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tattle 70
Stati@n 73.05
Station 74..
Enyu
Chieerete
Station 75.01
Station 75.02
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Yurochi
Bikini
Station 76
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Aomoen
The control and distribution stations used in the Eniwetok area included:
Station 71
Station 71.01
Station 72.02
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Parry
Engebi
Rojoa
Station 73.04
Station 73.08
Station 77
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Bogon
Rujoru
Runit
In addition to the stations listed above, a remote control station was
maintained aboard the USS Curtiss.
Preliminary dry runs in the Eniwetok area commenced on April 19,
1956. Preliminary dry runs started in the Bikini area on May 2, Dry runs
and tests were continued in both the Eniwetok and Bikini areas throughout
the test series.
A World Time rack identical to that used on Operations Castle and
Teapot was included in the design of the timing system to record actual
zero time with respect to WWVH. This measurement was obtained through
use of a 1000-cycle oscillator driving the World Time clock synchronized
to WWVHand located in the control room. Theinitial flash of the detonation triggered a Fiducial Marker on the roof of the CP. This, in turn,
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triggered a flash tube which produced a photographic record of the clock
face at zero time, and was accomplished by checking the clock reading with
the precise signals received from WWVH.
In addition to engineering assistants, a full-time technician was assigned in each atoll to TU-6, the Firing Party.
Telemetering equipment was installed as a part of the timing system.
Its purpose was to monitor vital information from the zerosite in addition
to various operations of the timing system.
Magnetic tape recording and playback equipment provided prerecorded
audio voice-time announcements synchronized to the timing system.
The
recorder was automatically started with the ~15 min signal, and continued
to give time hacks down through zero time. The voice count-down was
originated at the control station and further distributed to various ships and
stations about the atoll through the use of radio links.
A radio link was used to transmit tone signals from the USS Curtiss
to the master control station, Enyu. These signals were used in remotely
controlling the master timing station.
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In order to provide timing signals to users at locations which were
inaccessible to the hard-wire timing system, a radio timing signal system
was provided. This system was synchronized to the master timing system
and transmitted various tone frequencies to radio receivers, which in turn
activated equipment at the user’s station.
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