Operational Interface Procedures for the South Pole TDRSS Relay ...

. To contact the South Pole call, 407-723-6715 (Malabar Ground Station) and allow the
phone to ring 7 times. (At this point the caller will be voice controlling the phone patch
to ATS-3).
c. The South Pole receiver will ring and after the third ring morse code tones commence.
After the 7 th ring the caller should announce him/herself and ask the South Pole to
answer. The South Pole Comm Tech will answer, and forward the call to the requested
site. In case of difficulties, Malabar Ground Station monitors calls and will assist as
necessary.
NOTE
The South Pole communications link is half-duplex. During the
conversation, the caller must stop talking to allow the party at the
Pole to speak and vice versa.
5.2.5.2 Calls from the South Pole
When the ATS-3 satellite is in view of the South Pole, calls can be placed using instructions at the
station.
5.2.6 White Sands Complex Voice Circuits
The WSC may be contacted by the NCC via SCAMA lines on the TDRS-1 Coord, TDRS-2
Coord, or the TDRS-3 Coord. WSC operations personnel also may be contacted via commercial
telephone at their respective office or console positions:
a. STGT Operations Supervisor: 505-527-7157.
b. STGT Site Specialist: 505-527-7216.
c. STGT GCE Tech: 505-527-7177.
d. WSGT Operations Supervisor: 505-525-6281
e. WSGT Site Specialist: 505-525-6230
f. WSGT GCE Tech: 505-525-6371
5.2.7 Malabar Ground Station
The Malabar Ground Station may be contacted via commercial telephone at: 407-723-3024.
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