[R-390] security classification

[mikea]

On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 07:04:47AM -0400, Bernie Doran wrote:
> I have seen numerous statements that the 390 and 390A were classified. I 
> have never seen a manual with secret or other stamped across it and am 
> thinking this is just another tale that had been passed on and on untill it 
> takes on a life of its own.  Like the so called Bermuda triangle.  Does 
> anyone have FIRST HAND knowledge?   The number is use and record keeping for 
> classified material would have made this nearly impossible.  Thanks Bernie 

I don't have first-hand knowledge, or even second-hand knowledge, of the
390 or 390A being classified. I do know that in 1969 they were being
removed from the MARS shack at Osan AB, ROK, to be replaced by something
else, after being in service there for some years. The MARS shack was
open to all military and civilian personnel, so the rigs weren't
classified during the period they were in use there. 

I've worked with classified gear, and the precautions required before
uncleared personnel were allowed in would have been totally unrealistic
in a MARS shack. 

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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