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COMSAT Cuts Atlantic Rates 25%, On the Cover Nyla, 14 months old, is held FCC Denies TAT-6 Cable Proposal up by her father, Hasin Hashmi, Finance, for an exciting pony ride at the annual CEA picnic at A major COMSAT rate reduction in its rates for the same Atlantic Smokev Glen Farm, Gaithers- of 25 percent went into effect July I points " if the carriers realize at least burg. Md., on June 13. More for leased voice-grade channels be- 90 percent of their present forecasts" photos on Page 4. tween the U. S. and many overseas for increased traffic . COMSAT also points in the Atlantic Region. said it would make a 20 percent cut at In explaining its reasoning , the FCC COMSAT told the Federal Com- that time on channels between the said, among other things: munications Commission that it would U. S. Mainland and Central America 11. .. we are of the opinion that we should not accept the AT&T proposal apply for a second-step reduction in in the Atlantic, and between the U. S. for the SF type 845-circuit its rates at the beginning of next year, (TAT-6) Mainland and Hawaii in the Pacific cable. affecting both Atlantic and Pacific area. "Instead , we feel that the criteria set areas, provided traffic growth sub- Conference Held forth above indicate that requirements stantially meets increases forecast by for service across the Atlantic during On June 17 the FCC held an infor- the carriers. the first half of this decade can best be mal conference to discuss a number of The rate cut followed a series of met by existing cable and satellite facili- events involving COMSAT, the car- issues involved in its cable- satellite in- ties supplemented by two additional riers and the FCC, and a major policy quiry, specifically, the need for a new INTELSAT IV satellites in orbit, one statement by the FCC concerning the 845-circuit transatlantic cable called to be a spare and one operational to future mix of cable and satellite facili- TAT-6. In this connection, COMSAT handle projected traffic growth , already planned for this time frame. ties for overseas communications. President Joseph V. Charyk outlined "A high capacity SG (3,500 circuit) COMSAT's 25 percent rate reduc- COMSAT's views on rate reductions in two memoranda transmitted to type cable available for service by or be- tions apply to channels between the fore 1976 would be needed so as to sup- FCC Chairman Dean Burch prior to U.S. Mainland and Central America plement then existing cable and satellite the conference. in the Atlantic, and between the U.S. facilities to accommodate projected Mainland and Hawaii in the Pacific Speakers in favor of TAT-6 in- growth in circuit requirements, and to area. aFK^ c-a Gwr,t r `1; ^^r cluded Richard R. Hough, President- provide the diversity and redundancy In a filing on June 25, COMSAT Long Lines Department: Ted Westfall, needed to assure continuity of service. said the first-step rate cut would result Executive Vice President of ITT, and Accordingly , we are hereby advising the in savings to carriers, who lease satel- Edward Gallagher, President of WUI. carriers of our readiness to grant now an application for a TAT- lite channels from COMSAT, of ap- Dr. Charyk questioned whether the 6 SG type 3,500 circuits cable . We expect the car- proximately $6 million for the remain- TAT-6 is needed at this time and riers to file an application for such a ing six months of this year and more urged that the carriers be required to cable promptly and to install and make than double that amount for the full put greater volumes of traffic on satel- it operational as quickly as possible... 12 months of next year. lites. "We believe that this Statement of Earlier Reduction "We submit," he said, "that if the Policy affords the latitude and flexibili- objectives of the Communications ty which our (U .S.) carriers require to The rate reduction was the second plan, in association with their foreign Satellite Act of 1962 are to he realized one made by COMSAT in the Atlan- correspondents , the transatlantic facili- or even seriously pursued, the Com- tic for leased channels. A smaller cut ties for the balance of this dc^:;lc " mission should put its authority be- was made in 1967 following the inau- hind a policy of expanding the traffic guration of full-time 24-hour satellite New First Aid Class service. (Rates for TV service via satel- volume on satellites and passing the lite in the Atlantic have been substan- resultant economies on to the rate Introduced at Labs tially reduced twice in the past by paying public. The most opportune time to do that is now, when major COMSAT.) A completely new method of teach- improvements in the satellite traffic Under the reduction, COMSAT ing Red Cross first aid has been intro- rates for the routes specified were re- would have a very dramatic effect in duced at the Labs. Known as the reducing unit costs." duced from $3,800 per month to "multimedia" technique, it combines $2,850 per month, or an annual per- A week later the FCC issued a three major elements in a fresh ap- channel saving of $11,400. In addition, Statement of Policy in which, among proach to teaching fist aid. NASA will realize a saving of about other things, it declined to approve Betty Mowen, the Labs nurse and $150,000 for the period July I through AT&T's application for construction course instructor, explained that the September 30 under an existing of the TAT-6 cable. 8-hour session emphasizes that demonstration by film and learning by work NASA-COMSAT contract. At the same time, however, the FCC hook, combined with practice sessions. The corporation said a further re- said it would accept an application by duction of 12.5 percent would be made the carriers for a more advanced cable make the technique the most effective means of teaching first aid yet devised having an estimated capacity of 3,500 July 1971- Year 6, No. 5 by the Red Cross. COMSAT News is published for employ- circuits, which AT&T indicated could The initial response to this teaching ees of the Communications Satellite Cor- be ready for service by 1976. poration by the Information Office, method has been so great that labs em- COMSAT Building, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, The policy statement said the FCC ployees Bill Magers and Harold Lieber- S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. expected COMSAT to file rate reduc- man have completed Red Cross in- Matthew Gordon tions to be effective no later than July structor course and are ready to help Assistant Vice President 1. In compliance with that policy, for Public Information teach the next class, scheduled for this COMSAT filed its rate cuts. fall. Metzger Gives Paper At Meeting in Israel The Ministry of Communications of' Israel sponsored a conference on ground stations for satellite communication in Tel Aviv, May 24-25. 1971. Israel presented plans for, and reviewed construction progress of, its new earth station which is scheduled to begin service with an INTELSAT IV in May 1972. A number of experts from other countries also appeared on the program to discuss various aspects of communications satellite systems and equipment. Sidney Metzger, Assistant Vice President and Chief Engineer, delivered a paper on "Technical Aspects of Spain 's new standard earth station on Grand Canary has contributed to increase in the INTELSAT Global Satellite Sys- global system TV volume. tem". Other COMSAT representatives were Dr. Burton Edelson, assistant director of COMSAT Labs, who spoke Satellite TV Transmissions Increase on "SPADE System Progress and Ap- plications": Miles Merians of the Sharply as a Result of New Services Geneva office, who spoke on various international organizational aspects of In the first six months of 1971, the programs a day, seven days a week, to INTELSAT. Other speakers repre- number of INTELSAT satellite televi- the Spanish television station on the sented the U.K., Italy and Germany. sion transmissions has risen to between Canary Islands via Buitrago. 140 and 150 a month, compared to According to the Spanish adminis- about 100 a month last year. tration, 547 hours of television will be The sharp rise is due largely to two transmitted between Spain and the new regularly-scheduled services. Since Canary Islands each year in 1971 and the inauguration of the Aguimes stan- 1972. dard earth station in the Canary Is- Spain is also participating in the lands, Spanish Television transmits Iberoamerican News Exchange which three, and sometimes four, half-hour began earlier this year and is presently satellite television news and sports scheduled daily, Monday through Fri- day. Normally, about 10 minutes of news Emblem Competition material is transmitted via Buitrago to Open to All Employees I.urin (Peru), Choconta (Colombia), Tangua (Brazil), and Camatagua All COMSAT employees and mem- (Venezuela), for the broadcasters in bers of their immediate families are those countries. eligible to participate in a contest to Also, there frequently is a transmis- design a corporation emblem which sion scheduled from one of the partici- may be used on a COMSAT flag, arm pating South American countries to patches or decals. Spain and the other South American Final judging will be by majority participants. Sidney Metzger vote of the employees after a panel The Iberoamerican News Exchange screens the entries. First prize will be began as an experiment earlier this $50 in Credit Union shares: second year, but has proved so successful that Ion Thrusters prize will be $25 in shares, and third it is now scheduled through February, prize will be $10 in shares. 1972. The transmissions for the Canary COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT Entries should be submitted to Jim Islands and the Iberoamerican News has awarded a contract to Hughes Tallon, Room 5107, Headquarters. Exchanges are expected to be the fore- Aircraft Company to fabricate, test, Participants may submit as many runners of a number of similar regu- and deliver a mercury ion thruster entries as they wish. Entries larger larly-scheduled transmissions for news system . The $24, 871 contract is to be than 10 inches in size or smaller than and sports syndication and program completed in four months. two inches will not be accepted. services. Several low-thrust propulsion sys- COMSAT reserves the right to use or In the Pacific, CBS now has a syn- tems are under consideration by not to use the designs submitted, and dication service which provides 24 INTELSAT for use in future satel- all entries become the property of the satellite television feeds a year to a lites. They would emit high -velocity corporation. number of subscribers. These are not streams of minute ionized particles The contest ends on September 30, regularly scheduled, but are deter- to propel a spacecraft in a desired 1971. mined by the importance of news. direction over a period of time. ' VV ,-J UIY IS3/1

What could be better on a happy summer afternoon than a tandem pony cart ride through a meadow? 1,200 Attend Picnic The annual CEA Picnic on Sunday, June 13, at Smokey Glen Farm, Gaith- ersburg, Md., was once again a huge success. Some 1,200 people attended, the Softball is for the young and supple. largest ever for a CEA event. Good food and drinks, rides, games, dancing and music were plentiful. As usual, the many happy children stole the show, as shown by the accompanying photographs.

Bob Swensen , Technical, helped improve aim at the shooting gallery. At 53rd Meeting A t Etam Actions of the Interim Committee Picnic Planned The Interim Communications Satel- Republic of the Congo and Argentina lite Committee held its Fifty-third for access to INTELSAT III and IV For July 17 in Meeting in Washington , May 24-28. satellites. Approval for access to the All eighteen members representing 49 INTELSAT IV satellites was granted West Virginia of the 79 Signatories were present. to a nonstandard station on Ascension Among its actions, the Committee: Island. The Committee also granted By Deloris Goodwin • Authorized COMSAT as Manager formal approval to an earth station in Venezuela to operate with INTELSAT The first picnic of the season is set to execute an amendment to the IN- for July 17 at Camp Horseshoe Rec- IV contract for engineering IV satellites. TEL-SAT reation Area, operated by the Na- changes in the remaining unlaunched • Approved the appointment of two tional Forest Service near Parsons, spacecraft at a cost of nominees of the Japanese Signatory, INTELSAT IV W. Va. The program includes soft- Messrs. Takeshi Shoji and Atsushi 5669,000. ball, fishing, hamburgers, beer, and Tomozawa, for terns of one year each. • Authorized COMSAT as Manager, fun, fun, fun. • Approved the COMSAT Labs DI- in the event of failure of the INTEL- 5-Year Awards SAT III (F- 3), to relocate the 111 (F-7) COM terminal for access without over the Indian Ocean : or, in event of charge to an Atlantic Region INTEL- James Silvius, procedures and train- a III (F-4 ) failure, to relocate the III SAT IV satellite for experiments and ing supervisor, was awarded his 5- (F-3) over the Pacific Ocean and the demonstrations. year emblem in May. He began work- III (F-7) over the Indian Ocean. These • Welcomed the accessions of the ing for COMSAT on May 25, 1966, contingency plans were adopted on the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and at Andover. He is the first Etam em- assumption that the INTELSAT IV the Malagasy Republic, each with a ployee to receive this award. (F-2) will continue to operate satis- quota of 0.05 percent, bringing the Paul Helfgott and Rupard Hobbs, factorily. membership of INTELSAT to 79. operations supervisors, were next to receive 5-year awards. Both Paul and • Approved the Manager's recommen- • Approved the request of Barbados dation not to exercise the option to for a quota of 0.05 percent. The re- Rupe reported to work for COMSAT on the same day, June 13, 1966, but at terminate procurement of the INTEL- maining unallocated quota is 1.965 different earth stations: Paul at An- SAT IV ( F-7) and ( F-8) spacecraft by percent. dover and Rupe at Brewster. Now, we August I. • Scheduled the Fifty-fourth Meeting are fortunate to have the benefit of the • Approved a step -by-step procedure to begin July 21 in Washington, D.C. knowledge and experience of both at recommended by the Manager for dis- Etam. position of non - flight hardware delivered to COMSAT by TRW under Graduate Degree International Visitors the INTELSAT III contract. Comsat Information Officer John J. Dr. and Mrs. A. Youssef, Mr. and • Referred to the Manager and the Peterson, Jr., former executive assist- Mrs. H. Mougllem from Syria, and A. ICSC/T a Canadian contribution de- ant to Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Chief of Bakr from Saudi Arabia, were accom- the technical compatibility of the pro- the Astronaut Office, recently received panied by Roman Ulans, Internation- posed Canadian system with the exist- a master's degree in sociology from the al, on a tour of the station. Various ing and planned INTELSAT system. University of Houston. For his thesis, members of the operations teams and • Granted initial approval to standard he investigated the attitudes of news- maintenance staff explained the sub- earth stations in Israel, Democratic men toward press-judicial relationships. systenms and related areas to these (See ETAM, Page 6.)

Developed by Labs earth station equipment. Initially about 50 different points in the An- dover earth station are being moni- Andover Monitoring System Installed tored, but the system can be expanded Antenna tracking faults, switching capable for identifying the source of to monitor up to 512 points. The data of low-noise receivers and high-power such short interruptions and recording is recorded on punched paper tape amplifiers, faults in earth station their precise duration. and is further processed by the IBM multiplexing and demultiplexing The communications processing 360 computer at COMSAT Labora- equipment can all cause interruptions laboratory at COMSAT Labs, under tories. in satellite communications channels. the management of J. G . Puente, has The requirements for the system While such transmission interrup- been investigating this problem. They were established , and the selection of tions in satellite circuits during any have now developed a system for auto- the initially monitored points was one month and in any one earth sta- matic monitoring and recording of done in cooperation with U. S. sys- tion generally account for less than a transmission interruptions . This systems management (Operations) and few tenths of one percent of the total tem was installed at the Andover earth systems engineering division ( Techni- time, efforts are constantly being station in May 1971. cal) personnel. S. G. Embrey, manager made to reduce the numbers and dura- The system was developed under the of the computer division scientific ap- tions of such transmission outages. supervision of Helmo Raag, head of plications department , and T . .1. Ccli, While many of these interruptions the terrestrial interface techniques sec- manager of computer applications last only a few seconds or even less tion, and involves the use of a Varian branch, directed the required software than one second, present manual re- 520i minicomputer and appropriate development for both the IBM 360 cording methods are inaccurate or in- detectors and interface circuitry for and the Varian 520i minicomputer. From Page 5 Etam News

visitors. They joined us for our Wednes- day hamburger cookout. Two Central American engineers, 0. Santizo, Guatemala , and A. Wu- Flores, Honduras , were accompanied by George Hickmott , International, on a recent tour of the station. Egyptian visitors Dr. M. Zahran. A. Salarn and families, visited the station in June . Dr. Zahran was the dele- gate from the United Arab Republic Andy Thomson paints Etam Water tank Richard Dean, Etam utility man, mows to the INTELSAT Conference. with a long-handled roller. the grass in a chic hat. Potpourri By 7 Employees Don Gaston is moonlighting by raising chickens and selling eggs after hours to employees at the station. We Labs Soldering Course Completed wonder how he can see to gather the eggs by the light of the moon. Robert Leard, Jr., son of Mr. and As part of its ATS-F contract with fied since they had taken the full Mrs. Robert Leard, Sr. deserves some NASA, COMSAT Laboratories is re- course prior to working at the Labs. worthy mention also. Robert boosted quired to certify or recertify technicians Certification requires a thorough Don's chicken business by building an who will be performing soldering oper- understanding, as well as manual incubator and hatching some starters. ations on satellite flight hardware. ability, of the soldering operations. Evelyn Rector, wife of Lynn Rec- A group of seven technicians recent- Several types of connectors are used tor, senior technician, was graduated ly completed the full 40-hour course for model purposes as well as different with honors from West Virginia Uni- and were duly certified by F. Pyott, soldering techniques with those con- versity. She received a degree in medi- who is a qualified instructor in this nectors. cal technology. field, employed by Pace, Inc. In addi- It is expected that this Labs group John Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. tion to the full 40-hour course, three will perform the hundreds of soldering William Carroll, graduated from Labs employees, Vivian Mincer, Viola connections required on the ATS-F Kingwood High School in June. He is Duckett and Grace Ford, were recerti- transponders. enrolled in West Virginia University where he will major in journalism. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Molek became the proud parents of a son on June 2. The baby is named Ronald and is the Molek's third child. Roger Parsons, station engineer, has assumed his old job again this summer as manager of a Little League baseball team in Oakland, Maryland. Sam St. Clair recently purchased a piece of property in Arthurdale, near his present home. Sam is in the process of clearing the area and setting up a modular home. A portion of this land, however, will he used as a landing strip for Sam's airplane, a Cita- bria. Andy Thomson is now operating on the higher frequencies with an SB-102 and SB-220 combination and a tri- band cubical quad antenna.

A Good Day for Baseball, But- Some employees recently traveled by chartered bus to Three Rivers Sta- dium in Pittsburgh to see the game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The trip was most enjoyable, except for the "die hard" COMSAT Labs technicians Viola Duckett , Grace Ford and Vivian ` fincey ( left to Pittsburgh fans. The Pirates were right) brush up on soldering techniques with Joe Molz before being recertified. clobbered by the Mets. Jamesburg to Take Part in Tests For Unattended Antarctic Station By M. Lee Dorsey Jamesburg employees again contributed blood to the Red Cross Michael Olsen of Stanford Univer- Bloodmobile, adding 10 more pints of sity visited Jameshurg to coordinate blood to the blood bank account for plans for testing an unattended An- personnel employed at this station. We tarctic meteorological station being now have a credit of 23 pints. built by Stanford Center for Radar A warm welcome to a new employ- Astronomy. This small station is to ee, Peter Roberts, utility man, who use the Pacific INTELSAT III or IV was previously employed by James- for tests via Jamesburg in January burg as a temporary employee. He is 1972. now a permanent member of our staff. This experiment is a project of the Peter is an interesting individual, National Science Foundation. James- born in Newcastle, England. Ile burg is pleased to participate in these served in the British Royal Army Serv- tests, which could lead to use of satel- ice Corps during World War 11, lite communications for unattended Robbie Robinson looks out over his spending most of the war Nears in stations at many remote locations. Cachagua Valley spread. Italy. Ater the war, Peter migrated to Vacation Time Again Australia, doing many interesting A Visit to Sky Ranch Station Manager John Scroggs and jobs, such as working in a whaling sta- family will he off to England to visit tion at Carnarvon and a timber mill By M. Lee Dorsey the Scroggs' daughter and son-in-law in Perth. A visit to "Sky Ranch", located in who are living in Kew, Surrey, near Later he moved to Canada where the Cachagua Valley and operated by London. While abroad, the Scroggses he worked in his brother-in-law's Walter D. "Robbie" Robinson, facili- plan to tour England. Wales and Scot- electronics store. But Peter yearned to land. ties engineer, was very informative as live in the United States so he con- Patty Blatnik and family plan to go to how one of our Jamesburg staff tacted his sister, who lives in Carmel spends his time away from the station. to Lake Tahoe and combine the vaca- Valley, and arranged for a visit. tion with a family reunion. The Sky Ranch is a working ranch, Well ...Peter immediately fell in with cattle grazing on some of the 624 Jack Ramey and family plan a fish- love with Carmel Valley and arranged acres. There are also horses, some ing and hunting trip to Oregon. for a permanent visa. After arriving in chickens and many rabbits. Jim Harding and wife, Maudie, left the Valley, he worked for the Carmel Upon entering Sky Ranch, the for the Dakotas and Wisconsin. Valley Outlook Newspaper as a print- beauty of the lovely old oak trees that Bob French and family plan to er's devil, then the White Oaks The- line the road to the ranch house and spend their vacation in Florida, visit- ater...and on to COMSAT. ing the family. the rolling hills beyond is really a Jimmy L. Clark has been promoted serene sight. One can readily under- Jack Inman and family plan to drive to senior technician, his second pro- stand why Robbie enjoys living there. to Tennessee and visit their family. motion since coming to COMSAT. Outside the ranch house, Robbie Jack Ramey, senior technician. at- Personnel Notes tills his vegetable garden. Like most tended a week-long course in spectrum ranchers in the area, he grows his own Kristine Ford, daughter of George analyzer sweep oscillator maintenance fresh vegetables. But Robbie feels Ford, technician, graduated from Car- at the Hewlett-Packard Company. sometimes that he plants more for the mel High School and will attend the deer than for himself. The deer love to Monterey Peninsula College. Cliff Swallow Invasion pay nightly visits to his garden. Ruth Jeter, daughter of Vic Jeter, operations supervisor, will graduate The cliff swallows have invaded from Carmel Middle School and will Jamesburg, mistaking it for Capis- attend Carmel High School. trano. That's the opinion of Jack In- Having graduated tenth in her class man, station electronics engineer. at North Salinas High School, Susan The birds persist in nesting in the Jones, daughter of Earl Jones, senior inaccessible places on the antenna. So technician, plans to attend the Univer- in an effort to discourage the swal- sity of New Mexico School of Mines lows, Jack's crew tried experimenting and Technology. She is enrolled in the with a sonic system, hoping to find a summer session honors program. frequency that would send the birds Darlene Inman , oldest daughter of flying. Unfortunately, they were un- Jack Inman, was married in May to able to find a frequency the birds dis- Darrell King in a ceremony at the In- like. man home. With further research, it was learned Senior Technician Don Tucker and that the swallows have basically the family have moved from the Cachagua same audio hearing range as the hu- Valley to the Carmel Valley Village. man ear, so any sonic sounds that Don and Eunice have a youngster who would send the birds flying also would will attend school in the fall, and Don send the station personnel flying. So Robinson feeds his livestock; the deer felt the bus ride was too long for so we're working on another solution to help themselves. young a child. the problem. Definitive Arrangements Agreements To Open on August 20 for Signatures The new international agreements sider operational matters and other through contract to the maximum ex- establishing definitive arrangements matters of interest to the investors in tent practicable. for INTELSAT will open for sig- INTELSAT. Voting in both the As- Under the interim arrangements, nature at the State Department on sembly of Parties and Meeting of the investment and ownership quotas August 20, the seventh anniversary of Signatories will be on the basis of one of the members of INTELSAT have the opening for signature of the in- member, one vote. been fixed with reference to their esti- terim arrangements under which The Board of Governors will have, mated shares of international traffic INTELSAT has operated thus far. as does the present Interim Com- at the time the interim arrangements The international conference on de- munications Satellite Committee, were negotiated. As a result, at the finitive arrangements concluded its responsibility for the design, develop- present time they are not in line with negotiations on May 21. Seventy- ment, construction, establishment, the current use of the satellite system seven of the 79 INTELSAT members operation and maintenance of the by the members. This situation will participated in the final vote of the INTELSAT space segment. Repre- conference. There were 73 affirmative be corrected under the definitive ar- sentation and voting will be based rangements, which will provide for the votes, no negative votes and four ab- upon a Signatory's investment in stentions. frequent periodic adjustments of Sig- INTELSAT, though there will he a natories' investment and ownership The definitive arrangements are ex- 40 percent limit on the vote of any shares to insure that they properly re- pected to enter into force by the end one member. flect current use. of next year: until they do, the interim Pursuant to the provisions of the arrangements remain in force. Communications Satellite Act of 1962, Judy Elnicki Named The definitive arrangements, like COMSAT will continue to be the U.S. the interim agreements, will consist participant in INTELSAT and as such To Shareholder Post of two separate but interrelated agree- will he represented in the Board of Judy Elnicki has been appointed as ments, one among governments (re- Governors and the Meeting of Sig- Assistant for Shareholders Relations ferred to as Parties) and the other natories. succeeding Karen Jordan who has among telecommunications entities resigned from the corporation. (referred to as Signatories) designated Mrs. Elnicki joined COMSAT in by their governments: for example, Executive Organ August 1968 as secretary to William COMSAT in the United States. H. Berman, Assistant Vice President Until December 31, 1976, the Execu- Structural Changes and Associate General Counsel. tive Organ will be headed by a Secre- Earlier she was administrative as- The structure of the organization. tary General who will be responsible sistant to the director for the Commis- however, will undergo considerable for administrative and financial serv- sion for Mass Media of the Society of change. Under the definitive arrange- ices but no technical and operational Jesus in Washington, D.C., and a ments. INTELSAT will have an As- services. Thereafter the Executive Or- member of the Public Relations De- sembly of Parties, a Meeting of Sig- gan will be headed by a Director Gen- partment of the Ford Motor Company natories, a Board of Governors and an eral who will have responsibility for all at Dearborn, Michigan. Executive Organ responsible to the management services. Board of Governors. For the first six years after entry The Assembly of Parties will pro- into force of the agreements, COM- vide a forum for governments to con- SAT will provide technical and opera- sider matters which are of concern to tional management services under them in their sovereign capacities. contract. However, INTELSAT there- The Meeting of Signatories will permit after will continue to obtain technical the communications entities to con- and operational management services Bargellini Judges Pritchard to Direct AIAA Competition AIAA Session Here W. L. Prichard, Assistant Vice Pres- Dr. Pier L . Bargellini , senior staff ident and Director , COMSAT Labs, scientist at COMSAT Laboratories, will serve as general chairman of the was one of four judges in the recent American Institute of Aeronautics and Middle Atlantic Regional Student Astronautics (AIAA) Communications Paper Competition of the American Satellite Systems Conference to be held Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, nautics (AIAA). COMSAT was one of D. C., April 24-26, 1972. several sponsors of the conference. An emphasis at the conference will Held at the Pennsylvania State Uni- he placed on total systems applica- versity, the competition included 25 tions. Domestic and regional systems, papers in theoretical and applied O 0 as well as the INTELSAT system, will physics . T hree graduate and three be discussed from the legal , economic undergraduate papers won prizes. and educational point of view. Sirs. Elnicki Page 9 Charyk's Greetings Sent by Satellite 170 Labs Employees Tested for Glaucoma For Congo Earth Station Dedication A glaucoma clinic was conducted for COMSAT employees at the Labs Camera crews from the USIA, using said. "I salute you on this occasion. in May in cooperation with the Socie- the Operations Center as a backdrop, We at COMSAT welcome you to the ty for the Prevention of Blindness. filmed remarks by COMSAT Presi- system and extend best wishes for the Since glaucoma has been discovered dent Charyk in June on the occasion future." in some young people, the Society of the dedication of the new Nsele The program included a telephone recommends that all people he tested: Earth Station in the Democratic Re- exchange between President Nixon however, it is especially important for public of the Congo. and President Mobutu , Dr. Charyk's persons over thirty and for those who The filmed greetings by Dr. Charyk remarks, an interview with several have relatives with glaucoma. formed a segment in a 45-minute pro- astronauts at Cape Kennedy, remarks Glaucoma is a disease evidenced by gram later televised via satellite to the from Congo' s Ambassador lleka from increased tension in the eye, which can Congo (Kinshasa) station on dedica- Washington, filmed profiles of U.S. lead to blindness if not treated. Some tion day. The station is the fourth one life and several entertainment seg- danger signals are: in Africa. and the first one in Central ments . The USIA produced the pro- Early morning headaches. glasses Africa. It operates via the Atlantic gram. which don't help, even when new: INTELSAT IV satellite. COMSAT made available a number blurry or smoky vision which clears Dr. Charyk , speaking in French, of facilities for the program , including up and then gets blurry again: pain extended congratulations and a wel- use of the Operations Center for film- around the eyes, especially after being come. ing, graphic materials, script -writing in the dark as at the movies or watch- "The peoples of our two countries assistance and an INTELSAT IV ing TV : seeing rainbows around lights enjoy close ties of friendship ," Charyk satellite model for studio pictures. at night, and a family history of glaucoma. Nearly 170 employees were tested. Those found to have symptoms were referred for further testing by an oph- Recent COMSAT Patents thalmologist. Follow up care is being done by the staff of the Prevention of COMSAT has registered a name, while the corporation ac- Blindness Society. number of patents in its name tually owns the patent and there- as the result of work done by fore retains the rights to it. members of the staff. Often the Five COMSAT patents have J. Levatich Is Named patent is issued for a particular been issued thus far in 1971. invention, in which case the in- Following is a synopsis of these To URSI Committee ventor is given credit for the patents: Julius Levatich, manager of the patent by having it issued in his propagation branch of the systems lab, has recently been elected to member- Inventor Patent Title t pplicatiuir ship in the National Committee. William G. Schmidt Probability Error Relates to a technique at Commission II, Radio and Non-ion- Corrector and Voltage a receiver for selecting ized Media , of the International Union Detector the code word corre- of Radio Science (URSI). sponding to the message The national committee of URSI ef- transmitted even if there fects participation by U.S. radio scien- is an error in the received tists and engineers in the International message. Council of Scientific Union through 0. Gene Gabbard Synchronizer for Time For use in the TDMA the National Academy of Sciences- Division Multiple Ac- system to permit several National Research Council. cess Satellite Communi- transmitting stations to Mr. Levatich has been active in the cations have simultaneous access radio wave propagation work and sys- to the satellite. tem engineering for over 15 years. John G. Puente Local Routing Channel Commonly referred to as Richard B. McClure Sharing System and SPADE. Relates to a George D. Dill Method for Communi- PCM-FDM demand as- Plessy Contract Eugene R. Cacciamani cations Via Satellite signment satellite multi- Andrew M. Walker ple access system in A contract to develop experimental William G. Schmidt which participating earth solid-state millimeter wave sources stations in the system has been awarded to Plessy Compare share a pool of channels Ltd. by COMSAT on behalf of IN- on a demand basis. TELSAT. Leonard S. Golding Predictor for Syn- Relates to a niethod of The best-effort contract is in two chronization in a TDM varying burst transmit phases, development and fabrication. System time in a TDMA system. The fixed price for the first phase of Chester J. Wolejsza Phase Lock Loop with Relates to an improved the contract is $52,800: if the option Tangent Function Phase tanlock phase lock loop. is exercised to continue the work, the Comparator price for the second phase will he S46,320. The Versatile Capabilities of COMSA T's Print Shop

If it is printing that you need , the corporation print shop at the Plaza generally can do it. Staffed with six permanent employees, the print shop has recently streamlined its operation to take care of the corporation 's increasing in-house printing requirements. Tyrone Ricks, who came to COMSAT last fall, manages the print shop, which is equipped to print, collate and bind almost any kind of document. The employees in the shop are expected to know how to do each other 's jobs so that they can fill in when necessary or concentrate efforts when a special job needs to be done under rush conditions. Three offset presses can be operated at any one time, taking care of three jobs simultaneously. Equipment includes a collator, binder and Itek plate maker. Assisting in the work of the print shop is the pho- to lab, where Tom Greene , cameraman, is responsible for preparing negatives, plates and Itek camera work.

Tyrone Ricks is head of the staff in the print shop.

Melvin Harley is working the automatic paper cutter . John Cotton checks job coming off the multilith. t,age i l

Tom Greene, lab technician , prepares line negative for the print shop.

John Wiggins supervises the collator . Joshua A . Hampton operates the Itek platemaker. ftb^ Ambassador Keller , Director of the United Nations and Spe- Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, COMSAT President (center), discus- cial Agencies in Bern , Switzerland , sends a message around ses the World Administrative Radio Conference and TELE- the world via satellite at the INTELSAT exhibit at TELE- ('O\I 71 with David Leive ( left) of the COMSAT legal staff COM 71. At the left is Allan Galfund , COMSAT senior in- and Sidney Mellon , director of COMSAT' s Geneva office, at formation officer , who was in charge of the exhibit. a reception sponsored by the city of Geneva. News From the Geneva Office Geneva Was Communications Capital Of World During Space Conference By Miles Merians and Erika Hofmann International telecommunication services contemplated for the future. gations for the U.S. and U.S. Terri- calls for a high degree of cooperation The International Telecommunica- tories, including Dr. Charyk as Senior among participants, while at the same tion Union (ITU) therefore held a Advisor to the U.S. Delegation. time it promotes the understanding World Administrative Radio Confer- vital to this cooperation. It is thus a ence for Space Telecommunications Exhibition Held happy example of a "non-vicious" (WARC) in Geneva from June 7 to circle. July 16, 1971. On the occasion of the WARC, the As early as 1963, an Extraordinary Discussed at the conference were ITU had also organized the first Administrative Radio Conference was technical and administrative aspects of World Telecommunication Exhibition, held in order to allocate frequency all uses of radio in space, including TELECOM '71, which was held in bands for space communications serv- telecommunications, aeronautical and Geneva from June 17 to 27. It used ices, whose potential was at that time marine services, radioastronomv, and the large exhibition halls of the "Palais only dimly appreciated by most peo- control and telemetry of scientific or des Expositions", where many shows ple. That conference was an outstand- applications missions. It also consid- and exhibits, like the famous annual ing demonstration of international ered the problems of exclusive fre- Geneva Motor Show, are normally cooperation to enable widespread quency allocations, frequency sharing, held. This exhibition brought to- benefits to be drawn from a rapidly efficient use of orbital positions, and gether PTT administrations and the evolving technology. The frequency technical characteristics of transmis- representatives of many industrial allocations agreed upon there, among sions. firms interested in telecommunica- other things, have enabled the INTEL- The participants at the conference- tions and electronics, as well as inter- SAT system to grow in an orderly representatives of most of the 140 national and national organizations fashion and to provide global commer- countries which are members of the which are concerned with the develop- cial telecommunications service today. ITU-thus had a complex task before ment of all forms of telecommunica- New Agreements Needed them . Their decisions will be vital in tions, including space and mass com- determining the availability and form munications. But things don't stand still. Devel- of space radio services for the fore- There were more than 200 exhibi- opments since 1963 have made it obvi- seeable future. tors, including INTELSAT which dis- ous that new agreements are required There were, incidentally, seven played its own exhibit. The COMSAT in order to serve all the radio space COMSAT representatives on the dele- (See INTELSAT, Page 13) COMSAT NEWS-July 1971 Page 13 TELECOM 71 Exhibit Depicted Global System

"Expanding Satellite Pathways" was the exhibit theme used by INTELSAT at TELECOM 71, the World Telecom- munications Exposition, in Geneva June 17-27. The dominant feature of the INTEL- SAT exhibit was a full scale, 17-foot tall model of the 5,000-circuit INTEL- SAT IV satellite. The exhibit included a "Write Around the World Via Satellite" demonstration which permitted visitors to write a message on an electrowriter and see it return almost simultaneously on an adjacent receiver after a 145,000-mile trip around the world through space and terrestrial facilities.

The three basic units of the INTEL- INTELSAT Exhibit at TELECOM 71 was popular with the 70,000 visitors. SAT exhibit were devoted to the growth and impact of the global satellite system on international communi- At Paumalu cations, present and future. A large eight-square-foot systems map in four-colors, depicting direct lines cf communications via satellite among 5-Year COMSAT Veterans Cited earth stations in 32 countries, was the The month of June marked the com- vision program between Hawaii and centerpiece of one of these units, and pletion of five Nears of service with the U.S. mainland via 'Lani Bird.' was accompanied by a two-minute COMSAT for several Paumalu em- "Then came the successful II. F-2 narrated presentation in English, ployees. Daniel Geer. assistant station which began providing the first full- French and Spanish, entitled "The manager: Ken Elder. Al Prevo, and time service over the Pacific. Things New Communications Era." Stan Holt. shift supervisors: Ken were hectic at times, particularl,. when Another unit was devoted to tech- Yamashita. TT&C supervisor: and commercial power failed and the back- nological advances that have emerged Norman Kato, Tim Kolb. Ronald up power van didn't believe it was from INTELSAT research and devel- NIivasato. Eddie Mitatake. Ernest supposed to work. opment on components and tech- Nakamura, Toni Ota and Jack Voll- "Later came INTELSAT III and niques, and satellite development rath, senior technicians, all came to the second fixed antenna for Paumalu. during the past seven years. This unit COMSAT in June 1966. Everyone marveled at the new ground included a three-minute narrated These men, along with Charlie equipment. The daily operations be- presentation entitled "INTELSAT Ogata. shift supervisor, and Charles came almost routine. Outages were R&D Projects." W'r'ong. applications engineer, made up few and far between. The theme of the third unit was part of the 30-nien crew who were "For those assigned to the TT&C "Decade of Growth," a projection of initiallN hired to staff the Paumalu operations, the historic event took international traffic for the global sys- station. As the remaining "pioneers" place a few months ago when all of the tem from 2,000 circuits in 1970 to of' the station, these emplo\ees attained equipment located in the transportable perhaps 20,000 by 1980. a milestone when theN recentl\ com- van was relocated into the control pleted their first five Nears of service. huildin_g. The vans stand empty todaN. serving as it reminder to those who In an interview. .lack Vollrath said worked in the crowded spaces of the From Page 12 "tremendous changes have occurred at key role they once played in providing Paumalu: Those earlN daNs were reallN communications service when it was ur- INTELSAT hectic. Power outrages and equipment gently needed." European Office helped in the prepa- failures were more frequent then and rations for the INTELSAT Exhibit. on many occasions hand cranking of" Personals Allan Galfund came over to Geneva the antenna was necessary." Ken Elder, operations supervisor, from the COMSAT information office After a few moments of recollection gave his daughter away in marriage to in Washington in order to supervise he added, "I remember the first William Clark in a ceremony held on the erection of the INTELSAT exhibit, INTELSAT II series satellite when .June 12. A reception followed at the to make all final preparations, and to synchronous orbit was not attained Elder residence in Pupukea. see that the exhibit ran smoothlN from because of a malfunction of the apogee The ranks of bachelors at Paumalu heg_*inninu to end. In this he was assis- motor. The Hawaiian press called it was thinned again on June 26 when ted by John T. Mullen of Marketing 'Lani Bird.' meaning HeavenlN Bird. Tim Kolb. senior technician TT&C. and by four charming hostesses. re- The station did provide limited com- and Ruth Sugai were married at the cruited locally. mercial service and the first live tele- Makiki Christian Church CEA Headlines For Your Benefit Amateur Radio COMSAT B Club Receives enefit Program Service Award Offers Aid If Death Occurs

By Beverly Nitkowski This is the second in a series o% articles prepared btv the Personnel office to explain COMSAT's benefits program to employees and their families. The COMSAT Amateur Radio Club has received a public service award Last month's article reviewed the many benefits available through your from the American Radio Relay COMSAT employment. This month's article will discuss "Your benefits, League for meritorious work in connec- and how they apply in the event of your death." tion with communications provided Potential Benefit Sources after an earthquake struck San Fer- nando, California, on February 9, In the event of your death, your dependents and/or beneficiary may be 1971. eligible for benefits from a variety of sources including: The certificate was presented to the • The COMSAT Group Life Insurance Plan club in recognition of its contribution • The COMSAT Thrift/Savings Plan to the public service record of radio • Social Security amateurs and is representative of out- • Workmen's Compensation-if death is attributable to occupational standing work by individual amateurs causes during communications emergencies, • Individual personal insurance policies done without hope or expectation of If death occurs as a result of an accident, there may be additional benefits reward. from: The weekend of June 26 marked the • The COMSAT Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance date of another Annual Field Day, the Plan most popular of all amateur events. The purpose of the outing was to • The COMSAT Voluntary Accident Insurance Plan demonstrate the clubs' abilities during • The COMSAT Business Air Travel Insurance Police - if death occurs emergencies, such as the California when traveling via air transportation while on Corporation business earthquake. The clubs must be able to Benefit Descriptions set up equipment and operate on Life and Accidental emergency power. Death and Dismemberment Insurance : As a rule of This year several hundred clubs thumb, all participating employees arc insured for at least twice their basic competed in a contest during the field annual salary under the group life insurance plan. If death is due to acci- day weekend. The objective of the dental causes, the beneficiary will receive a like amount under the Acci- contest was to see how many clubs dental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan. each amateur club can contact. CFA's The actual amounts and bi-weekly costs to the employee for both plans club teamed up with the IBM amateur can be determined from the schedule below: club against the vast enrollment and scored favorably. Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Wally Mercer, a member of the Insurance Labs club, is currently working on Amount of building a repeater for the next OSCAR amateur satellite. Insurance Your Cost Every The Plaza station has frequently Life AD&D Two Weeks been on the Basic Annual Earnings Through S4,000 air with clubs in Australia 8,000 8,000 $ .60 and Germany. In connection with the 4,001 To And Including 5,000 10,000 10,000 $ .75 World Administrative Radio Confer- 5,00I To And Including 6,000 12.000 12,000 S .90 ence, Plaza members have contacted 6.001 To And Including 7,000 14,000 14,000 S I.05 the ITU Headquarters Station in 7.001 To And Including 8,000 16.000 16,000 Geneva, Switzerland. $1.20 8,001 To And Including 9.000 18,000 18,000 If you have an amateur license and $1.35 9,001 To And Including 10,000 wish to use the facilities at the Labs or 20,000 20,000 $1.50 Each additional Plaza, contact Perry Klein at the Plaza $1,000 basic and $2,000 additional S .15 additional annual earnings or fraction thereof or Cal Cotrer at the Labs. Nev. Club amounts of life cost members aic welcome. and AD&D insurance Thrift and Savings Plan With the employee's death, the full value of the his Thrift and Savings Solar Array Contract accounts will be paid to his designated beneficiary. If a beneficiary has not COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT been named, the accounts will be paid to the employee' s estate. has awarded a $200, 000 contract to Social Security Societe Nationale Industrielle Aero- spatiale, Paris, to build a lightweight Social Security provides a lump-sum death benefit (current maximum: solar array for extensive testing. (See COMSAT Benefits, Page I5.) CEA Activities Redskin Exhibition Tickets Offered at Discount Club's 17-foot Mobjack. purchased in Two COMSAT employees have By Beverly Nitkowski early May from Congressman O'Hara their chess ratings shown in the June Once again the CLA will sell tickets of Michigan. thus far has been put to 1971 issue of Chess Life and Review to two Redskins exhibition flames. One good use. published by the U.S. Chess Federa- hundred tickets have been obtained for Approximately 30 members of the tion. They are Wilbur Pritchard, 1,671 the August 28 Shrine Game between boating club successfully completed the points; and William Higler, 1,852 the Redskins and the Colts and 100 Potomac River Power Squadron small- points, counts which fall into class tickets for the September 11 Redskins boat handling course. Examinations "B" and class "A" respectively. vs. Bengals game. The price of tickets are given in June. It was also noted that Lubomir is $7.00 each. Potpourri Kavalek, who put on a simultaneous Since there is only a limited supply demonstration at the Plaza in April, of tickets, only two tickets per CEA Emersons, Ltd.. restaurants are of- was listed as having 2,571, ranking member will be sold on a first-come. fering discount steak dinners to COM- second behind Bobby Fischer, number first-serve basis. Tickets go on sale the SAT employees with proper identifi- one U.S. player, with 2,771 points. first week of August. Watch for flyers cation. For more information, contact naming ticket sellers. Bev Nitkowski, Ext. 6141. New Activities Interested in joining a bowling Jim Tallon, special arrangements Boating Club Sails On league this fall'? Contact John Maddox chairman, is organizing an investment Club members are currently enjoy- now so that CEA can get ahead of the club for those of you who wish to talk ing sailing on a scheduled basis. The rush on alleys. about stocks, learn about the market or invest on your own. From Page 14 Telephone Jim on Ext. 6550 if you wish to get in on high finance. CEA members who previously showed an interest in traveling with COMSAT Benefits the CEA at a reduced rate should note that CEA is working on the possibility 5255) and monthly benefits to the surviving family of a qualified employee. of taking a trip to Europe in the spring , For example monthly Social Security benefits will be payable for of 1972. Watch for flyers discussing widows with dependent children regardless of the widow's age, to widows details. For further information at the without children over a prescribed age, and to surviving dependent chil- present time, see Jim Tallon or Bert dren . Benefits may also be payable for dependent aged parents. Runfola. Detailed information on Social Security death benefits may be obtained by calling your local Social Security office or contacting the Employee Tennis Tournament Benefits Department. The annual Labs-Plaza tennis tour- Workmen's Compensation nament was scheduled to be played at If an employee's death is attributable to occupational causes, death bene- Hains Point on Jul), 17. Participation fits may be provided under state and/or local Workmen's Compensation was based on ladder ranking from Laws. both the men's and women's ladders All state compensation acts, except one, provide for payment of burial at the Plaza and the Labs. Alan expenses up to a specified maximum amount. In several states, however. Kasper at the Plaza and Carl Wenrich such benefits are restricted to cases where there are no dependents. at the Labs were in charge of arrange- Death benefits generally are payable to the widow until remarriage and ments for the traditionally fierce com- to children under a specified age. Benefit amounts are prescribed in accord- petition. ance with state and local laws. A number of laws provide lump sums payable to a widow upon remarriage. If' a maximum amount is not specified in Labs All-Stars Top Challengers the law, the amount payable usually is a percentage of an employee's wages The All-Stars (composed of 5 modified by the number of dependents. members from 3 Labs softball teams) For more information on this subject. employees should contact the met the first-half season winners on Employee Benefits Department. June 17. The All-Stars won, 9-4. Labs COMSAT Voluntary Accident Insurance Plan Director W. L. Pritchard umpired behind the plate. A barbeque followed If an employee prior to his death was a participant in the Voluntary the game. Accident Insurance Plan, and his death is attributable to accidental causes. benefits will be available from the Voluntary Accident Insurance Plan. Such benefits will depend on the amount of coverage purchased by the employee. The minimum amount of benefit (principal sung) is 510,000 and the maximum amount is SI00,000. Solar Cell System Beneficiaries of the amounts payable are designated by the employee. COMSA T on behalf of INTELSAT has awarded a $59,535 contract to the .Veit month 's article will answer specific questions on the Corpora- Heliotek Division of Textron, Inc.. tion's Group Lile and .-accidental Death x Dismemberment Insurance'. to develop an optimal solar cell - I/ there are specific questions you would like to have answered regarding interconnect system to meet the antici- nevt month '.s cub/ect . please send thent to the Manager. Employee pated demands for electrical power Bend/its. aboard future satellites. Brewster Holds Annual Summer Picnic at Lake

Alta Lake State Park was the scene of the annual Brewster CEA picnic on June 12. The festivites began at 10 a.m. and continued until late evening, during which time over 100 pounds of steak were barbequed: mounds of hamburgers and hot dogs were served with a huge assortment of delectable salads made by the COMSAT ladies. Mouth- watering barbeque sauces were fur- nished by Dewey Martin and Beverly Tate. There were fun and games for children and adults under the supervision of Jerry Bowes and J. O. Hart. Egg rolling, sack races, lawn darts, volleyball, swimming. boating and water skiing were among the enjoyed activities. There was an assortment of prizes for all who participated in the Alvin 1r.wing (right) , COMSAT technical specialist for reliability and quality assur- games and sore muscles for those first- ance, checks the thermal structural model built by COMSAT Labs under the ATS-F tinme water skiiers. contract with NASA. Looking on is Archie Harmon , NASA quality assurance rep- Jacob Bossert. Park Ranger, stopped resentative. by and thanked chairman Jack Wohl- ford for our cooperation in keeping the park clean. COMSAT Labs Team Potpourri Vacation time is here, and the R. Eliasons recently returned from visit- Delivers Model, Proceeds ing relatives in Connecticut. Doris Lauterhach joined Wally and Jeff in New York after participating in a On ATS-F Contract Work bridge tournament in Anchorage. Alaska. They attended Wally's class The COMSAT Laboratories team Paul Schrantz was responsible for reunion at West Point, then visited headed by Jay I.evatich, which is much of the design and assembly. relatives in Orlando. Florida: Man- working on the ATS-F contract awar- Howard Fleiger was responsible for kato, Minnesota: and Twin Falls, ded to the Labs by NASA, completed the thermal design. Idaho. a thermal structural model in early COMSAT Labs was awarded the David Morgan returned to work for June and delivered it to the prime NASA contract on March 26 to pro- the summer. He attended Wenatchee contractor. vide a millimeter wave propagation Valley College last fall and winter and Fairchild Hiller, the prime con- experiment for flight aboard the ATS- will enroll at Washington State Uni- tractor, will use the thermal structural F satellite which is scheduled for versity in September. model to complete the design of the launch in May 1973. COMSAT is to There has been a Hurry of activity experimental satellite. provide all phases of the experiment, around the CFA incubator and brood- Two other major pieces of satellite including the spacecraft hardware, er. Thirty-nine pheasant eggs and eight hardware are included under the con- ground equipment and experiment chukar eggs have hatched. We now tract - a prototype model and a flight operation and analysis. have a brooder of baby chicks. model. The propagation experiment is de- The prototype model is scheduled signed to gather data on satellite sig- It is expected that the duration of for completion in February 1972 and nal attenuation caused by atmospheric the experiment will be sufficiently long the flight unit is scheduled for com- hydrometeors for ground stations lo- to permit a statistical comparison pletion in June 1972. cated in representative climatological between the measured attenuation at a These will be a significant step areas. site and general meteorological pa- forward in the development of the The data from the experiment will rameters that are routinely collected by Corporation ' s capability to design and permit determination of minimum the weather bureau, such as rainfall build flight hardware. power margins needed in spacecraft rate, number of thunderstorm days, The thermal model was built in the communications systems operating at and total precipitation. COMSAT Labs machine shop under frequencies above 10 GHz. The ex- The most critical phase of the con- the direction of Ron Kessler , and was periment will yield statistical distribu- tract involves the spacecraft hardware, environmentally tested in the Labs' tions of signal attenuation from 24 since it must function for at least six ETL under Tony Clark. different locations in the U.S. months while in synchronous orbit. t,VM,HI N WJ-JUIy I I

At Bartlett Stations in Congo And New Zealand Staffers Enter Raft Race Commence Service Two new earth stations entered and Flying Fever Spreads the global satellite system during June, one in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific. purchased a Cessna 150. They are By Jim Shaff and Larry McKenna The new stations-one in the taking lessons from bush pilot Mike Democratic Republic of the Con- Bartlett's CEA is busy planning for Fisher. On the sideline awaiting their go and one in New Zealand- the first annual picnic. Our outdoor turns are wives Carolyn and Margaret. increased the number of earth fling will be held at the Cache Creek Karl Welm, who is already a licensed station antennas in operation in campgrounds. weather and mosquitoes pilot left for a vacation in Austin, the global system to 55. permitting. Texas, where he planned to pick up his The number of antennas in Summer was rather timid arriving, newly purchased plane and fly it back service by the end of 1971 is but came. We thought the snow would to Talkeetna. expected to be 67. never leave. Summer brought beautiful Pat Sousa. along with several other The Nsele earth station in the 70-degree temperatures, and the whole artists from the Anchorage area, orga- Congo (Kinshasa) began service countryside was blanketed in shades of nized and held a very successful art via the Atlantic INTELSAT IV green. Everyone at Bartlett Park went show at the Talkeetna Motel over the satellite with circuits initially to outdoors with shovels, getting ready Memorial Day weekend. They planned the United Kingdom and the for garden planting. Have you ever another show for the 4th of July. United States. seen so many rocks' Errol McElroy has been promoted to The Warkworth earth station senior technician. This puts Bartlett at Tanana Raft Race in New Zealand, operating with 100 percent licensed senior technicians. the Pacific INTELSAT Ill satel- Fred Herron, Mike Vaughan and The fishing really picked up after lite, began operations initially Errol McElroy entered their raft in the the ice went out. One week the Mc- with circuits to Australia. Service "Fourth Annual Tanana Raft Race" Kennas took a trip down to the Ninil- to Hong Kong and the United held in May. The race took place on a chik River, famous for king salmon. States is planned soon. 65-mile stretch of the Tanana River They didn't have much luck in the The next new earth station between Fairbanks and Nenana. There fishing department, but reported the scheduled to join the system is were 372 rafts entered this year. Our trip was still every bit worth it. the Singapore station in August. crew did very well. Starting in position The Clays planned a week's stay 300, they finished 59th. down in Homer, Alaska, for a little One of the crew reported that they rest, recreation and fishing. would have done much better, but somehow their shortcut wasn't one. The race is it little unusual in that the first ten rafts to finish are disqualified Personality Spotlight New Test Terminal for "trying", and a raft number II is Born and raised in the rambling declared the winner, with a winning Planned at Labs wheat country of Alberta, Canada, prize of a case of champagne. It's all where a portion of his youth was spent The staff of the modulation tech- in fun, and everyone had a great time. attending a one room country school, niques branch, communications proc- Flying Fever Phil Matlock remembers that most of essing lab, will begin erecting an ex- his boyhood years were spent helping perimental earth terminal beside the Flying fever has taken its toll among his father with the chores on the family Laboratories building in mid-August. Bartlett personnel. Bill Patterson and farm. The I5-foot dish will be part of the Dewey Clay have gone all the way and Phil later attended high school in DICOM (digital communications) Idaho where he took extra courses in project. Nippon Gets Contract shop practices and aircraft engines- The terminal will serve for both ex- his first love. perimentation and demonstration pur- For Echo Cancelers During World War II, Phil became poses, according to Andrew Werth. A contract to design and fabricate an aircraft mechanic. and later a flight DICOM project manager. Accessing two digital echo cancelers for labora- engineer. flying around the country limited bands in the Atlantic INTEL- tory and field tests has been awarded repairing engines and aircraft. It was SAT IV, the terminal will test the to the Nippon Electric Company of at this time that he was first exposed to feasibility of incorporating smaller. less Tokyo, Japan, by COMSAT on behalf the wide wonders of Alaska, and later expensive earth stations with no loss of INTELSAT. to COMSAT. lie joined COMSAT of voice or television quality when These cancellation devices will auto- over a year ago as a member of the digital processing techniques, rather matically construct a digital model of facilities team. than analog, are used to modulate the incoming speech and subtract it from He met his wife while enrolled at the signal. The terminal will also he used the signal without interfering with out- University of Alaska. and with the to conduct experiments using pulse going speech. thereby eliminating exception of two years schooling in code modulation and DELTA modu- voice echo which is often a problem California, they have always called lation in conjunction with forward er- in long-distance telephony. Alaska home. ror coding techniques to improve Under the terms of the S87,000 con- The Matlocks have three boys and a transmission quality. tract the units are to be delivered in girl, all of whom love Alaska 's great Experiments through the terminal n vear outdoors life. are scheduled to herzin in September. Technical Staffer Visits Station In Orbita System

A group of Americans including Robert D. Briskman of COMSAT recently toured a Soviet earth station and observed TV reception via satellite from Moscow. The station, situated in Central Si- beria outside of Novosibirsk, is one of about 50 stations in the Soviet's Orbi- ta system operating with Molniya satellites for the transmission of TV to outlying Russian cities. Briskman, Manager of COMSAT's domestic and special projects office, visited the station in May while in the Soviet Union as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Popov Society Congress. The primary purpose of the station This is the Orbita station in Siberia visited by Mr. Briskman. at the time of the visit, Briskman reported, was to receive TV via satellite Broadcasters are Told They Hold Key from Moscow, supplementing local programming broadcast by the three TV stations in Novosibirsk. To Future of CATV Satellite Service During his visit, Briskman said, the antenna moved from 75 to 85 degrees Assistant Vice President John L. of Hughes Aircraft Company. elevation angle. Martin, Jr., told cable broadcasters Col. Lasher said all of the applicants The antenna was approximately 40 that satellites could well be "a large in the domestic satellite case now feet in diameter and was installed atop force in the development of cable TV pending before the FCC "expressed a building that served as the antenna in the future." optimism in their filings ." He said the foundation, Briskman said. "The Mr. Martin was one of six panelists OTP, after reviewing all eight major mount (of the antenna) is an elevation at a recent management session spon- filings, had no desire to change the over azimuth type with a very strong sored by the National Cable Television "open skies" policy which was laid box-constructed type elevation yoke Association during its 20th annual con- down in January 1970. having an enormous counterweight of vention in Washington. The title of the Mr. Ende of the FCC's Common lead." panel session was: "There's a Domestic Carrier Bureau said there "will be one. The quality of the black and white Satellite in Your Future." probably more , satellite systems in video signal as shown on the monitor Mr. Martin said that COMSAT's your future ." He declined to speculate was "very good". Briskman said, and multipurpose domestic satellite pro- on when a decision might be issued by the audio quality sounded "quite posal offered a "reliable, a low-cost, a the Commission. good." At the time of this reception. complete service." Ile pointed out that Panelists Page and Parker urged the satellite was near the zenith of its COMSAT's plan was for a nationwide an "open ground" policy in which pass over Russia. common carrier operation, open to all, users of domestic satellite service "It appeared that the station had bringing lower overall costs through would be able to own their own earth roughly eight personnel, one of whom the sharing of fixed facilities by many stations. was the station manager with at least customers. Mr. Visher of Hughes said there was three others being engineers," Brisk- Such a system would provide CATV no scarcity of orbital space or fre- man said. "It was stated that 10-hour operators with nationwide intercon- quencies for satellites serving the U.S. operation (or less) a day was normal, nection and distribution capability for He also commented that domestic and that 24-hour operation was not expanded programming, Martin said. satellite services " should not he a required." But he added: "The impact of this monopoly ." He argued that there was availability is up to the cable televi- room for both common carriers, sion industry itself: it alone holds the special purpose systems and private make a buck , so be it . We'll draw our key to what satellites will mean to its systems for domestic service. own conclusions. business." FCC Chairman Dean Burch was "But if cable takes off from its nec- Others on the panel included Asher the main speaker at the closing con- essary base of broadcast signals and Ende of the Federal Communications vention luncheon later that same day. turns itself into a vehicle of maximum Commission, Col. S. A. Lasher of the He urged the CATV operators to show service-if, in other words, it turns Office of Telecommunications Policy. enterprise in providing new services. that opportunity into substantial per- A. L. Parker of Collins Radio Com- "if the industry response , typically." formance - then I think you can count pany, Carter Page of Western Tele- he said , " is one of moving broadcast on a response ( from the FCC) the communications Inc., and Paul Visher signals around the country in order to equal of your own effort." COMSAT NEWS-July 1971 Page 19 Write Around World Exhibit Is Popular At Recent Meetings

The opportunity to "Write Around the World Via Satellite" proved to be irresistible to many persons attending two recent national conventions. COMSAT's demonstration at the International Communications Asso- ciation Convention in Atlanta, Ga., in May-June. and at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Asso- ciation meeting in Washington, D.C., in June permitted communications men from industry and government to transmit a written message around the world in less than a second. Through use of Electrowriter equipment provided by the Victor Comp- tometer Corporation and more than 145,000 miles of circuitry, their mes- Barbara Atkins and Cindy Watson discuss the COMSAT `Write Around the World' sages circled the globe via three exhibit with George Lawler, director of marketing , at the recent AFCEA conven- INTELSAT satellites in approximately tion in the Sheraton -Park Hotel, Washington , D.C. The young ladies, employed at .8 of a second. The sending and re- Headquarters, served as hostesses at the exhibit. ceiving Electrowriter units themselves were located on tables only several feet apart. As a memento of the occasion, at- tractive COMSAT hostesses mounted the transmitted and received messages in souvenir brochures suitable for framing.

The Music Was Loud, the Dancing Was Mod The CEA's spring party, held at the Plaza on Friday. May 14, was a festive occasion for all who attended. Refreshments and snacks were served, while the partygoers danced the evening away under the shade of the Plaza's maple trees. The weather was splendid. In the photograph above, Tyrone Ricks, print shop manager, tries out some Jim Shreve, internal audit , dances with new steps with Ruth Peed. his wife, Janet , at the Plaza party. Page 20 COMSAT `Swingers' Y :. Are Gift to Baseball

COMSAT's gift to the baseball world known as "The Swingers", are currently in action every Thursday evening on the Lincoln Memorial grounds. While COMSAT's entry in the D. C. Woman's Softball League has gotten off to a slow start, the future does look bright. Coached by Mel Harley of the Print Shop, the team has been working towards its first victory, and he reports that the girls are improving with each practice session. For those interested in seeing a fast brand of softball, all Swinger games are played on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. on the ball diamonds adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial. Shown in the photograph of the Swingers at the left are: Front row, left to right - Lu Pete, Renate Pawlik, Mary Rozday, Harriet Biddle, Elaine Stott, Bert Runfola, Janet Royal. Back row, left to right-Bev Nit- kowski, Kitty Stephenson, Ruth Peed, COMSAT Swingers pose in front of the Plaza before a recent game. Mel Harley (coach), Peggy Fisher, Sandy Reynolds. CFA's Spring Mixer CEA Offers Volleyball CEA's special arrangements chair- Weisend, Flynn Win Round-Robin man, Jim Tallon, recently announced that the CEA has obtained a volleyball Hains Point was the scene for the re- Marty Fliesler of Legal and partner court for Plaza players. Located just cent CEA Spring Tennis Mixer. More Jane Dowler against Dan Flynn of across the street from the entrance to the Lincoln Memorial the court is avail- than 40 COMSAT players joined in Personnel and Mary Weisend of Cor- the Round- Robin action with each able from 4:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. on porate Relations. Winning two of mixed doubles team playing all other Monday evenings throughout the sum- teams to determine the tournament three games the Flynn-Weisend team mer. For additional information, call Jim winner. were the victors, each receiving a well- The final 3- game match pitted earned trophy. or Jack Dicks.

Marty Fliesler and Jane Dowler con- Dan Flynn guards the net while Mary The winners, Dan Flynn and Mary gratulate the winners. Weisend prepares to serve. Weisend with their trophies. iini^u^uui ou InIPfllluLrn Net Income Up, Second Quarter Dividend Slated COMSAT net income increased to $5,454,000 or 55 cents per share for the second quarter of 1971, compared to $3,974,000 or 40 cents per share for the second quarter of 1970. For the first six months of 1971, net income totaled $12,145,000 or $1.21 per share, compared to $7,319,000 or 73 cents per share for the first six months of 1970. Revenues amounted to $22,229,000 for the second quarter of 1971 and $44,163,000 for the first half of 1971. Last year, revenues totaled $16,793,000 for the second quarter and $32,228,000 for the first half. The increase in revenues is attributable primarily to the growth in the number of leased full-time equivalent half circuits from 1,657 a year ago to 2,280 at June 30, 1971. Operating expenses for the second quarter were $18,111,000, compared to $14,369,000 in the second quarter of 1970. Operating expenses for the first six months of 1971 were $35,424,000, compared to $27,954,000 for the first six months of 1970. Net operating income increased from $2,424,000 for the second quarter of 1970 to $4,118,000 for the second quarter of 1971 as a result of the con- COMSAT Headquarters beauties ( from the left) Emogene Madison, Elaine Luther tinued growth of revenues. and Dede Runfola discuss the huge plastic sculpture presently on display at L'Enfant Other income was $1,336,000 for the Plaza. second quarter of 1971, compared to $1,550,000 for the second quarter of 1970. For the first six months of 1971, other income was $3,406,000, com- Credit Union Reaches Million Mark pared to $3,045,000 in the first six months of 1970. By Paul Rankin A decrease in earnings of $1,237,000 in the second quarter of 1971, from Since the issuance of its charter on assets per member in the District of the first quarter of 1971, was attribut- June 23, 1967, only four short years Columbia. able to higher depreciation and amor- ago, COMSAT's Credit Union has A large influx of share dollars has tization costs with the placing in serv- grown from an initial $35 shares de- been generated with the issuance of ice of the first INTELSAT IV satellite, posit to more than $1,000,000 in assets our certificate from the Federal Gov- lower income on the Corporation's in- as of June 30, 1971. ernment insuring all shares deposits up vestment portfolio, and lower interest This outstanding growth has made to $20,000 and of course by our divi- during construction. the Credit Union the fourth largest in dend rate of 6 percent compounded At its monthly meeting on July 23, quarterly on these shares. the COMSAT Board of Directors de- Remember, though, because we are clared a quarterly dividend of 12.5 On the Cover : Fred Osugi of the a mutual organization owned by all of cents per share. Space Segment Implementation Div- the members, the Credit Union is also ision uses a magnifying glass and a an excellent place to borrow. Low in- September 1971 - Year 6, Number 8 bright light to check each of the more terest rates and twice-a-week meetings than 45,000 solar cells on the INTEL- COMSAT News is published for em- of the credit committee insure speedy ployees of the Communications Satellite SAT IV, F-3 for damage which might loan action. Corporation by the Information Office, have occurred during shipping or as- To inquire about our services just COMSAT Building, 950 L'Enfant Plaza. sembling. For more photos and a de- give us a call on Ext. 6638. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024 scription of the intensive prelaunch Mr. Rankin is treasurer and Matthew Gordon, Assistant Vice President checks made by the COMSAT staff general manager of the Credit for Public Information before the launch of a IV, see Page 10. Union. James H. Kilcoyne , Jr., Editor Etam News & Notes Staffer Escapes Injury in Mishap On 747 Flight

Mike O'Hara, an employee assigned to the Etam station for the past eight months, although never having been on station, had quite an experience with Boeing 747s during a recent trip to Japan to test new SPADE equipment. On takeoff in San Francisco, part of the landing gear struck a runway light and smashed through the fuse- lage of the plane into the passenger compartment. The pilot managed to complete the takeoff, and then after circling around a while to dump fuel, he landed at San Francisco under emergency conditions. Although there were some serious injuries to passengers, Mike escaped Jerry Reeves ( center ) receives the "Drazah Ytefas Award" at Etam from Chester unharmed. He was then booked on Randolph (left). Jerry did not disconnect the soldering iron and left it on the floor by another 747 later that day, but this the supergroup distribution frame . Sam St. Clair (right) displays evidence. plane could not take off because of engine problems. He eventually made it to Tokyo. New Proficiency Training Program But it was rumored he sought a boat ticket for his return, since flying Keeps Etam Operations Up-to-Date almost involved Mike in a different kind of SPADE project.

The initial cycle of a Proficiency- Mr. Silvius came up with a schedule Potpourri Continuation Training Program at that met the requirements and imple- Paul Helfgott and Rupard Hobbs Etam was concluded in August. The mented a program in which a dual were presented their 5-year service program was envisioned and devel- function of supervisor and technician- pins by William Carroll, station man- oped by the procedures and training trainer resulted. ager, on June 22. supervisor, Jim Silvius. It had become This was accomplished by removing Dennis Hobbs is now spending some apparent that certain equipment areas one operations supervisor from the time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. were becoming vulnerable to extended shift schedule and assigning him to the Rupard Hobbs, while hone on fur- outage time due to unfamiliarity aris- procedures and training supervisor's lough from the Air Force. ing from infrequent use and little or no position for five days. The procedures Vacationers at Etam have been failure experience in these areas. and training supervisor was then many in recent weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Some of the Operations Team mem- placed on shift to implement his train- John Formella and family visited bers had little opportunity for in-depth ing program in the assigned area for their home state of Wisconsin; Mr. work on some of the equipment. Time his speciality. and Mrs. Jim Evans and family spent itself erodes memory, and many of the This gave the supervisor 40 hours to 10 days fishing at Lake Buckhorn internal circuit components had been prepare a program in his assigned near Ontario, Canada; Mr. and Mrs. buttoned up under interlocks and area, and allowed the normal shift John Goodwin and son, Jeff, visited were inaccessible for daily observation schedule to move ahead one shift. Niagara Falls and Canada; Mr. and and review of job skill knowledge. That supervisor then rejoins a differ- Mrs. Andy Thompson toured some With this in mind, Mr. Silvius ap- ent team at the end of the rotation of Western states, and Mr. and Mrs. proached the station manager with a the shift. Roger Parsons and family planned plan that should yield worthwhile re- The responsibilities of the proce- to visit some of the Southern states. sults. dures and training supervisor were One of the main obstacles was how subsequently farmed out to other de- to accomplish the training on working partments to allow the operations pervisors through the four teams pro- equipment without permitting traffic supervisor adequate time to prepare duces five points of view on the value interruptions to occur. Also, there was his program. and skill of each man. the additional problem of how to ac- The operations supervisors' duty of Etam feels that this program is a complish the training during working preparing their own training program success, primarily because the people hours, and the task of preparing neces- becomes a good review for them. make it work, and believes that similar sary training material. The rotation of the operations su- programs will yield worthwhile results. Sidney Browne, Director , INTELSAT System Management, reviews an operations document with his secretary , Georgia Jones. INTELSA T System Management Division The Complex Duties of Operating the Global System

The responsibilities for operational cerned with the complex and demand- through which planning and coordina- management, direction and control of ing responsibilities of around-the- tion is effected for the global system, the global satellite system are per- clock operation and maintenance of which in six short years has grown into med by the INTELSAT System Man- the system. The division is also respon- its fourth generation of satellites. agement Division. sible for the activities of the Opera- The growing system now includes The staff of this division is con- tions Representatives organization 56 antennas which provide television and high speed data services in addition to the more than 2,600 full-time high-quality international telephone circuits. The successful operation and orderly growth of the system is partly a result of the dedication to international cooperation of this division which draws support from many elements of IF- the Corporation's INTELSAT Man- ager's staff. In support of the day-to-day operation and planning and coordination activities, other staff members of the divison perform monitoring and evaluation duties to ensure proper operation of the space segment and help realize its maximum utilization. Others - support the division by coordinating Pontti , secretary, confers on a document correction with Willie Lee, Manager, the many international meetings and INTELSAT Operations, and staff members ( left to right ) Woody First, Larry documentation required to help meet Adams, George Wootton-Woolley and Al Churchwell. the needs of the global system. Frank Burkitt , Manager , INTELSAT Plans, dictates a memo to Peg Walker, secretary , as staff member Al Mark looks on.

Dave Burks and Bob Camann , INTEL- SAT Plans staff members , study the latest circuit utilization figures.

Mike Waldman , Manager, INTELSAT Support, prepares for a meeting while Priscilla Fuller , secretary , answers the telephone.

Geoff Hall , INTELSAT Plans staff Herb Hanson and Dick Skroban discuss a monitoring problem as Harry Gross, member . Special Assistant , Monitoring , seeks the answer on the desk top calculator. COMSAT NEWS - September 1971

COMSA T Participates Favorable New Allocations Made For Space Services by WAR C

As members of the U.S. delegation allocations for space services are of to the World Administrative Radio primary interest: Conference-Space, held in Geneva, 1. Thin-line small user application: Switzerland, from June 7 to July 16, 2 x 35 MHz of bandwidth around 2.5 a number of COMSAT personnel par- GHz. ticipated in the favorable work of 2. INTELSAT services expansion: the conference. 2 x 500 MHz bandwidth between 10 COMSAT's President, Dr. Joseph and 15 GHz, and 2 x 2.5 Gliz of band- V. Charyk, was senior advisor to the width at 20 and 30 GHz, respectively. delegation while James B. Potts, David 3. Domestic application: 500 MHz W. Lipke, Edward J. Martin, Hans of bandwidth around 7 GHz, and 750 Mr. Skinner J. Weiss and David M. Leive served MHz of bandwidth around 12 GHz, in as delegates. Sidney Metzger, COM- addition to the existing INTELSAT SAT Chief Engineer, was a member allocations which can also he used Skinner Appointed of the U.S. Territories delegation. in a future domestic system. Many evenings were spent in con- 4. Aeronautical mobile satellite Accounting Director ference, with one session lasting until applications: 2 x 16 MHz bandwidth 5 a.m. There were, however, relaxed around 1.6 GHz, and footnote alloca- George Skinner has been appointed moments as well. These included an tions in the aeronautical radio naviga- as Director of Accounting succeeding all-day boat ride for delegates on a tion bands: 1.5585-1.6365 GHz (78 Ronald C. Mitchell, who recently re- lake, with music, wine, good fun and MHz), 5.000-5.250 GHz (250 MHz), signed from COMSAT to join the sunshine. and 15.4-15.7 GHz (300 MHz). World Bank staff. An overall summary of the con- 5. Broadcasting satellite applica- Mr. Skinner joined COMSAT in ference results indicate that the tions: 190 MHz bandwith around 2.5 October 1966 as budget manager in frequency allocations decided upon GHz, and 500 MHz bandwidth around the Comptroller's Office. were generally consistent with the 12 GHz. A veteran of post World War 11 U.S. recommendations and are favor- service with the U. S. Air Force, Skin- able to the continued expansion of ner attended Lynchburg College, Vir- INTELSAT satellite services. ginia, and received a B.B.A. in ac- Additional frequency ranges for Luis Rodriguez's Son counting from Southeastern Universi- use in future domestic systems also ty. Makes All Star Team were allocated. Other actions included Prior to employment with COM- regulatory provisions for proper man- SAT, he held accounting positions Jose (Tito) Rodriguez, the 16-year- agement of potential orbital conges- with American Viscose Corporation old son of Luis R. Rodriguez, Cayey tion, which some persons fear will face and CEIR, Inc. administrator, was recently named a users of satellite systems in the next member of Puerto Rico's all-star vol- decade. leyball team. Jose is the youngest For COMSAT, the following new player ever selected for this honor and COMSAT Staff helped represent his homeland in the 1970s and 1980s was also recom- Pan-American Olympics held at Cali, Participates in mended. Colombia. More than 60 experts from various His team then went to Cuba for the Satellite Study operational and technical areas par- Caribbean Regional Tournament ticipated. They included military and .where they finished third, losing to civilian representatives of the DOD teams from the Mainland and Cuba. Several COMSAT staff members in addition to scientists and engi- Mr. Rodriguez reports that his son, were selected to participate in a neers from industry and the campus. who is over six feet tall, will soon start summer study of military satellite Burton 1. Edelson, Assistant Direc- his junior year at Notre Dame High communications. The study, organized tor of the COMSAT Labs, was Chair- School in Caguas. Puerto Rico, and by D. L. Solomon, Acting Assistant to man of the Study. A. M. Churchwell has received scholarship offers from the Secretary of Defense (Telecom- of COMSAT Operations served on the two island universities. munications) was conducted during Systems Engineering Panel, as did August at the new Defense Com- Samuel F. McNeil. From COMSAT Annual Report Awards munications Agency Satellite Engi- Labs, technical assistance was given by neering Facility, Reston, Virginia. Jay Levatich, manager, Propagation The COMSAT 1970 Annual Report Its objective was to recommend to the Branch, in use of frequencies above to Shareholders recently won merit Department of Defense a satellite 10 GHz, and by James R. Owens. awards in annual competitions spon- system for the mid-1970s suitable for manager, Positioning and Orientation sored by the Advertising Club of military requirements. A satellite Branch, in advanced spacecraft tech- Washington and by Financial World systems R&D program for the late nology. magazine. COMSAT Joins In Sponsoring Cayey Concert

By Luis R. Rodriguez

An evening of Puerto Rican folk music jointly sponsored by the Cayey Cultural Center and COMSAT high- lighted midsummer activities at Cayey. Local baritone Victor Santini was featured in the concert, the purpose of which was to stimulate interest in this style of music.

5-Year Award

Lee Jondahl, station engineer, received his 5-year pin from Juan Cas- tanera, our manager, at a recent luncheon-meeting attended by a large Lee Jondahl , at the head of the table, was joined by a group of his fellow employees gathering of Mr. Jondahl's fellow em- at lunch in celebration of his 5th anniversary with COMSAT. ployees. Lee started his COMSAT ca- reer at the Andover earth station.

News and Notes From Jamesburg Promotions Congratulations to Arsenio Reyes Advance Tests at Jamesburg Pay Off and Elfren Castro on their recent promotions. Mr. Reyes became a senior With Top Results facilities mechanic while Mr. Castro for Apollo 15 TV advanced to technician. By M. Lee Dorsey

In order to perfect arrangements for received his five-year pin on July 11. pie refer to them as the "Cachagua transmitting TV coverage of the Apol- Mr. Scroggs joined COMSAT on July Potatoes", and they are used frequent- lo 15 moonwalk and the splashdown, 11, 1966. ly to build fences, and even houses. the staff at Jamesburg went through Parties, Parties many tests prior to the Apollo 15 lift- New JCEA Officers off. The Jameshurg staff was well feted William M. Hartke, senior techni- with parties in recent months. As- Tests for the moonwalk were con- cian, is the new president of the em- sistant station manager Michael J. ducted with the Honeysuckle Creek ployees association. Other officers Downey and wife, Ruby, entertained Station in Australia via Moree, Aus- are: vice president, Donald J. Tucker; staff members with their wives and tralia. Tests for the splashdown were vice president, social/athletic, Joseph husbands at a buffet dinner party at conducted with the GE transportable D. Speek; treasurer, A. Roy Scheiter: antenna aboard the U.S.S. their home. Okinawa, secretary, Patricia A. Blatnik. Already. the recovery ship. Preceding the dinner party at the these new officers are busy planning Downeys', a no-host cocktail party, The results of these many tests, as their future events. Watch the bulletin planned by the outgoing JCEA social seen on TV screens, were excellent. board and the COMSAT News for vice president, Larry D. Baley, was JCEA activities. Jamesburg Apollo 15 Cachet held at the Los Laureles Lodge. This About 600 envelopes with the Seminar was Jamesburg's second quarterly par- Jamesburg cachet commemorating ty. Party guests included Messrs. and Senior technician Larry D. Baley Apollo 15 were sent to stamp collec- Mmes. Larry Baley, Laurence Cis- returned from attending a week's sem- tors. Requests for this cachet have neros, Robert Dorsey, Michael Dow- inar at the Hewlett-Packard Company. grown considerably since Apollo 12. ney, James Harding, William Hartke, The seminar was related to new tech- Jack Inman, Cecil Jeter, Warren Neu, niques of microwave measurement. Five-Year Award Wilfred Nubin, A. Roy Scheiter, Joseph Speek, as well as Peter Rob- Station manager John P. Scroggs New Stone Barbecue erts. Electrode Study Because we live in sunny California and do much of our eating outdoors, Wedding Bells COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT our facilities staff constructed the sta- A late July wedding was held at the has awarded a one-year $74,734 con- tion a barbecue fireplace almost en- Carmel Valley Community Church for tract to TYCO Laboratories of Wal- tirely of Cachagua stones. Cachagua AT&T technician Joseph Wirkkala tham, Mass., to perform a design stones are one thing we certainly have and the former Naomi Takacs. Joe study of fuel cell electrode materials plenty of here at Jamesburg. They are and Naomi will make their home in for future use in synchronous satellites. so plentiful that some of the local peo- the Cachagua Valley. tion that there would be a delay of 4 to 4 1 months in the delivery of system monitoring equipment by a contractor , the Committee authorized the Manager to make certain amendments to the TT&C and system monitoring agreements with Tele- spazio and the Australian Overseas Telecommunication Commission since both had incurred modification costs in anticipation of providing monitoring services on August I as scheduled.

• Adopted the Manager 's proposals on financial procedures required as a result of the net capitalization of INTELSAT passing the $200 million level. • Adopted the recommendation of the ICSC/F to continue the present method by which COMSAT provides A delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Kinshasa ) during its working funds to INTELSAT, but recent visit with Lucius D. Battle, Vice President for Corporate Relations , prior to with the rate of compensation for signing the INTELSAT Definitive Agreements. Seated from the left are Mr. Ngira- 1971 to be determined at a subse- batiware, Mr. Battle , Minister Mushiete , Ambassador Ileka and Mr . Banguli. quent Committee meeting . At its 52nd Standing is COMSAT's H. A. Bingham. meeting, the Committee had agreed to compensate COMSAT at a rate of 6 percent for the full amount of working funds advanced to INTELSAT during At 54th Meeting the years 1969 and 1970. • Unanimously agreed to appoint the following seven individuals for Actions of the Interim Committee terms beginning October 3, 1971, to the panel of legal experts from which presidents of arbitration tribunals will The Interim Communications Sat- • Authorized COMSAT as manager be selected: Ambassador Rafael de la ellite Committee (ICSC) held its to make arrangements for the launch Colina, Mexico; Robert James Ellicott, 54th meeting July 21-27 in Wash- and initial deployment of the Australia; Jens Evensen, Norway: ington. Seventeen of the 18 mem- INTELSAT IV, F-3 satellite over Robert H. Knight , United States: bers, representing 46 of the 80 signa- the Atlantic region at 19.5 degrees Mohammed - Salah Mohammedi, Al- tories, were present. West (340.5° East) longitude. geria: Raimundo Perez Hernandez y Among its actions, the Committee: The Committee also agreed that Moreno, Spain : and Fujio Uchida, • Approved the requests of the upon satisfactory commencement of Japan. Republics of Ghana and Gabon for operation of the INTELSAT TV, F-3 quotas of 0.01 and 0.05 percent, satellite, the INTELSAT III, F-7 This panel is the last to be chosen respectively, which reduced the re- will be relocated over the Indian under the terms of the Interim Ar- maining unallocated quota to 1.905 Ocean to serve as a co-located spare rangements , and will continue in office percent. for the INTELSAT III, F-3. This until replaced by a panel appointed Subsequently the Republic of Gabon would allow the INTELSAT III, F-3 by the Assembly of Parties in accord- acceded to the Interim Agreements to be used more quickly as an emer- ance with provisions of the Definitive during the meeting on July 23 with gency spare for the Pacific Ocean Arrangements. a quota of 0.05 percent to become area. • Approved the Matura Point (Trin- the 80th member of INTELSAT. • Authorized the manager to ap- idad and Tobago ), Barbados and prove the allotment requests submitted Martinique earth stations for initial by COMSAT and the British Post access to the INTELSAT III and IV Office for an extension of the NAS- Digital Test System satellites . The Committee also ap- COM service arrangements from Oc- proved the U. S . application for the COMSAT has awarded a $35,260 tober I. 1971, through September 30. transportable earth station aboard contract to TAU-IRON, INC. of Lo- 1972, at rates based on the derivation the U.S.S . Vanguard. located in the well, Massachusetts for the fabrica- of 50 dB standard circuits, as com- Atlantic Ocean, for access to IN- tion of two digital communications pared with 44 dB circuits for the ar- TELSAT IV satellites. test systems. The work is to be per- rangements expiring September 30, Granted formal approval to the formed for COMSAT Laboratories. 1971. Aguimes (Spain ) and Warkworth The equipment is to be used to • Approved $5 million as the guide- (New Zealand) earth stations to op- measure the performance of advanced line for planning the 1972 INTELSAT erate with INTELSAT III satellites. communications equipment now being R&D program, with the same approx- developed in the COMSAT Labora- imate level contemplated for 1973 • Scheduled the 55th meeting to tories for use in the global satellite and for 1974. commence September 29 in Buenos communications system. • Following the Manager's explana- Aires, Argentina. Etam Initiates Burger Heaven At Parking Lot

"Hamburger Heaven" officially opened at Etam and was used for the first time on June 16. This shaded area next to the parking lot was con- ceived and completed by Bill Adams, senior facilities mechanic. Craw- ford Booth, facilities maintenance supervisor, also contributed by con- structing a picnic table, making the surroundings more inviting for our Wednesday cookouts. Etam Earth Station was quite busy during the month of July making preparations to support numerous TV programs of the flight of Apollo 15. Over 600 commemorative envelopes were cacheted for this event and mailed to interested space col- lectors. On Saturday, August 7, Messrs. Carroll, Parsons, Formella, Bulk, COMSA T Goes to NCTA Reeves, Silvius, Randolph and the lone AT&T representative, Ed Doll, A new exhibit depicting COMSAT's proposed domestic satellite system was met at the Preston Country Club to displayed at the recent National Cable Television Association Convention held at compete in the Second Annual Opera- the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington , D. C. In the photo above , convention tions Golf Tournament. visitors listen to a taped summary at one of the exhibit ' s three sections. Visitors at Etam Emphasizing COMSAT' s desire to establish a nationwide network of 132 earth stations to work with the satellites , the exhibit also stressed that the system's AT&T Long Lines building en- 32-foot antennas could provide greater capabilities for cable television. gineers, along with Richard McBride of Headquarters, visited Etam on June 15. The group was shown slides on various facets of construction and were briefed about the slides by Mr. McBride.

Dwain Place, Alan Lord and Louis Garrett from Mathematical Commuta- tion Laboratory visited the station. They were interested in uninterrup- tible power sources.

Maj. Johnson from the Army SATCOM agency at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, recently visited Etam. His interest was mainly in the Borg- Warner UPS installation.

Gabe Koukkos from Raytheon Company was on station last month to install a new GCE receive rack.

Personnel visiting Etam from Washington included Don Ross, Stan Lupinski, Drew Walker, John Ball, Gallon Club Members William Young, Ben Williams and Dennis Podgurski. COMSAT members of the Red Cross Blood Bank Gallon Club are (seated, from the left) Charles Baer, Miss Hazel Durant (COMSAT nurse), Kathleen Wil- Four visitors from Israel were son, Rock Mattos, and (standing) Jim Malarkey, Nelson Slye, Lou Early and scheduled to visit the station in John Welch. Another member is Larry Kopp. late August. They are: Mr. Davidi, Miss Durant appealed to employees to contribute blood in the fall drive so that site manager, and Messrs. Nagel, COMSAT may maintain its membership in the program. A number of employees Swartz and Basis, site supervisors. have received blood from the hank, and a member of one employee's family They were to go "on shift" during received blood for 17 transfusions. this period of time. Upon arrival from the spacecraft contractor's plant , the first COMSAT IV shipping cases are unloaded from an L-100 Super Hercules turboprop plane on the skid strip at Cape Kennedy.

INTELSAT IV, F-3, test equipment Busy Schedule at the Cape and fixtures began to arrive at Hangar AM, the center of the prelaunch ac- Intensive Prelaunch Tests Cut Risks tivity, early in the week of July 19. Team members then unpacked, assembled , checked out and calibrated By James Wilde the test equipment in readiness for the arrival of the spacecraft containers. These were unloaded by fork -lift from The steady growth in communica- gee motors-delivered to the Cape in the airplane and convoyed by low- tions capability of each successive one piece, the subassemblies of an load trucks to the hangar on July 22. INTELSAT program since the pio- INTELSAT IV fill eleven separate One feature of the Cape work for neer Early Bird has been accompanied shipping containers, sufficient to war- INTELSAT IV is the use of one of the by an increase in spacecraft size and rant the exclusive charter of an L-100 shipping containers as a portable complexity . Each of the INTELSAT Super Hercules aircraft from Los anechoic chamber for an evaluation of IV series spacecraft stands 171/2 feet Angeles direct to the skid strip runway the spacecraft communications system. tall and weighs about three quarters at Cape Kennedy. The despun compartment container, of a ton after th-_ apogee motor has The arrival sets in motion a six-week six times the size of the container for been fired , a nearly twenty-fold in- schedule of spacecraft reassembly and a complete INTELSAT III, is lined crease over the weight of Early Bird. checkout involving Hughes Aircraft with microwave absorbent material This increase in spacecraft size has Company personnel and approximate- and is equipped for transmission to resulted in a considerable expansion ly 16 COMSAT personnel from the and from the spacecraft antennas. in the work to be done by COMSAT Space Segment Implementation Divi- Before the despun compartment is and contractor personnel at Cape sion led by Deputy Director E. T. removed from the shipping container, Kennedy before each launch. Jilg. While some of the 16 are at the tests arc made by the RE technicians While the spacecraft of previous Cape throughout the scheduled pre- to measure the repeater gain and out- programs were-except for their apo- launch period, others come just to at- put power , thereby ensuring that no tend to their specialty, "do their thing" degradation has occurred since the as- and depart. sembly left the Hughes plant in El Mr. Wilde is RF branch manager Test Equipment Segundo, California. in the Space Segment Implemen- tation Division. For the forthcoming launch of the (See Prelaunch , Page 12) A flatbed truck hauls three of the INTELSAT IV shipping cases into Hangar AM Hakan Holm ( seated ) and Kurt Eriks- where the spacecraft will be assembled and tested prior to mating with the Atlas son monitor spacecraft test results being Centaur launch vehicle. registered on the test console in Hangar AM.

Jim Wilde climbs an antenna mast on Hangar AM to check the pointing angle of two RF microwave antennas which link the test console in the hang- Luin Ricks takes notes as Bill Day checks covers on the spacecraft sensors. Kurt ar to the spacecraft during checkout . Eriksson observes the operation. From Page 10 Prelaunch Tests

Meanwhile the remainder of the spacecraft has been unpacked and assembly begins, monitored by Bill Day. At an early stage a radioactive leak check of the hydrazine tank and thruster system is conducted by Bob Sackheim, who later dons a yellow plastic protective suit for the loading of the toxic hydrazine propellant into the positioning system. After approximately one week's work the spacecraft has been reassem- bled, the alignments have been checked, the solar panel integrity has been verified by Fred Osugi, and the spacecraft is once again ready for a full system performance test in which all the spacecraft functions, except those associated with despinning the antenna platform, are verified. Hakan Holm interprets the copious information generated by the telemetry system which confirms that the various parts of the spacecraft are responding properly to test commands as they are sent. Upon completion of the systems performance test, the spacecraft is transferred to a spin fixture which will drive the spinning portion at a typical 50 rpm. Luin Ricks and Kurt Eriksson then monitor the operation of the subsystems which in space counter-rotate the despun portion of the spacecraft and maintain the anten- A huge protective cover is used to protect the assembled spacecraft during transpor- nas accurately pointed towards the tation from the test facilities at Hangar AM to the launch pad. The bag is also used earth from synchronous orbit, about to cover the spacecraft in earlier tests to check valves and tubing for hydrazine leaks. (See Success, Page 13)

using a dental magnifying mirror , checks Gene Jilg ( right ) and Don Campbell check test data in the Bob Sackheim , Mission Control Center. thruster alignment. Continued From Page 1 .1 returns to Florida approximately two weeks before launch.

After exhaustive tests are analyzed Success Is Goal to ensure that no change has occurred in the spacecraft in the stand-down 22,300 miles away. period, the satellite progresses to en- The bearing and power transfer capsulation. This puts the massive assembly (BAPTA) clamp is then in- fiberglass nose fairing around the stalled between the two halves of the spacecraft to protect it from the at- spacecraft to relieve the stress from mosphere as the booster accelerates the bearings during the launch boost after liftoff. phase. The spacecraft is then readied for Martin Votaw, Assistant Vice Presi- transportation to the explosive safe dent- Space Segment Implementa- facility where special precautions are tion, arrives in Florida just before en- enforced to ensure the safety of per- capsulation to direct the final phase sonnel during the critical operations of of each operation. hydrazine loading and mating of the spacecraft with its solid propellant Fairing Transported apogee motor, under the watchful One week before launch the 38-foot eye of Marty Vonnegut. tall spacecraft fairing assembly is A large cylindrical bag, air con- trundled on a huge flat-bed trailer at ditioned from a portable unit and sup- a walking pace over the four-mile ported by a structural cage, is placed path to the launch pad. Then, with over the spacecraft for its trip to the the time subject to vagaries of Florida launch pad to protect it from humid- thunderstorms, it is hauled up by the ity and other environmental conditions. gantry crane and secured on the top of the Atlas Centaur launch vehicle. Once the spacecraft has left the prox- Jean Lutwin, from Headquarters in imity of the system test equipment in Due to the pre-encapsulation tech- Washington, provides secretarial assist- Hangar AM, the command, telemetry nique, little remains to he done to the ance during prelaunch activities at and repeater check-out facilities are spacecraft itself when on the launch the Cape. extended to it over radio relay am- vehicle. Final functional tests and re- plifier and antenna systems installed conditioning of the batteries to ensure at the locations involved. their peak condition are carried out Provision of all fixed facilities is from the launch complex blockhouse Merit Raises Frozen coordinated by Don Campbell with and Hangar AM. members of NASA's Unmanned In accordance with President Nix- Launch Operations staff. A COMSAT representative and the on's announced 90-day wage and price Once the hydrazine system has Hughes spacecraft manager, however, freeze, all merit pay increases for been loaded and pressurized, Neil jointly satisfy themselves that the COMSAT employees effective after Lardy and the apogee motor emerge apogee motor is armed shortly before August 14 , 1971, have been deferred from two weeks work in an under- launch. until restrictions are lifted. ground bunker where he has been Unlike INTELSAT III, the present However, under the White House monitoring the insulation and instru- series of spacecraft is launched with guidelines, the freeze does not apply to mentation of the solid motor which its beacons and other functions active. pay raises associated with promotions will circularize the spacecraft orbit The majority of the COMSAT per- or advancements to vacant, established when fired by ground command. sonnel, therefore, are involved in the ) of higher Mission Control Center, the block- jobs (exempt or non-exempt Panels Installed house and Hangar AM in active moni- grade and greater responsibility. After the apogee motor has been toring and conditioning of the space- mated to its flange in the center of the craft right through the terminal count- spacecraft, the solar panels are in- down. They see the launch only on David J . Humphreys stalled, the spacecraft assumes its closed-circuit TV monitors. final appearance and is mounted on a After a successful launch, a press Killed in Car Crash trailer to await its final four-mile trip conference precedes a dash by cor- to Launch Complex 36. porate jet to the Spacecraft Technical David J. Humphreys,32, Operations While Al McCaskill and Fred Orms- Control Center at Headquarters which Center Controller at Headquarters, by continue to work on the Atlas Cen- becomes the focal point of the transfer was killed in an automobile accident taur vehicle, the rest of the COMSAT orbit maneuvers. on the Shirley Highway outside of personnel will return to the West Washington, D. C., on July 26. Coast to assist in work on the fourth, The apogee motor is fired at the fifth and sixth spacecraft of the series. appropriate apogee and the spacecraft Mr. Humphreys joined COMSAT at The COMSAT team, augmented by is then 'erected' so that its spin axis the Jamesburg Earth Station in April Erland Magnusson to support the is parallel with that of the earth. 1968, and was transferred to the Oper- heavy telemetry activity involved in Check-out of the communications ations Center in November 1969. operational rehearsals with the Space- system then begins so that the space- He is survived by his wife, Regina, craft Technical Control Center at craft can go into revenue-providing and two children. David and Deanna. COMSAT-INTELSAT headquarters, service as soon as possible. Herman V. Boley, 76, Succumbs to Typhoid After Trip to Ghana

Herman V. Boley, former executive assistant to the Chairman of COM- SAT, died on August I in Krefeld, West Germany, of typhoid fever which he contracted on a trip to Ghana in July. Mr. Boley, 76, was a consultant for Tel Com Corp. of McLean, Virginia. Mr. Boley was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and a graduate of Case-Western Reserve University. During the 1950s he was a United Nations representative in Venezuela, Indonesia and England. At COMSAT Mr. Boley was executive assistant to Leo D. Welch, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Later he worked for John A. Johnson, Vice President-International. George Szarvas, Labs, shows good form with a strong forehand return. Labs Players Win 7 of 9 Matches Novgrod Tennis Trophy Stays With COMSAT Labs

For the second consecutive year the Singles Bill Lowe, Labs, defeated Charles Baer, Plaza, 6-1, 6-2. Labs defeated Headquarters in COM- Carl Wenrich, Labs, defeated Lee SAT's Summer Tennis Tournament. Battle, Plaza, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles In games played on July 17 at Hains George Szarvas, Labs, defeated Ed Dunlop and Strauss, Labs, defeated Point, the Labs team rolled to an im- Jordan, Plaza, 6-4, 6-4. McBride and Pocock, Plaza, 9-7, 2-6, pressive victory, winning seven of nine Tony Clark, Labs, defeated Al Kas- 6-2. matches. per, Plaza, 6-2, 6-3. Fliesler and Tuttle, Plaza, defeated Carl Wenrich, the Labs' singles Henry Williams, Labs, defeated Nat Patterson and Ramos, Labs, 7-5, 6-4. champion, and Al Kasper, Legal, Tonelson, Plaza, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Colino and Schachne, Plaza, deserved as tournament co-directors. Jay Levatich, Labs, defeated John feated Dobyns and Kennedy, Labs, 6- Results of all matches: Ball, Plaza, 6-1. 6-0. 0, 6-0.

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Rich C olino, Plaza, couldn 't return Nat Tonelson, Plaza, slams a hard one Marty Fliesler, Plaza, reaches high for this shot but he went on to win . at his opponent. a return. Al Eleshio takes a breather from his Under the trees at the JCEA picnic was the most comfortable spot for some. chef's duties. Jamesburg Holds Its Annual Picnic, 86 Persons Attend for Fun and Sun By M. Lee Dorsey

The weather was beautiful, swim- each won three tickets for the Carmel ming was good, and there was a golf Valley Little League drawing for $200 course for the golfers. Forty-eight worth of meat. adults and 38 children attended the Special thanks are due to JCEA of- Jamesburg CEA's fourth annual pic- ficers who worked to make this a picnic, held this year at the Bolado Park. nic to remember . They include Warren Steaks, hot dogs and lots of other W. Neu , president; Wilfred Nubin, good foods were served by our chef- vice president ; Larry D. Baley, social of-the-day, Al Eleshio. His cooking vice president , and Roy Scheiter, ath- was, as usual, excellent. Many dishes letic vice president. were brought by the ladies, which 5-Year Awards made the picnic all the more enjoyable. Roy Scheiter organized games for The station manager, John P. all ages. Many prizes were awarded to Scroggs, recently presented 5-year pins the youngsters and adults. Jim Clark to Laurence C. Cisneros, Robert M. won the door prize, an onyx desk set. French and Melvin M . Stauffer, who Jim ('lark displays excellent form as Bob French, Bill Scott and Al Eleshio are operations supervisors. he prepares to swing away. News and Notes From Brewster Hashberger Represents COMSAT For 5th Time Aboard Recovery Ship

Ramon Hashberger was COMSAT's completion of five years of service with representative aboard the Apollo 15 COMSAT for five employees at recovery ship, Okinawa. "Hash" is Brewster; Robert Sanderson, electron- an old hand at this now, having been ics maintenance supervisor; Richard aboard ship for Apollo 8, 9, 10 and Attwood, electronic technician; Darrel 13. Nelson, Ramon Hashherger and Rich- ard Eliason, operations supervisors. Assistant Vice President H. William Families enjoying vacations during Wood and Mrs. Wood visited the July and August were the Darold Brewster Station on July 8. Brownings, Ramon Hashbergers, Har- Stuart Miller, technician, and Mar- vey Andersens. Jim Erskines, Mel lene Sikes were married on Jul), 12 in Hofmanns, Mel Tates and Tom the United Methodist Church in Cheesmans. Most of them went camp- Rov Scheiter awards a well-deserved Chelan. ing and fishing in favorite Pacific prize. The month of June marked the Northwest vacation spots. III C(JM S AT L I I"N MIINICATICINS VIA SATELLI'%E

Foreign students from Belgium , Germany and The Netherlands pose in front of- Plaza antenna during a recent visit to COMSAT. John Gerstner and Liesbeth Bloemen of Oldenzall , Holland , during her visit to COMSAT's Visitors (enter. Domestic - Aerosat Project Office Staff Members Assigned to Martin Story of Satellites The new Project Office for domestic Director of Domestic Systems- and aeronautical satellite services, Robert D. Briskman headed by Assistant Vice President Manager for Systems Analysis & John L. Martin, Jr., has been orga- Heard by Visiting Design - Kenneth F . Manning nized and staffed with an initial com- Manager for Space Segment-W. plement of personnel. Foreign Students Coleman Guthrie Establishment of the office, known Manager for Operational Develop- formally as the Domestic and Aero- John Gerstner, formerly of Mar- ment -Robert D . Swensen nautical Systems Project Office, was keting and now with the Domestic Director of Aeronautical & Mari- authorized on June 18 in a memoran- Project Office, recently gave his time Systems - Edward J . Martin dum from President Joseph V. Charyk. "Wonderful World of Satellites" Manager for Requirements "This office," Dr. Charyk said, Analysis presentation to a group of foreign -Thomas O. Calvit will be the focal point of the Cor- students from Belgium, Germany and Director of System Financial Plan- poration's effort to establish pro- the Netherlands. ning & Analysis - Gerard R. Engel grams for domestic, aeronautical and Sponsored by the Foreign Study (effective full-time October 18). maritime communications services." League of Alexandria, Virginia, under Manager for System Costs & Reve- Mr. Martin and his staff were as- the supervision of Mrs. Anne Henes, nue Requirements - signed "the responsibility for the de- Thomas Gabris- program coordinator, the students zeski velopment of all proposals for pro- spent a month in the Washington, Selection of these men, all from viding services in these fields and for D. C., area. They attended a series of within the Corporation , was made af- coordinating participation of all ele- educational seminars and visited many ter consultation with supervisors of the ments of the Corporation in support of functional areas involved of the city's outstanding sights. these efforts." , necessary When asked how he became inter- approvals, and acceptances by the in- In organizing his new staff, Mr. ested in this particular group, Mr. dividuals. Other assignments will be Martin established posts for four direc- Gerstner said it all started one evening made and announced later to complete tors and 13 managers, plus secre- when his daughter Karen, a senior at the staffing of the Project Office. tarial positions, and listed an initial Hammond High in Alexandria, re- Space for offices was being arranged group of personnel to staff these posi- quested permission to have one of the tions. on the sixth floor, west end, of the visiting students stay with them. Plaza building. Director of System Requirements- As a result, Liesbeth Bloemen of John A. Keyes Mr. Martin joined COMSAT in Oldenzall, Holland, became a tempo- February of 1970 Manager for Television Require- and was named rary member of the Gertsner house- ments-Irving R. Drill Assistant Vice President for Do- hold and the key to the group's intro- mestic and Aeronautical Satellite Manager for Communications Re- duction to satellite communications. Systems a year later quirements-John F. Gerstner . He retains that title, reporting directly to Dr . Charyk. Washington CEA News and Notes 120 Employees and Guests See Colts Defeat Redskins

By Beverly Nitkowski Tentative plans include spending mac on a colorful autumn day "tickles' one week each in London and Paris, your fancy, then you will want to join Approximately 120 Washington a sightseeing tour in each city, and the Boating Club. Elizabeth Preston, CEA members and friends saw the discount tickets to theaters. Accom- club secretary, has assured us that no Washington Redskins-Baltimore Colts modations will include private bath one has become contaminated from professional football game on August and continental breakfast. Transpor- polluted waters, as yet. See Elizabeth 28 at R. F. Kennedy Stadium. tation will be provided between air- or Norm Schroeder, president, for Another throng of CEA members port and hotel in Europe. details on membership. and guests watched the Redskins-Cin- If you desire more information, cinnati Bengals game on September 11. Jim Smith, Room 5151 at the Plaza, is COMSAT Emblem contest the man to see. If you already have Have any artistic talent'? Want to Tennis Going Strong Table all the information you need, start be the one to say, "I designed that"? saving your money for your two-week For those of you who are firm be- Well-get with it! You still have time lievers in physical fitness, the TTC of European Holiday. to get your entry in. If you have any the Labs and Plaza provides lunch Satellite Jewelry questions or suggestions, contact Jim time recreation at no cost. Tallon at the Plaza. Contest closes Need a little something for that September 30. Basketball Season Nears distant friend or cousin at Christmas'? Beat the holiday rush and get your The Girl's "Long Shots" Basket- Social Calendar satellite jewelry now from Pat Lam- ball Team is currently practicing every phear at the Plaza or Dolores Hess Kitty Stephenson and Bob Cool, Tuesday evening under the direction at the Labs. CEA's social co-chairmen, have an- of Ty Ricks, coach. The girls said that nounced the schedule for the remain- since they got an early start, they feel Shady Grove ing social events of the year. a "winning streak" coming on. Coach Discount tickets to Shady Grove The Fall Cocktail Party has been Tv has stated that this will be a new Music Fair are available through the set for September 24 at COMSAT experience, hut with morale like that CEA. Contact Emogene Madison at Labs. The event will be held in the caf- who could possibly lose! the Plaza or Judv Martin at the Labs eteria dining room and patio. A de- The team this year will mainly con- for tickets and dates and times of licious buffet catered by the Not sist of the 1970 cagers with the addi- performances. Shoppes will consist of cold cuts, tion of a few rookies. All looks well cheese varieties, relish trays, potato United Buying Service for a fruitful season. salad, cole slaw, breads, crackers, Volleyball Want a new carpet, but can't af- coffee and other goodies. Cocktails ford the high cost? Call UBS, your one will he served. A dance hand will pro- The "Plaza Villains", an intramural stop discount shopping center for furs, vide music for all ages. Price of tickets team, has been playing volleyball on autos. carpets, furniture and appli- is $I.50 per CEA member and $2.50 Monday nights at a court obtained by ances. Phone: 657-1920. for nonmembers. Watch for flyers CEA through the D.C. Recreation Chess Club announcing ticket sellers. Department. John McManus heads The Children's Christmas Party Jim Shreve, president of the Chess up the team. will take place Saturday, December Club, is looking for new players. If Football and Basketball II. All members' children under 10 you don't play chess, but would like to years of age are welcome. Christmas WANTED: One football coach for learn, give him a call on Ext. 6544. goodies and fun will be plentiful, and Plaza Grid Boys and one basketball Photography Club of course Santa Claus will be present. coach for Plaza Cagers (men's divi- The Annual Dinner Dance, CEA's At a recent meeting, the Photog- sion). biggest event of the year, will he held raphy Club elected new officers. Bob Anyone who is interested in playing Saturday evening. December 18. 1971, Kotell came out on top of the slate, and/or coaching should contact Jack at the Shoreham Ambassador Ball- and Jim Tallon was elected vice presi- Dicks on Ext. 6864. room. A reception prior to the dance . Carl Soderquist won the office dent will take place in the Regency Room Bowling of secretary. Lounge. Two hands will provide con- An excellent exhibit was recently John Maddox is continuing to or- tinuous music throughout the entire displayed on the fourth floor at the ganize a bowling league for the fall. affair. Watch for livers giving details. Interested? Give him a call on Ext. Plaza. Jim Tallon said another mani- festation will be coming soon for those 6851. Farewell of you who missed the last one. European Holiday The club meets bi-weckly. If in- Since I am leaving COMSAT to In a recent flyer, the CEA Board of terested in teaming up with the camera complete work on a degree in astrono- Directors announced plans for a trip hugs, contact president -elect Bob my at the University of Virginia, I to London and Paris in the early Kotell on Ext. 6810. should like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped spring of 1972. The group price is Boating Club approximately $450 per person. a me with these columns for the COM- minimum of 40 people is needed. If the idea of sailing down the Poto- SAT News-Bev Nitkowski. %_umaAi rvtvvD JeptemDer Iy/ I

Artist 's rendition of multi -beam fixed reflection earth terminal. Experimental toroidal reflector on roof of COMSAT Labs.

Reliable Earth Terminal Program From Page 24 Holds Promise for Future Stations Arrangements

At the 1970 corporate R&D plan- the antenna position can seriously im- States of' America in designing, de- ning conference a proposal was pair transmission to the satellite 22,300 veloping and perfecting today's com- adopted to begin a long-term pro- miles away. munication satellite network, the gram to develop a new kind of reliable It has been recognized for some United States for its part has been earth station. The idea behind the time that there would not he a need more than aware of the opportunity project was: if satellites can be de- for auto tracking at an earth station in of accepting many of the technical. signed to operate unattended in space a domestic system. The short arc in economic and political specific require- for seven years or more, why can't we space above the equator which would ments set forth by other INTELSAT do something similar with earth sta- be occupied by U. S. domestic satel- members." tions? lites would permit steering the beam Now underway, the Reliable Earth along this arc by changing the position Importance Stressed Terminal Program has very specific of the antenna feed. objectives: a maintenance interval of One antenna reflector shape which Ambassador Ortona concluded by 90 days: sufficient redundancy to per- enables this to be done is called a saying that "we are signing these mit uninterrupted operation for at "torus," parabolic in one direction agreements today in pride and humil- least 48 hours after a failure: a useful and spherical in the other, so that ity and in the awareness that we are life of 10 years or more: centralized moving a feed across its face directs enshrining the names of our countries, control of a number of stations from a the signal beam across the equatorial and our own, in one of the most im- regional center: and modular, easily arc. By using several feeds, it is possi- portant pioneering documents in the replaceable subsystems. The system ble for one earth terminal to work with history of mankind." model used as a basis for planning was several satellites at the same time. (See The evening preceding the opening a domestic or regional system employ- sketch above.) of signatures to the Definitive Ar- ing two satellites and several hundred rangements, the Corporation hosted an earth terminals. Ongoing Experiments 8th floor reception in L'Enfant Plaza The Torus Reflector Visitors to COMSAT Laboratories for signatories to the new agreements, may sec a toroidal reflector on the government officials and COMSAT The steerable antennas presently roof of the Labs building. This experi- directors. During his remarks to the used in the INTELSAT system are mental antenna is being tested and group, which included Arthur C. subject to displacement by gusty used to gain experience for future un- Clarke, the noted British science writer, winds, and require a complex system manned earth terminals. Dr. Charyk recalled the remarkable of sensors and motors to compensate An operating experimental earth ter- advances made in satellite communi- for the small but significant changes minal is planned for construction at cations since the Communications of position. A small angular change of the Laboratories during 1972. Satellite Act of 1962 hccame law. COMSAT Joins In New Venture

COMSAT and the Government of Nicaragua have joined in the formation of a new private company known as NICATELSAT to provide expanded international communications services for Nicaragua. Satellite Communications Corpor- ation of Nicaragua (NICATELSAT) was incorporated August 6 following ceremonies in which the formal corporate charter was signed at the Pala- cio de Comunicaciones in the capital city of Managua. A new earth station will he constructed by NICATELSAT outside of Ma- nagua to provide international telecommunications services to the Central American Republic. Negotiations with earth station suppliers began in August. The station is expected to be in service before the end of 1972. In the joint undertaking , COMSAT will own 49 per cent of the stock of the new company and TELCOR, the Nica- ragua telecommunications and postal entity, will own 51 per cent . Establish- ment of the company represents a new COMSAT, John A Johnson signs the articles of incorporation of venture abroad for COMSAT, its first On behalf of in Managua , Nicaragua, on August 6. Standing ( from the left) are participation outside of the United NICATELSAT J. McTernan, Jr., and Col. Florencio Mendoza. States in another communications Dr. Luis Valle Olivares, James company. John A. Johnson , COMSAT Vice The Plaza Scene President- International , and Col. Flo- rencio Mendoza Guillen. Director General of TELCOR, acted as incorpo- Travel Far rators of the company. Two COMSAT Washington Employees officers and three Nicaraguan officials By Harriet Biddle were named to the five- member board dent and Associate General Counsel. of directors . They included Mr . J ohn- The scene at the Plaza for summer is people "doing things and going B.J. and her husband, an adventurous son, James J. McTernan, Jr.; COM- twosome, are hitch-hiking their way SAT Vice President-Finance & Ad- places." Many of our staff have been vacationing at the beaches, traveling through Europe. A highlight of Mr. ministration ; Luis Valle Olivares, per- to far-off places and taking advantage Gordon's trip (which included several sonal secretary to the President of entertainment spots as European countries as well) was a visit Nicaragua ; Major Alberto Luna Solor- of such local to Israel, where, in Tel Aviv, his zano, head of the Nicaraguan National Shady Grove, Wolf Trap, Carter Barron Amphitheater, Merriweather family joined their son, Michael, a Radio, and Colonel Mendoza of TEL- Post Pavilion, dinner theaters and Colgate student who has been taking COR as Chairman of the Board. Watergate concerts. While "beating a junior semester there. Under a management contract the heat" is always the predominant During their extensive tour of Israel COMSAT will provide personnel to summer preoccupation in Washington, and the Holy Land, they found them- supervise the construction of the sta- many of our more recreationally in- selves taking a "salty" dip in the Dead tion and supervisory personnel to op- clined are "making the scene" at Sea. In Jerusalem, by the Sea of Gali- erate it once the station goes in service. nearby pools, tennis courts, soft- lee, they enjoyed several days of living To head NICATELSAT , the board ball diamonds, golf links and parks. "kibbutz style." named Luis C. Gonzalez Ramirez as The Gordons then went to France, General Manager ; Donald R. Owen, Among our travelers abroad are England and Holland. They commuted Director of COMSAT's Technical Ad- Marion Timmons, Elizabeth (B.J.) to London from a friend's house in visory Division , was named Assistant Weir, Matthew Gordon and Allan Guilford, Surrey, and stayed at a Bo- General Manager. Galfund. Marion returned from an Tel on the water in Amsterdam. Months of legal preparation was exciting tour of the southern countries Allan Galfund flew from Venice to handled by William D . English, COM- of Europe with a "new outlook on life" Yugoslavia where he traveled on the SAT Assistant General Counsel for and, incidentally, to a new job with Adriatic Highway parallel to the Adri- International Matters. Bill Berman , Assistant Vice Presi- (See Plaza Scene, Page 20.) From Page 19 Plaza Scene

atic Sea from Split south to Dubrovnic. Ruth O'Donnell and her husband spent a relaxing time by a lake in the mountains of Canada and stopped off in Montreal to see EXPO. Traveling in the U.S.A., Pete Ferrandino returned from a two-week holiday in Sarasota, Florida, and Bill Barr enjoyed a trip to Cape Cod. June Burton new to Terre Haute, Indiana, to attend the celebration of her parents' 50th wedding anniversary, Joan Wright lived it up in L.A. for a week, and Artie Castagnola enjoyed visiting her parents in Fort Lauderdale in August. The M&S Service Center held its Annual Picnic on July 24 at Banner Park on Sugar Loaf Mountain. Great quantities of hot dogs, hamburgers, and beverages were consumed by the employees and their families, who also enjoyed such activities as volleyball, pitching horseshoes, and jumping rope in the rain. Live coverage of the splashdown of Apollo 15 was seen around the world via the satellite system. Also in the news at the service center was Irwin Rowe and his wife Shelly, who proudly announced the Bar Mitz- Widespread Apollo 15 TV Coverage vah of their son, Barry, at the B'Nai Israel Synagogue on August 7. The Second Only to Apollo 11 In Volume Rowes, Irwin (coach) and Barry (short- stop), are members of the Beltsville The Apollo 15 mission, from lift- event, transmit time via the satellite Boys' Club Baseball Team which re- off on July 26 to splash-down on system totaled 17:16 hours and receive cently won its division championship August 6, became the second most time totaled 30:59 hours. and is entered in the Prince Georges widely televised space flight. Only During this event, the number of County Championship Finals. Apollo Il, the first manned landing receiving foreign earth stations reached Congratulations go to Alan Kasper, on the moon, resulted in more TV its peak (10) for the mission. These Legal, who was recently made Counsel volume. stations were in Italy, Brazil, Puerto for Patent, Data and Trademark Mat- A comparison of TV channel hours Rico, the Democratic Republic of the ters. Other news from Legal is that via the satellite system shows the Congo, Venezuela, Argentina, Japan, Martin Fliesler is looking forward to following: New Zealand, the Republic of Korea the addition of a new baby to his Transmit Receive and Nigeria. family in February. Hours Hours The Fucino, Italy, station served Apollo 11 104:48 229:26 Judy Martin at the Labs will be the as the reception and distribution point Apollo 15 69:21 106:10 representative-at-large candidate for for Europe, with the European Broad- Secretary of the CEA Board to re- Preflight tests for Apollo 15 re- casting Union sending feeds to the place Beverly Nitowski who is leaving quired additional TV service, bring- United Kingdom, Ireland, France, COMSAT to attend the University of ing the total time for all aspects of Luxembourg, Belgium. the Nether- Virginia at Charlottesville this fall. the mission to 83:04 hours of trans- lands, Germany, Austria, Denmark, We will all miss Bev's vivacious permit time and 119:56 hours of receive Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzer- sonality around here and wish her time. land, Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Spain, great success. As well as can be inter- Before Apollo 15, the second most Portugal, Greece, and Monaco. preted, her present ambition is, in brief, intensively covered flight had been Intervision, the communist-bloc "to settle legal problems in outer Apollo 12, which resulted in 41:43 TV service, sent feeds to the Soviet space" for she will be an astronomy hours of transmit time and 87:12 Union, East Germany, Czechoslo- major and plans to go on to law school. hours of receive time. vakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and Poland. Linda Arnold, a former COMSAT Of the various events in the Apollo employee, gave birth to a son, William 15 mission, the most intensively For New Zealand and the Dem- Harry, .Jr. on June 22 and will soon be covered was the first extra-vehicular ocratic Republic of the Congo, which returning to COMSAT. activity when Astronauts Scott and have the two newest earth stations in Irwin deployed the scientific data the system, reception of Apollo 15 And that's the scene for now at the package and the lunar rover to begin coverage was their first direct par- Plaza ... their drive on the moon. For this ticipation in live TV of a space flight. accompanies himself on the ukelele while singing a Tony Tolebao, part-time maintenance man at the Paumalu station , expertly . And what is a picnic without a gaggle popular island song for the entertainment of employees and guests at the Paumalu picnic of women discussing fashions, recipes and women 's lib? From the left, they are Winnie Wong, Rita Cray, Betty Ogata and Irene Elder. Attenuation Study News and Notes From Paumalu Contract Awarded , Guests COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT Picnic Draws 100 Employees has awarded a study contract to the British Aircraft Corporation, Ltd., of The annual Paumalu CEA picnic, enjoying the scenery with a bottle of the United Kingdom , to establish esti- the first of two big social events spon- primo (local refreshment) in one hand, mates of the effects of weather and sored by the local association for the best described the outing by saying, various forms of precipitation on com- year, was held on Sunday, August 1. "this is really island living"-a phrase munications utilizing the 10 to 40 giga- Station employees, their families and connoting the recreational and cultural hertz range. guests enjoyed a full day of outdoor amenities which make living in Hawaii The $39,787 study will provide games, swimming, and an abundance so pleasant. detailed estimates of the attenuation or of food and refreshments. Ken Yamashita, newly elected presi- weakening of transmitted high fre- An avid picnicker. sitting under the dent of the Paumalu CEA, chaired the quency signals from satellites to earth shade of a towering ironwood tree and entire day's activities. Assisting Ken in stations during seasonal weather vari- the multitude of chores connected with ations, such as thunderstorms, rain- taking care of approximately 100 pic- storms, hailstorms, etc. nickers were the following: Charlie Wong, Ken Elder and Eddie Miyatake Briskman Will Serve who handled the food and refresh- INTELSAT Expands ments; William Osborn, games; and As Session Chairman The Republic of Gabon became Frank Meyer, facilities. the 80th member of INTELSAT on During EUROCON 71 Summer ... Vacation . . . Travel July 23 when Ambassador Bouckat- Bou-Nziengui signed the Special Three Paumalu employees and their Robert D. Briskman, Domestic Proj- Agreement. ect Office, will serve as a session chair- families recently packed their suitcases man for EUROCON 71 to be held in and spent their vacations away from Lausanne, Switzerland, October 18-22, home. Senior techs Charlie Kraft and mined to retain the championship 1971. Rick Senones vacationed on the Main- trophy awarded the team in last year's Sponsored by the IEEE, the meet- land, doing some sightseeing and visit- tournament. The two foursomes which made up the station's entries were ing will bring together scientists and ing friends and relatives, while Joe engineers from the major countries of Chow, facilities engineer, decided to as follows: Team I - Eddie Miyatake, Ronald Western Europe to discuss a variety of spend his vacation on the lush neigh- Miyasato, Gilbert Estores, Robert technical subjects including satellite bor island of Kauai. Thorpe. Team 2-Castor Corpuz (de- transmission. Mrs. Thelma Park, station secretary fending champion), Stanley Holt, Mr. Briskman will be responsible for the past two years, resigned for for a session dealing with predicting maternity reasons. Leslie Goya and Paul Motoyama. and optimizing satellite communica- Castor Corpuz remarked before Golf Champs Tee Up teeing off that the team trophy, cur- tions performance. rently adorning the station lobby for E. R. Cacciamani, COMSAT Labs, Eight golfers representing Paumalu is scheduled to present a paper dis- in this year's Operations Golf Tourna- all visitors to see, is too beautiful to cussing SPADE system transmission ment teed off on Sunday, August 15, relinquish, and therefore, all team of data. at the Makalena Golf Course, deter- members would be at their best. More Changes at Andover...

To replace the pioneering horn an- Second large antennas are planned tenna at the Andover earth station, for construction at both the Andover a large standard dish antenna is under and Etam stations. At the Brewster construction, as the accompanying station, an expansion of capacity photographs show. The new antenna also is planned. is expected to be in service by the This program will provide capa- end of this year. bility for full restoration of service in the event of an earth station Other major expansions are planned failure on either Coast. If either the for U.S. earth stations on the East Andover or Etam station should suffer and West Coasts to provide capacity failure, full restoration of U.S. service for higher traffic loads and redun- in the Atlantic region could be provided dancy for continuity of service. by the other station.

AM COMSAT Radio Club Members Hold Field Day

During the weekend of June 26-27 the COMSAT Amateur Radio Club in company with the IBM Gaithersburg Radio Club took part in the annual Amateur Radio Field Day. The purposes were to demonstrate emergency communication potential and enjoy the outdoor life. Four separate stations under the IBM club call WA3JZR were set up; one on the 50 and 144 MHz VHF bands, one single sideband station and was erected to one CW station for 3.5 and 7 MHz, The beam antenna collapses on the amateur radiomen , but it later and one station for 14, 21 and 28 stay. MHz. Over 1,200 contacts were made with other similarly situated groups and individual amateurs throughout the world. All electrical power was provided by gasoline engine-driven gen- erators. The weather couldn't have been better, and in fact, Murphy's Law ("if anything can go wrong. it will") took effect only once during the raising of a beam antenna. Thanks to Bob Brown of IBM and his wife, all participants were treated to a touch of haute cuisine for Satur- day's dinner.

a Will \laillet, Cal Cotner operate 14 Laurie Gray operates the 3.5 and 7 Mllz ('W station. MHz station.

Bob Brown (IBM), Wilf Maillet, Junior Cannon (IBM), Mrs. Brown and Cal Cotner, Norm Miller, Laurie Gray From left , put up 144 MHz antenna . Norm Miller at gourmet picnic supper. Rogers introduced Mrs. Mamie Eisen- hower and recalled that "the first voice beamed to earth from a communications satellite was that of Presi- dent Eisenhower" in December 1958. Mr. Rogers noted that the representatives of 79 nations had hammered out the two lengthy and complicated agreements. "To me," he said, "this demonstrates convincingly that despite differences in language, culture, national philosophy, economic status and technological development, nations can agree on practical and peaceful scientific breakthroughs for their mutual benefit." "What enormous implications this holds," he added, "for the future in terms of promoting the climate for peace, extending education to all corners of the world, and eliminating misunderstanding." Mr. Rogers said that he had a particular appreciation for one use of the global system when he, in Washington, and Foreign Minister Aichi, in Tokyo, simultaneously signed the Ryukus COMSAT President Dr. Joseph V. Charyk and Secretary of State William P. Treaty by satellite. Rogers sign the new INTEI,SAT agreements during ceremonies at the State Depart- ment in Washington. Satellite Diplomacy "We watched each other on our New INTELSAT television monitors, while millions Agreement Signed of citizens of our countries watched the event on their television sets. This By 55 Countries at State Department was but the first, I am sure, of such examples of 'satellite diplomacy' in Definitive arrangements for the In- A total of 28 countries representing the future." ternational Telecommunications Satel- about 18 percent of the investment He closed by saying that "long lite Consortium (INTELSAT) were quotas did not sign the new agree- after most of the issues and conflicts formally opened for signature in the ments at this time. that concern us so deeply today are International Conference Room of the Secretary of State William P. consigned to the history books, this U.S. State Department on August 20. Rogers signed the intergovernmental remarkable system of global com- The intergovernmental agreement agreement on behalf of the United munications will be part of the daily was signed by 55 countries, 52 of States. lives of billions of citizens of this which are currently INTELSAT mem- Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, President planet, informing them continuously bers. of COMSAT, signed the operating and-we may all hope-bringing them The companion intergovernmental agreement on behalf of COMSAT as closer together in mutual understand- and operating agreements which com- the designated U.S. telecommunica- ing." prise the Definitive Arrangements tions entity. Speaking on behalf of other signa- will remain open for signature for a The signatures of Secretary Rogers tories to the agreements, the Italian period of 18 months, or until Febru- and Dr. Charyk carry full powers Ambassador to the United States, ary 20, 1973. since they were authorized by Execu- Egido Ortona, said: At the opening ceremonies, 14 IN- tive Order of the President of the "In the course of the lengthy Con- TELSAT member countries represent- United States. ference which brought about the De- finitive INTELSAT Arrangements, ing 59.49 percent of the investment Two-Thirds Required quotas signed the intergovernmental it is only natural that all of us at one agreements without need for ratifica- Signatures to both agreements (not time or another would have differences tion, acceptance or approval. subject to ratification, acceptance or of opinion and interest. These have Signatures were affixed to the in- approval) are required by two-thirds finally been compromised and com- tergovernmental agreements by 38 of the INTELSAT membership (at posed in the spirit of mutual respect INTELSAT member countries repre- least 54 countries as of August 20) and consideration, in a truly democra- senting about 22 percent of the invest- which also hold two-thirds of the in- tic process of finding solutions ac- ment quotas , subject to ratification, vestment quotas. ceptable to all." acceptance or approval. The agreements will enter into force "This has meant in practice," he In addition, three countries , Burun- 60 days after the required signatures added, "that, while every member has di, Costa Rica and Haiti, also signed have been obtained, but no earlier than been ready to recognize and respect the intergovernmental agreement, eight months or later than 18 months the needs which were inherent to the subject to ratification which would re- after August 20, 1971, the opening tremendous scientific, technical, and sult in INTELSAT membership upon date. financial contribution of the United entry into force of the agreements. In his opening remarks, Secretary (See Arrangements, Page 18.) CQi4MSAT NEWS October 1971 Page 2 COMSAT Seeks Largest of Its Kind Authority for 2 Earth Station Seminar In Washington More Antennas Draws From Over Thirty Countries

Communications Satellite Corpora- Delegates from more than 30 coun- prepared for the seminar; more than tion has applied for authority to con- tries gathered in Washington to at- half by non-U.S. participants, the struct two new antennas and associ- tend a five-day Earth Station Per- others by COMSAT authors. The ated equipment to provide full U. S. formance Seminar to discuss common agenda included papers dealing with earth station backup facilities for At- operational problems and ways of im- effects and measurement of short lantic Region satellite communica- proving system reliability. outages, earth station equipment, tions. Sessions of the October 11-15 meet- station organization and O&M, new The proposed new facilities , to cost ing, sponsored by INTELSAT and developments and on the final, fifth an estimated total of $7 million would hosted by COMSAT, were held in the day, discussion of general earth sta- be located at existing earth station Galleries Room of the Statler-Hilton tion problems. sites, one at the Andover , Maine sta- Hotel. Simultaneous French, Spanish Titles of papers included: tion complex and one at the Etam, and English interpretations were pro- "Monitoring of Short Outages," West Virginia site. vided. "Antenna Autotrack/Drive Unlocking The applications , filed before the The focus was on methods of reduc- Circuit" (Philippine paper), "Quali- Federal Communications Commis- ing short-term outages to improve tative Maintenance" (Australian sion, were submitted by COMSAT as system reliability and performance. paper), "Reliable Transmitters" Manager on behalf of the joint owners It was the largest meeting of its (COMSAT paper) and "Digital of the existing stations : itself, Ameri- kind to be held to discuss operational Process Control System for Earth can Telephone & Telegraph Co., ITT matters covering all three regions- Station Applications" (German pa- World Communications , RCA Global Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean per). Communications and Western Union areas. In May 1966 an Earth Station The meeting included a visit for International. Seminar held at the State Department delegates to COMSAT Laboratories. The new large antennas and related was conducted largely by manufac- facilities would provide full restora- turers and emphasized station tech- tion capability in the event of a cata- nology and equipment. There were First Service Planned strophic failure of either the Andover only five earth stations in commercial or Etam station , thus enhancing serv- service then, and services via Early For 5 New Stations ice reliability and flexibility. Bird provided the only operational In 1973, when the new antennas experience. Five new earth station antennas would first become available , traffic The current performance seminar were scheduled to enter service in Oc- plans indicate that two INTELSAT was designed to take advantage of tober . They included Prospect Pen, IV satellites will be operational over the operational knowledge gained in Jamaica ; Matura Point , Trinidad, and the Atlantic, requiring the use of two the past 5 !h years in the global IN- Balcarce , Argentina (second anten- East Coast earth station antennas for TELSAT system, and provide an open nas), all for Atlantic services; Ibaraki, U. S. service. The restoral program forum to discuss ways of further im- Japan, (new antenna) for Pacific serv- would permit either station , Andover proving system performance. ice, and Hong Kong ( new antenna) for or Etam , to fully backup the other if a More than 45 individual papers were Indian Ocean service. failure should occur at either station. They will increase the world wide The facilities would include large Reiger Contributions boxscore to 61 antennas at 49 stations antennas 97 feet in diameter or larger, administered by 37 countries. transmit and receive amplifiers, Cited in AIAA Award A new antenna scheduled to start ground communications equipment, The American Institute of Aeronau- service soon at Andover is a replace- multiplex-d emultiplex equipment, tics and Astronautics recently an- ment and not an additional antenna in power sources, buildings and necessary nounced that its 1971 Aerospace Com- the system. civil works. The antennas would be a munications Award will be awarded wheel -and-track design , similar to the posthumously to Siegfried H. Reiger. On the Cover fourth-generation Bartlett Earth Sta- The award cites Mr. Reiger' s "per- This helicopter view of the Air tion in Alaska and also similar to a sonal contributions over a 10 - year pe- Force's Eastern Test Range at new antenna now being installed at riod, in analytical work evolving basic Cape Kennedy shows Complex . They would be connected to, concepts and in the organization and Andover 36 in the immediate foreground. and remotely operated from , existing implementation of the INTELSAT Complex 36 consists of Pads A control buildings at each site. program which led to the establish- and B , which are used for IN- ment of the present worldwide com- TELSAT launches. Both of them munications satellite network". October 1971-Year 6, Number 7 contained stages of Atlas Cen-, The award will be presented to his COMSAT News is published for em- taur vehicles when this photo- ployees of the Communications Satellite widow , Mrs. Irma Reiger , on October graph was taken in early Octo- Corporation by the Information Office, 28, 1971, at the honors banquet, which ber. On the right is the Atlantic COMSAT Building, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, concludes the AIAA 8th Annual Meet- S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024 Ocean. Far to the north and ing. Matthew Gordon , Assistant Vice President barely visible in this photograph Mr. Reiger served as COMSAT's for Public Information is NASA's Manned Space Cen- Vice President-Technical from May James H. Kilcoyne , Jr., Editor ter. 1964 until his death in July 1970. Atlas Centaur Guidance Test Delays Launch

The second launch in the INTEL- SAT IV satellite series is planned for the near future at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The launch was scheduled to take place in mid -October. But when a problem was encountered during qualification testing of a launch vehicle guidance component, NASA postponed the launch to permit further analysis and evaluation. The next satellite is intended for service over the Atlantic Ocean to sup- plement the first INTELSAT IV se- , which was launched last The new antenna at Andover nears completion. ries satellite January. With two INTELSAT IV series satellites in service over the 4th Generation Antenna at Andover Atlantic, providing an average capacity of 5, 000 telephone circuits each, the INTELSAT III satellite now in Scheduled for Atlantic Service Soon service there would become available for transfer to the Indian Ocean to The new antenna at Andover will tenna was updated by COMSAT for augment service in that region. soon take over the commercial chores commercial service and operated as Depending on the date and results which have been handled by the vener- the only North American station with of the second IV launch and the op- able "horn" antenna. Early Bird in 1965. erational condition of the IVs then in The new $1.5 million installation is Recently, COMSAT asked the Fed- orbit , a third launch is planned for this being checked out, tested and should eral Communications Commission for winter ; the third satellite is presently be ready soon for commercial opera- authority to retain the horn antenna intended for Pacific Ocean service. tion in the Atlantic region. on a caretaker status to provide limited It features a wheel-and-track design contingency restoration capability for with a 97-foot diameter antenna, simi- the Etam and new Andover antennas. Visits to 7 Nations lar to the Bartlett Earth Station an- COMSAT also has announced plans tenna, representing the "fourth genera- for construction of second antennas tion" in the evolution of earth station and related sytem electronic equipment design. A corridor connects the base at Andover and Etam for operation Imperial Tour of the antenna structure to the central in 1973 to provide a complete traffic control building. restoration capability for U. S. Main- Generates Heavy Electric de-icing equipment mounted land satellite communications in the on the back of the reflector face will Atlantic Ocean region. Satellite Demand keep the antenna free of ice and snow. The operational date for the new Similar equipment is in use at Etam antenna depends on the result of Foreign visits by the Emperor and in West Virginia and Bartlett in Alas- spacecraft tests and on spacecraft Empress of Japan accounted for 22:53 ka. performance of the INTELSAT IV, half-channel hours of global television The largest contractual share for F-3 satellite. service during September. The royal the project, approximately $1.3 mil- The new antenna could be put into couple visited 7 nations from which lion, was awarded to Philco-Ford's commercial service before the end of television coverage was transmitted Western Development Labs for the November , handling all the traffic now via satellite to Japan. antenna. COMSAT's Earth Station being carried by the horn antenna Their visits were the highlight of Implementation Division at Head- via INTELSAT 111, F-7. At present, global television service during Sep- quarters was responsible for installa- that amounts to some 500 circuits be tember. For the entire month of Sep- tion of other electronic equipment and tween the U.S. and England , France, tember, global television service integration of all components. Morocco and Greece. amounted to 139:49 half-channel The new structure, a modern addi- hours of transmit time and 169:50 tion to an old site, will greatly im- Floating Holiday half-channel hours of receive time. prove the performance and reliability This increased the 1971 total through of the Andover complex. However, The Personnel office has announced September to 980:33 half-channel the stark steel girders of the new in- that the Corporation's 1971 floating hours of transmit time and 1354:44 stallation contrast vividly with the holiday will be observed on Friday. half-channel hours of receive time. "bubble" radome housing the horn November 26, following the regular Full-time circuit-utilization of the antenna. Thanksgiving Day holiday. satellite system by all users amounted The later facility was built by AT&T Most regular full-time employees at to 5,415 equivalent half-circuits at the in 1961-62 as part of the Telstar exper- the Plaza and the Labs will thus be end of September. COMSAT utiliza- imental program. The big enclosed an- able to enjoy a four-day weekend. tion was 2,287 equivalent half-circuits. The nose fairing is secured around the spacecraft. The spacecraft assembly is moved to the launch complex. To Assure Optimum Flight-worthiness Atlas Centaur Subjected to Extensive Preflight Tests By Allan M. McCaskill and Frederick Ormsby

The Atlas Centaur launch vehicle Following inspection, the first stage The first major integrated test, the used for the INTELSAT IV launches is moved to Complex 36 and erected terminal countdown demonstration is produced for NASA by General on the launch pad. The interstage (TCD) normally takes place approxi- Dynamics, Convair Aerospace Divi- adapter is then moved to the launch mately 3 weeks prior to launch. The sion, in San Diego . About 2 !h months complex and mated to the first stage terminal countdown demonstration before a scheduled launch it is shipped and is followed shortly by mating of generally duplicates the launch count- to Cape Kennedy, the Centaur stage the Centaur. The conical adapter and down, including loading of propellants, going by air, and the remainder of nose fairing are transferred to the ex- followed by an integrated guidance the launch vehicle by truck. plosive safe facility (ESF) for cleaning and autopilot (GAP) test simulating The launch vehicle is as close to and subsequent spacecraft encapsula- the Atlas Centaur flight sequence. flight configuration as practical when tion. The remaining items are moved The GAP test, starting at T-O is per- delivered to Cape Kennedy. Upon directly to the launch complex and formed with cryogenic propellants on arrival the Atlas ( first-stage) and mated to the vehicle at appropriate board and exercises the complete Centaur (second - stage ) vehicles are times in preparation for subsequent guidance and autopilot command se- given initial receiving inspections multiple system tests. quence from liftoff to Centaur mission in Hangar J. Inspection consists of Following erection, the Atlas ground completion. A test fairing is used in visual checks for transportation dam- support equipment (GSE) is connected lieu of the flight fairing and spacecraft age, corrosion , and overall complete- to the first stage, and vehicle/GSE during this test. ness compatibility checks are performed. , and a brief electrical inspection. Tiger Team Similar receiving inspections are per- Concurrent with Atlas systems-level formed on the interstage adapter, nose checkout, Centaur GSE is connected, Following the terminal countdown fairing, insulation panels , and conical and vehicle/GSE compatibility checks demonstration the Centaur Tiger Team adapter. are performed. Checkout of all Atlas convenes. The Tiger Team consists of and Centaur vehicleborne systems Convair systems engineers and pro- (Mr. McCaskill is manager , launch and instrumentation is then initiated gram office personnel and their coun- vehicle systems , and Mr . Ormsby is to verify proper functional perform- terparts from NASA's Lewis Research a member of the launch vehicle sys- ance in preparation for subsequent tems department) multiple systems tests. See Atlas Centaur, Page 5 From Page 4 Atlas Centaur

Center which manages the Centaur program. The Tiger Team reviews the data from the Terminal Count- down Demonstration and previous tests, reviews the histories of controlled components, and physically examines the launch vehicle hardware. The systems engineers present the results to the program managers and personally certify that their systems are flight- ready. This activity takes about five days. During the Tiger Team review the flight acceptance composite test (FACT) is run. During the FACT, electrical and electronic systems are operated through an abbreviated countdown simulating launch prep- paration of these systems. At the end of the countdown the vehicle is switched to internal power, the range safety command systems and autopilot pro- grammer armed, and a simulated engine start sequence initiated. An automatic terminal count sequence to launch release is performed, followed by ejection of all electrical umbilicals and automatic initiation of the flight programmed sequence. The data from The Centaur stage as it moves into place to be mated to the Atlas booster. this test are also reviewed by the Tiger Team. Mating Preparation

Following completion of the FACT, the test fairing is removed from the Centaur in preparation for mating of the flight nose fairing and the INTELSAT IV spacecraft. The spacecraft has been joined to the Centaur conical adapter and the nose fairing secured around them in the explosive safe facility. The entire assembly is transported to the launch complex on a flat-bed truck where it is lifted up by a crane in the mobile service structure (gantry) and mated to the launch vehicle. The composite readiness test (CRT) is performed about a week before launch and provides a launch readiness verification of the Atlas Centaur ground and airborne electrical systems after re-connection of the ground umbilicals and after mating of the flight spacecraft assembly for launch. The Centaur-to-spacecraft interface signal for separation is checked using squib simulators. The CRT is the last major systems test performed prior to entering the countdown. A three-day countdown begins after the CRT. On F-2 day the tasks accomplished include loading of the

See Atlas Centaur, Page 6 Fred Ormsby ( left) and Allan McCaskill monitor a vehicle test at Complex 36. From Page 5 For Your Benefit Atlas Centaur Broad COMSAT Program Includes Centaur stage peroxide system, tank- ing of the Atlas fuel, and installation Group Life and Accident Insurance of flight batteries in both stages. On F-1 day numerous system readiness This is the third in a series of articles prepared bt' the Personnel office to ex- tests and calibrations are performed, plain COMSA T's benefits program to eniplo,vees and their families. a spacecraft functional test is accomplished and, finally, all the launch vehicle pyrotechnics are mechanically The second article in this series reviewed the benefits available in event of your and electrically connected. death. This month's article discusses "Group Life and Accidental Death and Dis- On F-O day the launch countdown memberment Insurance". commences about 10 hours prior to Who may be insured? the scheduled lift-off time . While a spacecraft functional test is being All regular full-time employees who elect to participate in the plan may be in- performed , warmup of the Centaur sured. guidance system begins. A guidance and autopilot test is then run and the When does coverage begin? data carefully reviewed . The launch Enrollment in the plan normally takes place at time of employment. When this vehicle access doors are sealed and, is the case, the employee is insured immediately. about three hours before launch, the If enrollment is accomplished within 31 days after employment commences, the mobile service structure is rolled back effective date of insurance is the date of actual enrollment. If enrollment occurs away from the vehicle. more than 31 days after employment commences, evidence of insurability satis- Eighty minutes before launch the factory to the insurance company is required before the insurance becomes effec- launch crew is sealed in the blockhouse tive. Insurance then becomes effective on the date the insurance company indi- and loading of liquid oxygen into the cates its satisfaction in the insurability of the employee. Centaur and Atlas stages begins. This If the employee is not actively at work on the day the insurance would other- is followed some 30 minutes later wise become effective, the effective date is deferred until the date the employee by the loading of Centaur's liquid returns to active work. hydrogen fuel. There are then some final checks of critical launch vehicle When does insurance terminate? and range safety command systems. The launch vehicle is switched to In general, insurance terminates when the employee ceases to be a regular full- internal power and, 10 seconds before time employee. liftoff, an automatic sequence begins May group insurance be converted? leading to ignition and thrust-buildup of the Atlas stage's three engines and, Yes. The employee must, however, exercise the "conversion privilege" within finally, liftoff. 31 days after employment termination. The "conversion privilege" entitles the Shortly after liftoff, the four TT&C employee to have issued without evidence of insurability, an individual policy in stations, under the direction of the an amount which does not exceed the total amount of the life insurance in effect Spacecraft Technical Control Center immediately prior to the employee's termination of employment. at Headquarters , begin tracking the the beneficiary of your group insurance? newly launched satellite in its trans- Who is fer orbit. The employee names the beneficiary of his or her Group Life and Accidental After necessary corrections to the Death and Dismemberment Insurance. The employee may change the beneficiary transfer orbit, the satellite ' s apogee by notifying the employee benefits department and completing the appropriate motor is fired at an appropriate forms.. apogee placing the satellite in a near- synchronous orbit , which is then re- How is insurance payment made? fined in preparation for commercial Any amount of insurance payable under the Group Life Insurance plan because service. of the death of the employee shall be paid either in one lump-sum amount or in TRW Conducts Tests accordance with the terms of the settlement option which has been agreed to and acknowledged by the insurer. of Redondo Beach, TRW Systems A settlement option may be elected by the employee while insured and may be California, has been awarded a con- changed or revoked by the employee at any time. tract by COMSAT on behalf of IN- If a settlement option elected by the employee is not in effect at the time of the TELSAT for the preflight qualifica- employee's death, the beneficiary may elect a settlement option after the employ- -hydrazine tions of a hydrazine azide ee's death. Settlement options are not available for insurance proceeds payable to blend as a monopropellant. The an executor, administrator, trustee, corporation, partnership, or association. $19,900 contract is to be completed within eight months. May benefits be assigned? Hydrazine azide ( HA) when used as Recent income tax rulings provide an opportunity for savings of Federal estate an additive to hydrazine decreases the taxes through assignment of group life insurance policies. freezing point and increases the densi- The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that group life insurance proceeds will ty and specific impulse , which might not be subject to the Federal estate tax upon the death of the insured individual, alleviate thermal control problems See COMSAT Benefits, Page 7 without the use of heaters. MSAT NEWS-October 1971 Page 7

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if during his lifetime he has assigned his entire interest in the policy to someone else (such as his spouse). The interest which must be assigned includes the right to name the beneficiary and the right to exercise any conversion privilege. The assignment must be irrevocable. To be subject to the Federal estate tax, ordinarily the estate of a married individual leaving at least one half of his gross estate to his spouse must exceed $120,000. (The amount is $60,000 for a married individual who leaves his estate in a different fashion, or for an unmarried individual). Forms for assigning interests in the COMSAT group policy are available in the employee benefits department of the Personnel office. Neither the Corporation nor the insurance company guarantees the effect of the assignment. and the Per- sonnel and General Counsel offices will not advise individual employees with re- Mr. Stamminger spect to assignment of their interests. Therefore it is recommended that any employee considering an assignment consult with his own attorney. Stamminger Appointed What About recent changes? COMSAT changed its group life insurance program at the beginning of the To Director's Position year in view of the more liberal terms offered in Maryland. Covered employees Reinhard Stamminger was ap- earning up to $25,000 will no longer be required to pay income taxes on the pre- pointed in early August to the position miums paid by the Corporation, and taxes for those earning over $25,000 will of Director, Systems Engineering, re- be reduced. This change will save COMSAT employees a minimum of $12,000 of porting to Sidney Metzger, Assistant additional taxable income in 1972. Vice-President and Chief Engineer. What about benefits after retirement? Mr. Stamminger joined COMSAT in January 1964 and has worked on Life insurance coverage continues during your retirement years, provided you communications systems design since were covered by life insurance in the COMSAT Group Insurance Benefits Pro- the days of Early Bird. gram at the date of your retirement. This life insurance, paid for entirely by the A native of Austria, he received his Corporation commencing with your retirement, will be in effect for the rest of BSEE in Vienna. Prior to joining your life in accordance with the following table: COMSAT, he held engineering posi- Principal Sum tions with RCA, Canada, and General Dynamics. 1st year of retirement ...... 100% of your final salary at retirement* 2nd year of retirement ...... 90%, of final salary Pritchard Elected 3rd year of retirement ...... 80% of final salary 4th year of retirement ...... 70% of final salary As Fellow of AIAA 5th year of retirement ...... 60%% of final salary 6th year of retirement ...... 5070 of final salary The American Institute of Aeronau- Thereafter ...... 25% of final salary but not to exceed 510,000 tics and Astronautics recently an- nor to be less than $2,000 nounced that Wilbur L. Pritchard, *Rounded upward to the next $1,000 where applicable. Assistant Vice-President and Director, Assume, for example, that your annual salary when you retire is $11,500. For COMSAT Labs, has been elected a retirement insurance purposes, this figure will first be rounded upward to Fellow of that organization. $12,000. Then your retirement insurance coverage would be: The election was in recognition of 1st year of retirement ...... $12,000 "his many outstanding contributions 2nd year of retirement ...... 10,800 and acknowledged leadership in the 3rd year of retirement ...... 9,600 professional aerospace community." 4th year of retirement ...... 8.400 Mr. Pritchard joined COMSAT 5th year of retirement ...... 7,200 in May 1967 as the first director of 6th year of retirement ...... 6,000 COMSAT Labs. He was named As- Thereafter ...... 3,000 sistant Vice- President in October 1969. This insurance is payable to any beneficiary or beneficiaries that you designate.

Fluid Film Bearing The next article in this series will discuss the Corporation 's "Other Death COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT Benefits. " has awarded a contract to Sperry If there are specific questions you would like to have answered on these topics. Flight Systems Division of Phoenix, please direct them to the Manager , Employee Benefits. Arizona , for the design , development, fabrication , testing and delivery of an engineering model of a fluid film bear- Plessey System Study ing momentum wheel including associated electronics . The $96,000 con- A contract for a system study of in - been awarded by COMSAT on behalf tract is to be completed within 13 terface techniques between analog , of INTELSAT to Plessey Telecom- months. digital or mixed terrestrial systems has munications Research Limited. COMSA T'S Technical Advisory Group Provides Worldwide Earth Station Design Services

For the past five years COMSAT has been actively engaged in a program offering technical assistance to foreign entities about to build an earth station. The services include professional advice in the selection of a station site, the drafting of technical specifications and the testing of the performance of a completed station. Representing the Corporation in every major area of the world, staff members have traveled in excess of 3 million miles to insure that all new earth stations are designed and configured on the basis of the most up-to-date information. The professional effort expended on a typical advisory program has varied from 15 to 36 man-months depending upon individual country participation. To date, the Corporation has entered into technical advisory contacts with 21 different countries. The first on-location work began in 1966 in Thailand. The group's most recent program has focused on the new earth station under way for NICATELSAT, the private company jointly owned by COMSAT and the Government of Nicaragua. There is no doubt that the services provided by this vital arm of International have been instrumental in bringing the price of foreign earth stations within reach of many of the world's emerging nations.

Bill fcrguson, staff member reviews a technical assistance document.

of the staff. Don Owen, Director, Technical Advisory, discusses technical assistance program. Bill Hudgins is a member Wanda Latta, secretary, reviews travel arrangements for a staff member 's trip.

John Jenkins, Assistant Director , discusses a proposal with Gay Coletto, secretary.

1. N. Savant, staff member, at the assignments for use in a proposal. blackboard. John Loutit, staff member, reviews frequency Page 10

John Husted slides into home.

Blaine Shatzer swings as catcher Carl Maag and ump Tony Buige watch. New Field Used Slow-Pitch Softball League at Labs Completes First Successful Season

The Labs Slow-Pitch Softball meetings, practices, and a ban on car- League, made up of four teams play- bonated drinks before and after each ing 12 games each, christened the Labs game. new softball field this past summer The mid-season break was high- with a showing of skills that produced lighted by a play-off game between everything from a 22-21 opening game the first half winners and the "best of to a 2-0 championship game. the rest", loosely referred to as All Each team adopted the name of its Stars, with the latter winning 13-8. manager (Burch. Cool, Lewis and A one team "run-away" was avoided Shatzer). Modified slow-pitch rules during the second half as Shatzer's were used which required all partici- club did a complete about-face and pants to play a minimum of two in- won five of its six games, thus earning nings including one time at bat. The the right to meet Burch's team for the ladies were encouraged to join in and championship. made a good showing with 12 partici- In the first meeting to determine the Lab's best, darkness forced the teams pants. to settle for a 2-2 tie after eight in- Burch's team, winner of the first nings. A second test was set for the half with a 6-0 record, brought a de- following week. After six innings of gree of seriousness to the otherwise scoreless baseball, Shatzer's team jovial competition by insisting upon managed a two-run seventh and a Paul Schrantz slams a base hit. such unheard of techniques as team shutout victory to become the champs. Page 11

Dr. Charyk Named to The Conference Board

Dr. Joseph V. Charyk. COMSAT President, was recently elected as a member of The Conference Board for a two-year term. The Conference Board is an inde- pendent and nonprofit business and economic research organization. Founded in 1916, its work is supported by representatives of industry, government, colleges and universities. The Board members are leading business executives. Elected at the same time as Dr. Charyk was Kather- ine Graham, President of The Wash- ington Post Company.

Elizabeth Preston, library manager , reviews a new title with Bob Gillespie , scholarship winner.

COMSA T Employee Metzger Appointed Wins Scholarship To Advisory Council Robert C. Gillespie, uniform file Sidney Metzger, Assistant Vice Scrimping on $10 clerk in General Services, has been President and Chief Engineer, has awarded a four-year scholarship in been appointed a member of the Joint George D. Dill, COMSAT Labs, library science at Kansas State Uni- Technical Advisory Council. A COM- is shown exchanging dollars for yen versity, Manhattan, Kansas. The SAT employee since June 1963, Mr. during a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan. scholarship becomes effective next Metzger is a Fellow of the IEEE and This photograph appeared on the January. an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. front page of a Tokyo newspaper He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. The Council is sponsored by the In- shortly after President Nixon's an- Henry Gillespie of Greensboro, North stitute of Electrical & Electronics En- nouncement that the U . S. dollar would Carolina, and previously attended gineers and the Electronic Industries be "floated " in the international mon- school at North Carolina Agricultural Association. It was established to ob- ey market. and Technical State University in tain and evaluate information of a Mr. Dill was in Japan conducting Greensboro. While there, he became technical or engineering nature relat- in-plant acceptance tests for Etam interested in library science and ing to the radio art for the purpose of SPADE terminal equipment which is worked in the university library. advising government bodies and other being built by Nippon Electric Com- During the seven months he has professional and industrial groups. pany. been with the Corporation he has re- Its members are selected on the As a result of the President's an- ceived two promotions. Beginning as a basis of professional standing and nouncement . Mr. Dill's hotel imposed messenger, he was promoted to a serv- competence without regard to the or- an exchange limit of $10 per person ice center operator, then, to his present ganizations with which they are as- per day. He had trouble living on position of uniform file clerk. sociated. that in Tokyo , he reported. News and Notes from Bartlett 2 at Brewster Governor W. A. Egan Visits Station, Campaign for Considers Tour As Most Informative Public Offices

By Jim Shaff and Patti McKenna Employees at Brewster are con- tributing their talents to civic affairs Governor William A. Egan and a first solo flight. in the communities in which they live. party of 16 visited the station on Sep- John Banister is a member of the tember 20. After the tour, the party Potpourri Riverside School Board. Mel Hof- adjourned to the Talkeetna Motel for mann is running unopposed for a seat a luncheon. In a speech following the Summer is gone even though the on the Pateros School Board. Darold meal, the Governor stated that his temperatures are still mild during the Browning is seeking a seat on the visit was most enlightening and in- day. The temperature is, beginning to get down in the 20s during the eve- Brewster Town Council. formative. nings. The frost on car windshields in Bob Sanderson is the ex-officio Live TV - A "First" the morning is a sign that snow is mayor of Malott. His title comes about around the corner. The days are get- as a result of his successful bid for an Bartlett provided live TV coverage ting shorter by seven to eight minutes old manor house situated on 16 acres of the meeting between President Nix- every 24 hours. in Malott. Built at the turn of the cen- on and Emperor Hirohito as it took Dewey and Margaret Clay cele- tury, it was at one time the area's show place in Anchorage . We even had our brated their ninth wedding anniversary place. Bob and his wife, Dottie, are own representatives in the persons of on September 11. "Evil" Alice hosted experts at restoration and intend to Merle and Rose Anne Albert, who dinner for them while our "post- have the home look exactly like it did made a personal trip to Anchorage to master", Emory Kunkle, provided when it was built. see the ceremonies. champagne for the toasts. Visitors The McKennas have moved into Elections their new Bartlett Park home and are The George Sharrocks were recent planning a house warming Halloween house guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Our annual election of officers for masquerade party around the end of Lauterbach. George has just retired. the Bartlett CEA produced the follow- the month. Pauline and he are touring the lower ing results: president, George Furford; 48 in their new motor home deciding vice-president, Al Sousa; vice-presi- 5-Year Award where they want to settle down. We dent/social, Fred Herron, and secre- hope its the great Pacific Northwest. tary-treasurer, Patti McKenna. Congratulations to Dewey Clay on George is the former mayor of An- The new slate of officers has held its his fifth service anniversary. chorage, who was in office at the time first meeting to talk over social activi- of the Alaska earthquake. He is also a ties for the coming year. On the agenda former State Secretary of Commerce were a November snow machine party. COMSAT Staffer under Governor Hickel and more re- Christmas parties for both the children cently was appointed by President and adults and a spring picnic. Coordinates Show Nixon as Chairman of the Federal Field Committee in Alaska. Bags a Moose George V. Videll, assistant manager for graphics in General Services, acted Fall Vacations Al Sousa and Larry McKenna hit as the exhibit coordinator for "Recog- the trail to the high country in search nition 71". This exhibit, sponsored by Those vacationing within the past of that ever elusive quarry-moose . the National Association of Industrial flew weeks were Jerald Bowes and They spent five days climbing hills Artists, was held in the L'Enfant Plaza family, who visited relatives in South Dakota. Jack Wohlford and his family and sighted nary a moose. shopping concourse September 25 visited relatives in California. Charles Soon afterward Larry's wife, Patti, to October 9. spotted a moose on the Talkeetna In his capacity as coordinator, Mr. Wyrick and his wife recently returned highway. She stopped the car and dis- Videll was responsible for cataloging from a trip to California and Nevada. patched the beast with two shots at and displaying all entries. Their daughter, Cathy, who has been 150 yards. She then called Larry and Highlighting the best in commercial attending school in California returned Al to come do the dirty work. Larry and technical art, these entries were to Brewster with them and will attend still hasn't made much comment on received from 28 States and three high school here. the subject. Canadian provinces. Potpourri Makes Solo Flight Seven examples of COMSAT art were submitted. Individual awards Imogene Cook, station administra- Bartlett 's flying aces are still on the in the industrial photography category tor, was recently presented her five- wing. Larry McKenna recently made were made to Allan W. Galfund and year service award by W. M. Lauter- his first solo flight. He reports he was James T. McKenna of the Information bach, station manager. She joined a little nervous up there without his office. Mr. Galfund's entry, a color COMSAT on September 6, 1966. instructor. The plane is still in one picture of the Cayey earth station. Wayne Colpitts and his wife, Bonnie, piece though so it looks like we have a at dusk won third prize, while Mr. recently moved from Bridgeport to brand new pilot now. No one has been McKenna's picture, an aerial view Brewster . They are remodeling an able to catch Larry yet to cut off his of the new John F. Kennedy Memorial older home which they have purchased shirttail, an old flying custom on your Center, won honorable mention. in Brewster. COMSAT NEWS - October 1971 rage i 3

News & Notes from Jamesburg Third Quarter l Jamesburg Selected as Test Station Dividend S ated, Net Income Up For Hughes Antenna Used in Iran By M. Lee Dorsey Comsat reported net income for the third quarter of $4,978,000 or Jamesburg was selected as a test station for a Hughes transportable earth sta- 50 cents per share, compared to $4,- tion before it was airlifted to Iran for use during the Persian Empire 25th Cen- 271,000 or 43 cents per share for the tennial celebration. third quarter of last year. For the first nine months of 1971, net income Moves, Moves amounted to $17,123,000 or $1.71 Jamesburg staff members are on the move again. Senior facilities mechanic per share, compared to $11,590,000 or Roy Scheirer and his family started by moving out of Cachagua to Carmel $1.16 per share for the first nine Valley Village. Then this writer and his family moved from our log cabin in the months of 1970. Cachagua to the Village. Facilities engineer Walter D. "Robbie" Robinson plans Revenues amounted to $21,276,000 to leave the Sky Ranch in Cachagua for the "Lyon's Den" log cabin (formerly for the third quarter, compared to occupied by the Dorsey family). Finally, storekeepter Albert Eleshio and his $17,709,000 for the third quarter of family will move from the Lambert Ranch to the Sky Ranch. last year. For the first nine months of this year, revenues were $65,439,000, Off to Hawaii compared to $49,937,000 for the first Administrator Warren Neu and his wife, Thelma, are off to Hawaii for their nine months of last year. vacation this year. The Monterey Elks Club arranged a special tour for the Elks Operating expenses for the third members and wives with Pan Am. quarter increased to $17,710,000, compared to $15,165,000 a year ago. HPA Training at Jamesburg For the first nine months, operating Paul Winchester of the COMSAT Labs M & S Service Center recently visited expenses totaled $53,134,000, com- us and instructed our technical staff on power systems. The training included the pared to $43,119,000 a year ago. low voltage switchgear (LVS) and uninterrupted power supply (UPS). Net operating income for the third Promotions quarter increased to $3,566,000, compared to $2,544,000 a year ago. Net Cecil V. Jeter, Jr., operations supervisor was promoted to operations center operating income for the first nine controller and transferred to COMSAT Headquarters. months increased to $12,305,000, com- A grand send-off party was held in his honor at the Los Laureles Lodge. pared to $6,818,000 a year ago. JCEA vice president, Donald Tucker, presented him with a framed color photograph of our earth station. Third quarter net income was $476, We will miss Vic and his wife, Estelle, but know they will enjoy their new 000 less than net income for the second assignment and new home. quarter of 1971. This was due pri- William M. "Bill" Hartke, senior technician, has been promoted to operations marily to the 25 percent satellite rate supervisor. Bill will supervise Team "A", replacing Vic Jeter. reduction for certain Atlantic services Bill has just returned from a Hewlett-Packard seminar relating to microwave which went into effect as of July I, measurement techniques. 1971. At its monthly meeting on October New Sergeant-of-the-Guard 15, 1971 the Board of Directors de- David Ostrander is Jamesburg's new guard sergeant, replacing Joe Jodoin. Mr. clared the regular quarterly dividend Jodoin and his wife, Eunice, plan a two-year tour of the United States, Canada of 12.5 cents per share. and possibly Mexico.

Dr. Charyk Names Equal Opportunities Group

An Equal Opportunity Committee istration; William H. Berman, As- n Review COMSAT' s present has been established by Dr. Joseph sistant Vice President and Associate employment, transfer and promotion V. Charyk, COMSAT President, to General Counsel; Richard R. Colino, standards to insure that unnecessary assure equal opportunities in em- Assistant Vice President-Internation- qualifications are not imposed. ployment, transfer and promotion al; Sidney Metzger, Assistant Vice n Make a monthly analysis of mi- without regard to race, color, sex, President and Chief Engineer, and nority employment and trends. religion or national origin. Wilbur L. Pritchard, Assistant Vice n Devlop short -range goals for Dr. Charyk appointed George P. President and Director of COMSAT minority group representation at Sampson, Vice-President-Operations, Laboratories. as chairman of the committee. The executive secretary of the com- all levels of the staff. Other members are Lucius D. Bat- mittee will be Thomas W. Harring- n Examine and develop practical tle, Vice President-Corporate Re- ton Jr., Director of Personnel. actions to encourage and enlarge lations, James J. McTernan, Jr., Dr. Charvk instructed the com- minority group representation at Vice President-Finance and Admin- mittee to: all levels of the staff. Finalist Entries Chosen in COMSAT Emblem Contest

More than 100 employees and mem- may be used by elements of the Cor- hers of their families, submitted entries poration for various purposes, includ- in the CEA-sponsored competition for ing such things as armbands , service the design of a COMSAT emblem. awards, pocket patches , and cap em- A panel of judges picked the II blems, the CEA said when it an- finalist designs. which are shown on nounced the competition. this and the facing page. Employees All employees wherever they are sta- now are invited to vote on the one tioned are invited by the CEA to vote they like best. The judges were Louis for the design they like best. A few B. Early, Corporate Relations: Paul simple rules have been established for D. Eckley, General Services. James P. the voting: Tallon, Finance and Administration, • Only one vote per employee. and James H. Kilcoyne, Jr., Informa- • All votes must be signed. the one you like tion office. • Vote for only Many of the entries were carefully best, indicating it by the letter drawn by the persons who submitted printed beneath it. them and showed obvious art or draft- • COMSAT reserves the right to ing talents. Some of them were in at- use or not to use the winning de- tractive color, which is not reflected in sign. the reproductions on these pages. To vote in the contest , simply send a After reviewing the submissions, the note, or mail a letter or postcard, to judges and the CEA expressed thanks Jim Tallon , Room 5107, the Plaza, to all who took the time and trouble to postmarked by midnight November submit an entry. 24. Winners will be determined by the One or more of the winning entries votes thus cast.

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K Cocktail Party a Huge Success

Several hundred C EA members and guests danced to Jim Peddicord's 4-piece combo, "Just Us", Friday evening, Sep- tember 24, at the Annual Fall Cocktail Party at COMSAT Labs. Under clear skies, the crowd enjoyed an excellent buffet as the busy bartenders added to the evening's relaxation. COMSAT NEWS-October 1971 Page 11

KDD Is Host , ICSC/T Studies / Later Satellites And Switching

The 41st meeting of INTELSAT's Advisory Subcommittee on Technical Matters (ICSC/T) was held at the Takanawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan . This meeting was held in Tokyo, September 8-14, at the in- vitation of Kokusai Denshin Denwa Company, Ltd., (KDD), which represents Japan on the ICSC/T. The subject of primary concern at the 41st meeting was the design of INTELSAT IV follow- on satellite systems. One of the principal agreements reached on this subject at this meeting was the desirability of de- veloping a new technique called Time Division Multiple Access/ Satellite Switching / Space Division Multiple Access for successor satellites to the Delegates attending the ICSC/T meeting in Tokyo in September. INTELSAT IV series. At the opening session, Mr. M. Itano, Executive Vice-President of KDD, gave a welcoming address. Later, near the close of the meeting People and Places at COMSA T Labs Mr. Y. Kanno, the new President of KDD hosted a party for the represen- By Betty Mowen tatives. Mr. E. O. Dietrich of Germany served as Chairman of the meeting All Abu-Taha's wife, Greta, gave "hair-raising" week in preparation for and Mr. J. P. Houssin, of France, birth to a 7-pound, 5-ounce baby boy the annual Montgomery County Fire- served as Vice-Chairman. The host members from Japan were Dr. K. on September 16. man's Convention. The convention was Tony Friedman recently returned held at Hyattstown (up the road from Miva and Mr. N. Ohyama from to work after a six week tour of Europe. Clarksburg) this year. Bill, a volunteer KDD. Other members of the Technical Three of the Labs' First-Aiders, fireman, served as parade chairman Subcommittee in attendance were: Mr. J. D. Robertson of Australia, Larry Pearre. Bill Magers, and Harry and also on the convention committee. Mr. A. H. Costa of Brazil, Mr. J. D. Lieberman, recently visited the Mont- All who attended the cocktail party Dorey of Canada, Mr. G. Payet of gomery County Heart Mobile unit at at the Labs on September 25, enjoyed France, Mr. H. Herr of Germany, Mr. Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, the music of Jim Peddicord, drafting G. Quaglione of Italy, Mr. H. Herm- Md., with Betty Mowen, Labs nurse, department, and his group, "Just Us." for a day of orientation. The group sen who represents the Netherlands, Anne Bernstein toured Europe, and Belgium and Luxembourg. Messrs. L. discussed procedures with the mobile went to Amsterdam to visit with unit staff and observed their equip- Hansson and L. Ackiell who represent Luke Engel, former exchange student Denmark, Norway and Sweden, ment. at the Labs. Betty Linthicum, our cashier, left us Messrs. D. J. Withers, J. G. Walker The COMSAT Labs Medical Facil- on October 1, to stay home and await and D. Wikinson who represent the ity in co-operation with the Mont- the arrival of a son. United Kingdom and Northern Ire- gomery County Heart Association Best wishes to Eli Wachsberg, who land, and Messrs. W. L. Pritchard and presented Dr. Louis Gillespie who was married to Micky Epzion on Au- E. N. Wright who represent the United talked with the employees on Septem- gust 29 in Israel. Micky arrived in the States. ber 28, 1971. Dr. Gillespie discussed States on September 13, and the couple Also in attendance were Messrs. C. conditions that cause heart attacks, will make their home in Silver Spring. L. Blackwell, Mr. E. Podraczky, and and how they may be avoided. It was nice to see Mike Sansbury R. Stamminger representing the Man- around again for a few days. Mike has The Labs are wishing good luck to ager. Mr. J. N. Pelton from COMSAT taken an educational leave of absence Judy and Bruce Martin, who are served as Secretary to the group. Ad- for six months and will return to us leaving for California. Bruce will ditional staff assistance was provided by Miss Ebeltoft and Miss Tingley, after Christmas. enter a Veterans Administration hos- Bill Magers, office services, spent a pital-training program in Los Angles. also of COMSAT. Walker, Bowser, O'Donnell Winners In CEA-Sponsored Fall Golf Outing

Long-driving Drew Walker, Labs, Third Flight: Pradman Kau], Labs: shot a low gross 82 over the Washing- Howard Flieger, Labs. tonian Country Club national course Fourth Flight: Ronald Schofield. on October 6 to win the CEA fall golf Labs: Bernard Free, Labs. tournament. Closest to the pin on the 160-yard The low-net trophy was won by eighth hole: Ken Remington, Opera- Marv Bowser , Operations, with an 83- tions, whose shot was 18 inches from 12-71. the hole. Seventy-seven players, including a Longest drive on the tough 12th foursome of ladies, from Headquarters hole: Leo Gwinn. a paid guest of Len and the Labs participated in the tour- Smith, Labs. Gwinn smacked his nament, played on a beautiful , breezy drive more than 260 yards straight fall day. Ruth O ' Donnell , Dr. Charyk's down the alley. secretary , was the low scorer among the ladies. Prizes were awarded to the winners Other winners of prizes , provided by by Gen. Sampson, standing in for Dr. the CF.A, were: Charyk who was unable to participate First flight: Larry Weekley , Infor- because of the press of business, and mation , 84-11-73: George P. Samp- by Don Greer, Headquarters Execu- son, Vice President -Operations, 88- tive Officer. 14-74. Arrangements for the successful Second Flight : Tom Tuttle , Legal: outing were handled by Paul Fleming, Gene Gabbard, Labs. Labs, and Jack Dicks, Technical. COMSA T Thrift and Savings Plan Investment Now Near Million Mark

After 11 months of operation of the COMSAT bears all the administra- Thrift and Savings Plan, investments tive costs of the plan; the funds, how- by COMSAT employees and contribu- ever, bear the cost of buying and sell- tions by the Corporation amounted to ing the securities. The plan is adminis- more than $862,000. Of the total, em- tered by a Thrift and Savings Plan ployees invested $575,000 through Committee appointed by the COM- payroll deductions, and the Corpora- SAT Board of Directors. tion contributed the remainder. As in most investment plans, there The plan was begun in November is neither a guarantee of gain nor a 1970 with 742 employees participating guarantee against loss. of out of a total of 1,167 eligible em- Investment results under the plan ployees. The purpose of the Thrift and will depend largely on the state of the Savings Plan is to provide an invest- economy and of the securities market. ment medium to enable the employees If an employee is interested primarily to meet long-term financial require- in protecting his investment, he may ments. Employees may invest up to prefer Fund A which consists of secu- Rick checks his engine prior to takeoff. 6 percent of their base salary in the rities with a fixed rate of return, such plan with the Corporation matching as U. S. Treasury Bonds and Notes the contribution by 50 percent. and corporate obligations. As of October 1, 1971, 67.5 percent If an employee wishes to take a of the participating employees elected greater risk with the possibility of pro- to take the maximum deduction. The portionately greater rewards, he may breakdown for the remaining partici- prefer Fund B which consists of more pants is as follows: 8.8 percent con- diversified securities, primarily com- tribute 5 percent of their salary; 4.2 mon stocks. percent contribute 4 percent; 10.4 per- Each participating employee will recent contribute 3 percent. 5.1 percent ceive a statement early in 1972 show- contribute 2 percent; and 4 percent ing the value of his total investment contribute I percent. On the basis of and the corresponding COMSAT con- these figures, the average employee tributions. contributes 5.11 percent of his salary. In addition to determining the TRW to Perform Tests amount he desires to invest (up to 6 percent), the employee can choose COMSAT, on behalf of INTEL- how his investment and the related SAT, has awarded a contract to TRW Corporation contributions are to be Systems Group. Redondo Beach, Cali- invested. He may decide whether his fornia, to perform auxiliary electric Rick as he prepares to solo. investment and the Corporation con- thruster tests. tributions are to be invested primarily in fixed income securities (Fund A), Lab Electrician's Son or in common stocks (Fund B), or in certain combinations thereof. As of October 1, 1971, 34.2 percent Youth Solos Three Types of Aircraft of the participants were investing sole- ly in Fund B, while 16.8 percent had Rick Coffey, son of F. X. Coffey, chief electrician at COMSAT Labs success- their total investment in Fund A. The fully soloed three different kinds of light aircraft on October 8, 1971, five days remainder of the participants had their after his 16th birthday. deductions and the related Corpora- tion contributions invested as follows: Having flown since childhood, Rick now has approximately 30 hours of dual 29.9 percent split the investment 50 flight training to his credit. percent into Fund A and 50 percent His first flight instructor, a retired Air Force pilot, recorded the initial entry into Fund B; 10.5 percent had 75 per- in his log book when Rick was 12 years old. cent of the investment in Fund A and the balance in Fund B. Finally, 8.6 Rick's father recalls that in those days Rick had to sit on three cushions just percent of the employees had 25 per- to see over the instrument panel. Today at six-feet-two Rick sometimes has diffi- cent of the investment in Fund A and culty getting in and out of cockpits. 75 percent in Fund B. In preparation for his achievement Rich worked last summer at the Frederick The trustee under the plan is the Airport. He jokes about cutting grass, painting and washing airplanes all day Chase Manhattan Bank which cur- for enough money to earn an hour's air time. rently is utilizing, for the COMSAT Federal Aviation Administration regulations require a person to be at least 16 plan, commingled trust funds it main- before soloing and to be 17 before being eligible for a private pilot's license. tains for the collective investment of employee benefit plans of various cor- Rick will graduate from Brunswick, Md., High School in 1973. By that time porations. he hopes to have both his license and an appointment to the Air Force Academy. Contracts Are Awarded For Nicaraguan Station

Earth station construction and equipment contracts amounting to $2.3 million were awarded in Septem- ber by NICATELSAT, the communications company formed jointly by COMSAT and the Government of Nicaragua. The two fixed-price contracts were awarded to Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Shoju Kaisha, Ltd., both of Tokyo. All of Nicaragua's international communications, except those with other Central American countries and Panama and Mexico, will be provided by the new company. In the undertaking, COMSAT owns 49 percent of the common stock, and Bill Adams, senior facilities mechanic Beverly Budd receives a $5.00 check Slowly" TELCOR, Nicaragua's telecommuni- at Etam. displays copperhead which he for suggesting that " Open cations and postal entity, owns 51 per- killed hencath antenna ladder. signs he placed at Control Room doors. cent. COMSAT will provide most of the capital for the joint venture. For its investment COMSAT will receive News and Notes from Etam 12 percent cumulative preferred, non- voting stock and will hold 12 percent mortgage bonds to be issued by NICA- SPADE Terminal Checkout Begins TELSAT. Two COMSAT officials and three Nicaraguan officials have As Nippon Electric Team Arrives been named to the five-member board of directors. By Deloris Goodwin Under a management contract with NICATELSAT, COMSAT will pro- A three-man team from Nippon to lift their lines. The telephone com- vide certain personnel to supervise Electric Company arrived at Etam pany crew arrived the next day. In the on September 17 to begin installation meantime, station personnel lifted the the construction of the NICATELSAT of the SPADE equipment. A. H. wires to allow cars to pass. It was the earth station near Managua and to Donahoe and William Surber of Head- next day before things were completely supervise operations when the station quarters also were on station to dis- back to normal again. enters into service, which is scheduled cuss plans for the SPADE installa- The new car buying fever has hit for the fall of 1972. tion. Mr. Surber will remain here Etam, and many new models are ap- during most of the installation and pearing on our parking lot each day. Roger Parsons and S. T. St. Clair are checkout. September. He was accompanied by receiving many barbs about the older J. P. Giafaglione of Headquarters. vintage cars that they are using for Potpourri Mr. Sussely is in our country on an transportation. ITU Fellowship. He also visited the Anything is possible at Etam. For AT&T microwave station and terminal example, on September 7 as Roger Personnel Notes equipment. Parsons, station engineer, was descend- William B. Carroll, station manager, Dr. R. C. Barthle, Director, U.S. ing to the ground from the second lev- has returned from a two-week vaca- Systems Management, made his an- el of the antenna he spotted a snake tion. He toured Tennessee, Georgia, nual visit early in September. It was lying beneath the bottom step. Bill Florida and Alabama. indeed a pleasure to make him a most Adams, facilities mechanic, disposed The annual Buckwheat Festival in welcomed visitor. of the snake with a long stick. It was Kingwood was held in September. Representatives from the Domain determined that it was a copperhead, Children of COMSAT employees par- Instruments Company, accompanied approximately 20 inches long. ticipating in the parade included: by F. J. Jones and B. J. Williams of On September 16 the large hickory Mark Everly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Headquarters demonstrated a new tree behind the guardhouse blew over S. K. Everly; Debra and Deanna type of baseband measurement test during a severe storm. As the tree fell, Evans, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. set being offered by the Domain Com- it brought down both the power lines J. E. Evans; Beth , Dennis and Timmy pany. feeding the Green Valley area, and Silvius, children of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. William Hanson and J. A. Bulko of the telephone wires as well. Silvius: and Diane Parsons, daughter Headquarters spent two weeks with us The fallen wires were stretched of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Parsons. while they developed an accurate across our access road, thus making station configuration and documenta- it impossible for vehicles to enter or Visitors tion manual. leave the site. The trouble was reported N. Groenberg of Sweden also visited immediately to both the power com- Jose Sussely, communications en- us. He is involved in the construction pany and the telephone company. The gineer and lecturer at the University of the Scandinavian earth station. power company quickly sent a crew of Chile, visited the station during COMSAT NEWS -October 1971 rage z

5- Year Awards At Andover

Eleven Andover employees, the largest group there to receive 5-year pins in a single month, are shown above. In the picture at the left are (left to right) M. A. Bartlett, D. A. Verril, H. A. Sauret, S. R. Arness, K. M. Dixon and R. E. Sum- merton. In the picture at the right are (left to right) D. B. Smith, A. A. Briggs, W. D. Hamilton, A. D. Haseltone and P. R. DcShone. COMSAT Team Wins In Annual COGS Golf

The TIGER team has done it again. Playing in the 6th annual COGS golf outing . at the Washingtonian Country Club, a five-man COMSAT team won the tournament's rotating trophy. Winning low gross team honors was COMSAT's entry made up of L. C. Meyer, H. W. Wood, D. E. Greer, J. L. Martin and J. J. Mc- Tcrnan, Jr., won first place honors, edging out second-place Page Com- munications, Inc. This was the second time COMSAT has won the award since COGS began in 1966. With a third victory, the trophy would remain permanently with COMSAT. Previous other winners include Page Communications, Western Union, Defense Communications Agency and National Communications System.

Dr. Charyk ( right ) is joined by members of COMSAT' s winning COGS team: D. E. Service Awards Greer, J. L. Martin, J. J. McTernan , Jr., with trophy, L. C. Meyer and H. W. Because the recipients of' Five- Wood ( left to right). Year Service Awards have be- Receiving Terminals come so numerous, the COM- Sperry Designs System SAT News will be unable to pub- The Sperry Flight Systems Division COMSAT on behalf of INTELSAT lish pictures of such recipients of Phoenix, Arizona, has been awarded has awarded a contract to Empresa or presentations after this issue. a contract by COMSAT on behalf of Brasilera de Telecommunicacoes, Rio However, we plan to continue to INTELSAT to design, develop, fabri- de Janeiro, for the operation of re- publish the name of persons cate, test, and deliver an engineering ceiving terminals for the collection of receiving service awards, and model of a communications satellite scintillation data. The $12,664 contract we will welcome such contribu- stabilizing gimbal system. The $73,000 will cover a period not to exceed four tions from our correspondents.- contract is to be completed within one months and four additional optional The Editor. year. periods of one month each. News and Notes From Paumalu Facilities Personnel Responsible For Overall Station Maintenance

Responsibility for the maintenance of all electrical and mechanical equipment and systems at the Paumalu station , as well as responsibility for the station's water and sanitary systems, buildings, roads and grounds, rests with the Facilities Maintenance Team. At Paumalu, seven men comprise this team, which is headed by the facilities engineer , Joe M. Chow. Facilities personnel with varied background and skills are required to maintain the electrical and mechanical equipment in good working condition. Bob Manske, senior facilities mechan- Facilities engineer Joe Chow ( left) and ic, aided by facilities mechanics Har- operations team supervisor Al I'revo. vey Fujimoto and Frank Meyer, per- forms the varied maintenance and repair work. One of the most critical responsibilities assigned to the team is to insure 100 percent station power reliability. This requires constant main- Mechanic Bob Manske does a lube job. tenance and regular testing of the auxilary power equipment. The proximity of the site to the ocean creates corrosion problems. To counter this, Castor Corpuz, painter, is assigned full-time to such things as painting, rust prevention, and corrosion control. Maintenance of the approach road and 15 acres of land (located on a 248-acre tract on a rolling plateau overlooking the Pacific) keeps the yard maintenanceman, Eddie Clarke, busy Mechanic Harvey Fujimoto repairs the mowing the spacious lawn and cutting emergency start switchgear. shrubs. Eddie Clarke sits atop his tractor. Interior cleanliness of the two antenna buildings and three major 0 buildings are the responsibility of Howard Bunch, janitor. The man on top of these varied activities assigned to the facilities team is Joe Chow. He joined the Pau- malu station in March 1967 following seven years with Hawaiian Telephone Company. His job knowledge, gained through educational background in electrical engineering and earlier work experience with Bell Telephone Company of Canada and the U.S. Air Force, has contributed greatly to the success of the Paumalu facilities team. Rain or shine, high winds or calm, the team is ready to render facility support, insuring continuity of communications for which Paumalu is Painter Cas Corpuz applies corrosion responsible. protection to the transportable antenna . Welder Frank Meyer on the job. The Plaza Scene Autumn Comes to Town as Tempo Accelerates By Harriet Biddle

As signs of fall begin to dot the were married October 15 in the Hilcrest jumping, two reserve champions. four Plaza scene, many of us begin to turn Heights Baptist Church. silver cups and a total of 31 ribbons. our attention to autumn activities. November I will he Pat McKin- Mr. Greer is looking forward to No- Night classes start for some, winter non's wedding day. Pat who works in vember 1972 when Ronda will ride wardrobes appear from storage, chil- Planning Services will marry James in the International Horse Show. dren scurry off to school with lunch Irby. Good luck to them. box in hand, temperatures drop A member of our Print Shop, Josh abruptly, darkness comes earlier, and Hampton, has been playing the bass PTA's and civic clubs turn out for susaphone for five years in a 15-piece their first fall meetings. spiritual band. The McCullough King It seems appropriate that the Plaza Harmony Band has a distinguished scene focus this month on some of the record. They have made numerous TV varied outside interests and activities appearances and this summer per- enjoyed by our staff. formed on weekends in various cities Robert Button, Director of Govern- along the east coast from Buffalo, ment Relations, who plays the organ New York to Savanna, Georgia. in church on Sundays, also teaches The manager of the print shop, two night courses for the fall semester Tyrone Ricks, who is presently coach- at the University of Virginia Center ing the COMSAT girls basketball for Continuing Education. The team for the second consecutive year, courses, "Profiles of the Future" and has an interesting athletic back- "National Priorities" sound quite in- ground. While in the Army and sta- teresting. tioned at Schofield Barracks in William H. Berman, Assistant Vice Hawaii, he coached his battle-group's President and Associate General basketball team. While in Thailand, he Counsel, has a hobby raising and taught in a native basketball clinic. He showing Irish setters. He presently noted with amusement that it was a hit owns five setters, which incidentally, difficult for the four-and-a-half-foot have the run of the house. His cham- Thais to reach the eight-and-a-half- pion dog, Wenoarra's Malone O'Red- foot basketball hoop but they seemed stone ("Malone" for short) has won to enjoy the sport enormously. Ty also many honors around the country. coached a championship-winning Na- "Misty" is working toward becoming tional Institutes of Health basketball a champion as well. All five dogs are team for two years, as well as a Catho- related one way or another. "Windy" lic Youth Organization team for four is the mother of "Malone" and years. This summer, making a switch "Misty". "Misty" is the daughter of to baseball, he coached a Falls Church "Ondine" and "Gideon" (a puppy of Little League 'Team. four months-not yet fully house- In the home decorating line, Rose- broken) is the son of "Ondine" and mary Davis, of Technical, enjoys de- "Malone". As if five dogs were not signing and decorating her home and enough, the Bermans also house a also does beautiful and quite intricate Burmese cat. needlework. Bill Berman shows his winner. Perhaps some of you have seen or Our 8th Floor receptionist, Jackie r participated in the annual performance Sparrow, assists her husband who en- of the Hexagon Club. Jerome Breslow, tertains as a magician, juggler and Assistant Secretary and General At- fire-eater. He was featured on the Ed torney a past president of the club is Sullivan Show while in the Air Force presently writing the script for this and recently performed at a magic year's show to be held at G.W.U.'s convention in New York City. Jackie Marion Theater in February 1972. Mr. met her husband, incidentally, wnile Breslow invites anyone at COMSAT she was performing at the Rockville, who is musically or dramatically in- Md., Little Theater. clined to audition for the show in De- Donald Greer, Headquarters Execu- cember. Last year the show netted tive Officer, has a new outside interest $11,500 for Children's Hospital. The which he has found to be a thrilling proceeds, this year, will go to the experience. His 15-year-old daughter, American Cancer Society. Ronda. has been training and showing Kitty Stephenson, of Legal, who her recently acquired buckskin horse, herself is quite talented as a singer and "Flower". She has won many honors dancer, has found a new interest, her for showmanship and riding skill. Ronda Greer and Flower. new husband-Danny Harbin. Tney "Flower" has won first place for Page 24 COMSAT NEWS-October 1971

Ecos de la Montana Gonzalez, Falmar Seek Presidency In CCEA Polling By Luis R. Rodriguez

As you enter Cayes, you can't miss the campaign posters of the candidates running for election to the new 1971- 72 CCEA Board of Directors. John Gonzalez, current president, is seeking re-election for a second term. His strongest opponent is Frank Falmar who is campaigning on a platform offering, among other things, a picnic i♦ every three months, monthly lunch- Bob Sackheim and daughter Karen get Kelly Robinson prefers peanut butter. eons, and many parties. ready for the sackrace. Farewell Party News and Notes from COMSAT West Bob Smith and his wife, Carmen, were honored at a farewell dinner held at a Cayey restaurant on September Ninety 23. The'he dinner, sponsored by the People Participate in Picnic, CCEA, was attended by approximately 40 persons, including the families of Celebrate CEA West's Initial Event his fellow-workers. It was a very pleasant evening, and Bob was pre- By Bill Keck sented with a nice pen and pencil set Approximately 90 people enjoyed Golf League. Aside from the pressure as well as a traveling kit. an outstanding day of games, ham- of business, a few poor shots clinched Promotions burgers, hot dogs, pop and beer as the fourth place. newly formed CEA West held its ini- Congratulations to Augie Ferrer on tial function on August 25. Erland Magnusson and Bob Sack- his promotion to senior technician. heim recently stood on the highest Keep up the good work, Augie. Marty Vonnegut's Chargers were point of the contiguous States, the the victors in a hardfought softball 14,496-foot summit of Mt. Whitney. contest winning over Lou Ricks' Splendid Splinters. Much of the credit Moves for the win goes to a few youthful fe- male hitters and the homerun pitching The principal office of COMSAT 5-Year Awards of Marty Votaw. Even Lou's directing West moved in July to 888 N. Sepul- of an opposing baserunner into center The following Headquarters veda. El Segundo, just a ')lock away field rather than to second base failed personnel received five-year serv- from its former quarters in the Hughes to stem the overpowering skill, stami- ice awards during July, August Building. Many of the West Coast per- na, and superb coaching of the Charg- and September: sonnel continue to maintain offices, ers. Finance and Administration: however, in their former location, Mary E. Huggett. No event during the day, which in- close to the spacecraft testing activity. General Counsel: John B. cluded volleyball. sack races and egg Gantt and Joan M. Miller. tossing, lacked for participants as Prelaunch Activities International : Roman I. Ulans. everyone joined in the fun. Jeff Robin- Many of the COMSAT West staff Laboratories : William G. son, Bob Sackheim, Don Campbell, were at Cape Kennedy for INTEL- Schmidt, Jr., Priscilla E. Wurtzel. Phil Avruch and Suzie Powell engi- SAT IV, F-3 prelaunch activities. Operations : Harry G. Gross, neered this event for us. In anticipation of the launch, 32 Barbara F. Hurley, William Lee, Incidentally, bids are invited for one COMSAT West employees, wives and Carl A. Sederquist and Margaret almost-full gallon of pickled hot pep- friends gathered in Si Bennett's spa- F. Walker. pers declared surplus by the picnic cious hcachfront pad in late August to Technical : Curtis L. Adkins, committee. celebrate that coming event. During William H. Brauer, Rosemary the party, Irv Dostis was presented a G. Davis, Irving H. Dostis, Sid- Potpourri COMSAT five-year pin by Marty ney G. Embrey, Sandra A. Fox, Votaw. Another pleasant and unex- Russell E. Jordan, Jr., David W. Captain Lardy's COMSAT West pected pleasure was the presence of Lipke, Donald J. Pavlack, and golf team managed to slip out of third vacationing Eleanor Ogburn from the Edward N. Wright. place by a half' point in the Hughes COMSAT Labs.