Phu Lam Tape Relay 1969

Inside Phu Lam Tape Relay, June 1969. From unedited footage located in the National Archives.
Shot List: Interior teletype room. Soldiers at bank of teletypes of the AN/FGC-70. They are receiving incoming messages. Soldier puts received message tape in to automatic address routing system (AMARA). Soldier receives tape from AMARS. He places it in transmitter bank of AN/FGC-80. Soldier logs in message. Soldier send tape through UNIVAC 1004. Soldier correcting messages rejected by the UNIVAC on the Tape Recall Unit (TRU).

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Phu Lam
• signal
• 1969
• Vietnam
• teletype

[Phulamer]

The PhuLamer putting the tape into the AMARS equipment, has now been identified as Barry Braman. He recognized himself ! Howard

[TalksWithDirt]

Wow how cool is that! On this day I was 1 month and 1 day old.

[toresbe]

Interesting video, shame it's gone through video tape from film. Would probably have looked much better, and less washed-out.

The computer is BTW a Univac 1104, not a 1004; the 1004 was a punched-card accounting system.