RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR (Sanitized) SYSTEMS TESTING ON SCOPE CROSS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 21, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 13, 1968
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TORY 13/2202Z SEPT 68 DGV
R E T 132126E SEP 68 CITE
PRIORITY
IDEALIST SCOPE CROSS
ATTNI
25X1A
25X1A
REF: TELECOM 13SEPT)
SUBJt RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR =SYSTEMS TESTING ON SCOPE GROSS
1. PHASE ONE--FERRY FLIGHT--RECOMMEND SYSTEM 12ER AND O/S MARX III
BE SET IN THE ON POSITION, WITH SYS 13C SET IN STANDBY FOR THE ENTIRE
FLIGHT. THE SYS VIB AND THE "MC" RECORDER SHOULD BE OPERATED FOR THE
ENTIRE FERRY FLIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL "SPURIOUS
ACTIVATION" TEST. SYS 13 PLACED IN STANDBY DUE TACAN TRIGGERING
PROBLEM. DURING THE FERRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT SHOULD REPORT ALL SYS
12 AND O/S ACTIVITY BY VOICE RECORtIN(3 ON THE "MC". SPECIFIC
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ACTIVATIONS OF 0/S.
SYS SENSITIVITIES SHOULD BE SET AS FOLLOWS$
A. SYS 12ER AT MINUS 30 DBM
PHASE TWO--'WHILE AT DEPLOYMENT BASE RECOMMEND SYS BE SELF
4/S MARK III - SUPER HET, AT MINUS 77 DIM
CRYSTAL VIDEO AT MINUS 38 DSM
TESTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING EACH FLIGHT.
PHASE THREE--RETURN FERRY FLIGHT--CURRENT PLANS INCLUDE FLY
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BY OF THE TEST RANGE AT ON THE RETURN FERRY. SENSITIVITIES
SHOULD BE AS IN PARA ONE EXCEPT O/S CRYSTAL VIDEO WHICH SHOULD BE SET
AT MINUS 45 DBM. SYS SETTINGS FOR RETURN FERRY SHOULD BE AS IN PARA
ONE EXCEPT FOR THE FLY BY OF THE TEST RANGE WHEN SYS 13 SHOULD BE SET
TO REPEAT. HQRS WILL FURNISH MORE DETAILS CONCERNING OTESTING ON
RETURN FERRY FLIGHT. 25X1A
4. DISPOSITION OF SYS VIB TAPES--THE SYS VIB TAPES SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE TEST RANGE FOR ANALYSIS (IF SPURIOUS ACTIVATIONS OCCUR)
UPON RETURN OF THE DEPLOYMENT TEAM TO 25X1A
5. REPORTING OF ICTIVITY--A SHORT REPORT DESCRIBING EACH FLIGHT
OF THE SCOPE CROSS SHOULD BE PREPARED BY DEPLOYMENT TEAM CHIEF.
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