NV/HEG Mtg. -Sept. 26-27, 1968
investigation of Ft.
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Irwin as alternate PILOT LIGHT site appears
reasonable notwithstanding the accompanying need for an
the Public Health Service network to cover
expansion of
that area.
The question of a safe overpressure for helicopters involved in the
exercise was resolved by the explanation that the helicopters would
not
be airborne at
the
time of detonation.
In response to the question of the possibility of a non-exercise source
simulating the radar signal to the aircraft,
described in detail.
The command signals are carried by UHF data link.
Three crystal controlled channels,
preselection and utilization.
or frequencies, are available for
There are four code options for use as
desired on the channel selected.
modulated signals.
The signals transmitted are tone
There are two basic modes by which the exercise air-
craft is picked up and tracked,
skin track mode and beacon mode.
modes may be selected in skin track only,
beacon track.
the
the TPQ-10 radar was
beacon track only,
These
or skin/
It is intended that the beacon only will be utilized in
exercise.
If a bomb is not known to be safe,
there is a provision to remove not
ct
oy
only safing power but all pulse power by disengaging a circuit breaker
which insures cutting all power to the weapon.
An indication of such
ft
an unsafe position after the weapon has been armed would He by the light ing of warning or disagreement
lights.
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