VIII\. Transportation and Comms

Section VIII details the number and type transportation facilities and
communications equipment for use within the Antarctic treaty area.

# Surface, Marine, and Air Transportation Vehicles

## McMurdo Station

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  Truck, (light and heavy)                                       106

  Carrier, Personnel and Cargo (tracked and wheeled)             44

  Trailer, (tracked and wheeled)                                 40

  Front-end loader, bucket and forklift                          50

  Forklift, warehouse                                            21

  Motor toboggans                                                90

  Crane                                                          2

  Road grader                                                    4

  Roller                                                         4

  Tractor, crawler                                               27

  Tractor, wheeled                                               2

  Sweeper, magnet                                                1

  Snow plane                                                     6

  Truck, fire, pumper                                            8

  Trencher                                                       2

  Aircraft, LC-130                                               ?

  Aircraft, TC-130                                               ?

  Helicopters, UH-1N                                             ?

                                                                 

                                                                 

  Hovercraft                                                     1

  Scraper                                                        2

  Backhoe                                                        2
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## Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

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  Cranes                                                         1

  Front Loader, tracked                                          7

  Motor Toboggans                                                2

  Personnel Carrier                                              5

  Snow Plane                                                     2

  Tractor Crawler                                                2

  Truck, light and heavy                                         2
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## Palmer Station

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  Front-loader (wheeled)                                         2

  Motor toboggans                                                2

  Crane, wheel mounted                                           1

  Boats, rubber (Zodiac)                                         16

  Forklift, all terrain                                          1

  Vehicle, all terrain, 4-wheel                                  2
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# Description of Communications Facilities

1.  For information on frequencies see Communications
    Forms[.]{.underline}

The following projects are contemplated for the FY97-98 season in
Antarctica.

## McMurdo Station

The following projects are contemplated for the FY97-98 season in
Antarctica.

1.  A Relocation of the Military Affiliated Radio Station equipment is
    planned.

2.  Refurbishment of the AN/FRT-83(V) HF transmitters located at the
    McMurdo transmitter facility.

3.  Dormitory Local Area Network connections are planned for the Mammoth
    Mountain Inn and Hotel California.

4.  New repeaters utilizing CTCSS (continuous tone coded squelch
    system), will be deployed in the field.

5.  An upgrade to the FOCC (Field Operations Communications Center)
    Zetron console is planned that will allow the unit to detect MDC1200
    FSK messages.

6.  Rewiring and electrical grounding work is scheduled for the Black
    Island Remote Communications facility.

7.  The transition of AFRTS, T-site, and MacRelay from the NAVY to ASA
    will take place during the 1997/98 season.

8.  Completion of the telephone upgrade in dormitories 201 through 205
    is planned.

9.  The CATV distribution systems will be balanced in dormitories 206
    through 209.

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1.  There is a planned upgrade to the MCM3 file server in McMurdo.

2.  A new E-mail message system and associated equipment upgrade is
    scheduled.

3.  An upgrade to the remote message server is planned

# Description of Airfields 

## McMurdo Station

### Air Facilities

10. Williams Field - 10,000 ft. and 8,000 ft. skiways on ice shelf.

11. 10,000 ft. and 8,000 ft. ice runways (on annual sea ice)

12. Helicopter landing pad.

### Crash Equipment

13. Two Canadian Foremost Chieftains, 1200 gallons AFFF (ea)

14. Two Nodwell Flex-Trac equipped with 1350 lb. PKP, 200 gallon AFFF

15. One Nodwell Flex-Trac equipped with 3,000 lb. PKP

16. Seven 150 lb. PKP sled-mounted extinguisher on the flight line

17. Two 3,000 lb. PKP sled-mounted extinguishers at the heli-pad

18. One Pumper/Tanker, 3,400 gallons of water.

19. Two Pumpers, 750 gallons (H2O), 1000 GPM

### Navigation Aids

20. Precision (course & glide slope) Approach Radar (PAR) and Approach
    Surveillance Radar (ASR) on primary landing runways, AN/FPN-36
    radar.

21. AN/TRN-26 TACAN.

22. AN/URN-25 TACAN

23. T-1109/GRT-22 UHF radio beacon.

24. Terminal Approach Control Radar (GPN-27)

## Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

### Air Facilities

14,000 ft. skiway

### Crash Equipment

Three 350 lb. dry chemical units

### Navigation Aids

25. PAR and ASR radar, AN/FPN-36.

26. AN/URN-25 TACAN.

27. T-1109/GRT-22 UHF beacon.

## Palmer Station

### Air Facilities

None. Open field landings on glacier possible.

### Crash Equipment

None

### Navigation Aids

T-1109/GRT-22 UHF beacon.

## Marble Point Camp

### Air Facilities

One helicopter landing pad.

### Crash Equipment

28. One 350 lb. dry chemical unit.

29. One 150 lb. dry chemical unit (PKP).

### Navigation Aids

None.