TM 75053
AN/UMQ7
8. SET, SYSTEM, FACILITY, AND CONFIGURATION
1. NOMENCLATURE: Meteorological Data Sounding Sys-
APPLICATIONS: This system is used independently.
tem AN/UMQ7.
2. TYPE CLASSIFICATION: Development.
9. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED AND AUX-
ILIARY EQUIPMENT: None.
3. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: Unclassified.
10. TOOLS AND TEST EQUIPMENT:
4. PRIMARY USE OR CONCEPT OF EMPLOYMENT:
Tool Kits, Radar and Radio Repairman TK87/U and
Furnishes upper atmospheric data primarily for meteoro-
TK88/U.
logical ballistic corrections and for fallout prediction in-
Tool Kit, Radar Repairman TK115/U.
formation to altitudes of 20km and 30km, respectively.
5. BRIEF FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION: Meteorological
Data Sounding System AN/UMQ7 (sounding system) is
11. REFERENCE DATA AND LITERATURE:
a mobile system that processes and computes automatic-
ally upper atmospheric data and makes available to field
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commanders various meteorological messages within
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minutes after the completion of a sounding.
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6. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
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Tracks at 60 degrees per second.
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Angular accuracy of 0.05 degrees.
Tracking range of 160km 16 meters.
12. REPAIR PARTS SUPPORT CAPABILITY: No den-
Fully transportable.
sity.
Operational within 40 minutes after employment.
Design goal of 1000 hours MTBF.
13. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Operator MOS 93E20, 93F20.
7. MAJOR COMPONENTS:
Maintenance MOS 35D20, 35B20.
Atmospheric Meteorological Probes AN/AMQ22( ),
AN/AMQ23( ).
14. TYPICAL BASIS OF ISSUE: None.
Automatic Atmospheric Sounding Set AN/TMQ
15. PRICE DATA:
19( ).
Balloon Inflation and Launching Device ML594( )/
16. ITEM REPLACED : AN/GMM1.
U.
17. REMARKS: None.
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