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                  <text>Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information

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indlcato rocoipt and should not nocossarily
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may require tho radio channel so chosen to
removed froa JTIUD and used for this propose,
rostorinj it to
completion. Tliis
would break two traffic circuits. (TUl 7)*
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tho IDfiiiA controller.
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exist3 between tho "users" and th
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iattor patch and sot op circuits as demanded*

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              <text>Note to file pertaining to Alerts messages. Several engineers from Sigs 5, including J.H. Gillette visited the Ottawa Wireless Station to observe handling of Alerts Messages. Notes procedure and practice for handling of practice alerts, warnings, use of radio channels between LTC and OTC. Engineers found automatic switching should be supplemented by manual override process. </text>
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