1300 - 40% Completed
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powcr hoist was modified by additional controls
and safety devices.
ENGINEERING. Preliminaryelectrical criteria
were received on 6 May but adequate information to undertake the complete design work was
not received until 17 August. Design work started un 7 August. Thice drawings were preparcd
and submitted from !8 August to 16 November.
These plans were approved from 10 September
to 4 December.
CONSTRUCTION.
Work was scheduled to
commence 3n 15 December and to be completed
by 15 February 1954. Actual work started on
10 December and was completed on 16 January.

STATION 1302.02
CAB ON 75-FOOT TOWER
SITE HOW- USER: EG&G
GENERAL. The Station was a 14-3” square
x 75 foot high steel tower with a 14’-3" x 16°
-3% x 77-0" high cab on top used for technical
photography. The tower was used in OPERATION GREENHOUSE. dismantled, and then
reassembled. On the roof of the cab, 1° x 6" flat
wood flooring was added. The legs of the tower
were extended and embedded in concrete.
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