Knowledge (XXG)

Ground-to-Air Transmitter Facility

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transmitter provided the modulated signals to a UHF Klystron high power amplifier—dual chains of components provided redundancy, including 2 exterior GAT Antennas on GAT Towers from which a missile's "command receiver" demodulated the signal. A single local monitoring cabinet allowed review of
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of the Interceptor Missiles. The unmanned sites with a transmitter building and 2 antenna towers converted the digital "midcourse guidance commands" (after the launch/climb and before the homing dive) received from an
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either chain's function (e.g., during test input to the dummy load), ventilation provided cooling of the building equipment, and "three 150 KVA diesel driven generators housed in the GAT building" provided power.
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Differences in the Langley Base layout are due to planning for accommodation of the advanced missile system ground equipment with equipment for the IM-99A system
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capability using a "directional hlgh-gain data link antenna…composed of 16 stationary segments in a circular pattern 60 feet high".
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IM-99A Bases Manual (Report). Seattle, Washington: Boeing: Pilotless Aircraft Division. December 3, 1959.
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http://www.radomes.org/museum/HurlburtFieldBOMARCFLGATSite.html/documents
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transmit/receive stations for SAGE TDDL with NORAD manned interceptors
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Distances of each GAT Facility from the Launch Area were
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Index

transmit/receive stations for SAGE TDDL with NORAD manned interceptors
United States Air Force
CIM-10 Bomarc
Suffolk County Missile Annex
Long Island
command guidance
AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central
Digital Data Receivers
AN/GKA-4A
amplitude modulation
frequency-division data link
AN/GRT-3
Time-Division Data Link
electronic counter-countermeasures
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http://www.radomes.org/museum/HurlburtFieldBOMARCFLGATSite.html/documents
McGuire
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IM-99 Weapon System: 26 October - 28 November 1958
the original
Remaining Langley GAT building and tower
Categories
Aerial warfare ground equipment
Equipment of the United States Air Force
Anti-aircraft warfare
Defunct radio stations in the United States

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