https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8b587616ffea94278261501bc393a83f.pdf 8655dfdb611d41c58f21402a69d24c5c PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ^ B ? d ^ k B!% f * * T f - dtvntI Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a /'information «,£C.R*f MEMORANDUM BOSS 1280-86 (D Slge) !> May 81 DSigo HYDRA ay-gene? Plea 1* There am no plant at the proeent tine, to ensure the oontliaaed operation of the BYPRA ayataa daring an eaergeney or hostile operations, Beither baa there been any indication froa tht ueere that there would ba * oaad far tba continued operation of the ayataa under aueh oooditlone. Beverthelsaa, i t la ay opinion that tat 3TDRA ayataa a ho. Id ba protected If for no othar reason than to ensure that ita radio / c o l l i ties oro available to increase tha nuaber of radio eireulta to tho tJK and thae lneraaoo tha probability of wiintainJng trena-Atl&ntio ooasunloetit a. 2. This haa bean disouaeed with Slge 8 and Sigs 8 and l t baa boon agreed that a nlan oould ho based on tha following oonaldarotionoi o« Pall-out proofing of Oohoaa Klreleee station* (1) b« Provide receiving faollltiee for BYDRA In tha JU5B building. (1) a. Tha transmitter and standby power balldlngo aro oons true ted of oeaent block with glaaa bloak windows. Tha roofa aro reinforced oonereto supported by metal beaae. Air for oooling tha trononlttoro la brought In froa one air intake. Tha oontrol rooa ia separate and haa ita own ventilation ayataa with a separate air intake* I t would bo a relatively oaoy aattar to f i l t e r all air entering tha building* Tho baaoaant la largo and oould bo node Into aaargauoy living qoortoro for tha staff. Tho oaorgaray power aupply eapaolty will hanSla the doaaotlo require* nentt of tho building and oil tranocdttera except the 100 IW. It eppoare feasible to fall-cut proof tha boUding aad croteot two transmitters to work to UK and one to work to Alert. LMS piano Include receiving antamoo directed toward OK. I t would bo neeeeeary to increase the nuabor of anpllflerc at tha antenna to aacoauodate the HYDRA frequonelee. Spaoe would be required within hASfi to lnatall throe receivers for aTflPA, This would Involve provision of equipment not oovered in EASE financial -revision. Conr.oot the HYDRA uaare to tho au teas tio routing equipment to bo Installed in SASH. (1) Slther of tha ays teas being oonaldered will have sufficient apare capacity to handle HYDRA require* raeata and will peralt HYDRA to operate aa a separata and independent ays tea. It would bo necessary to oupply funda for tho addition of tho extra HYDRA clrouita. Tho traffio proeeduro uoed on HYDRA pmte tho routing Indicator In tho cane piano in tho preeable ao tho procedure uoed on the CASS and therefore 8 IfftIT �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a {'information mill • • - tho ayataa would recognise HYDRA renting lnd teatore* aad MSA who employ on-line cipher to GCBQ could be routed around tho automatic equipment. CBBTC (8) d. It le likely that JSatemal Affairs and other diplomatic ueere would bo relocated la one of the valley towns. Tho planned line dletrlbutlon has sufficient spare capacity to ooooamodate than. Funds would bo needed to provide eattra teralnele on tho telegraph relay Installation* Provide reliable keying oiroultj froa £ASE to Oshawa. (1) Tho indications are that overhead lino olroulto In this area are not likely to ouffor damage* However, further consideration amy ohow o need to ouppleaeBt this with a radio olrcuit such ao tropo scatter or radio relay, which would Involve provielon of funds to procure aad install* 8* If you concur with thie general outline plan we will oontlnao with more detailed planning oo that wo oaa subsequently preeent l t to the ueero* particularly CBHRC had External Affairs* U Col Sigs 8 wo/jt � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hydra Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HY00304 Title A name given to the resource Hydra Emergency Plan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/05/1961 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fixed Communications - Hydra Telegraph Relay System - Relocation of Hydra - Plans and Policy, RG24, S-2723-2, Vol. 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of National Defence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Emergency planning, Emergency communications, EASE, STRAD Description An account of the resource Memorandum from W.E. Grant (Sigs 2) to D Sigs and final draft of Hydra Emergency Plan, including financial details. 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