Klystron removal

Have the people at Clear been aware that NSF, etc, would want these tubes? have they kept the building heated continuously since shutdown? The tubes must be kept above freezing until:

The two cooling circuits in each tube have been drained of water, blown out with compressed air, purged with glycol and finally blown again with compressed air to remove the glycol. Shipping crates should be on hand when this is done so that each tube can be crated as soon as it is properly drained and purged.

Klystron Inventory:

Bob Robinson spoke of 14 new klystrons at Clear but not yet officially transferred to the AF (or to the AF Space Command?) How can we get authorization to take these tubes? Bob Robinson has a name: Pam Wilson at Hill AFB , Utah ( probably the Materiel Command that was previously at Sacremento).

Bob said there are 27 other klystrons. Does this number include dead tubes?

For all the klystrons, we should ask for paperwork that is undoubtedly in a file at Clear::

List of serial numbers (which indicates number of times rebuilt)

Hours of operation on each tube

Litton paper work for each tube (test data, magnet currents, etc)

Here's some info off the web:

Chain of Command - from top down

1. Air Force Space Command - Colorado Springs, Colorado

2. 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, California

3. 21st Wing of the Space Command

Commander: Brig.Gen. Robert Kehler (Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs)

4. 13th Space Warning Squadron (Clear, Alaska)

Commander: Lt. Col Kirk R. Dickerson

Operations Officer: Maj. Charles Grossart

Artech - contractor to the AF, has headquarters in Colo. Springs