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Tower, the world's first commer- cial guyed-tower drilling and pro- duction platform and the focus of two 1984 OTC technical sessions.

This structure was installed in 1,000 feet of water on Exxon's

Lena prospect in the Gulf of Mex- ico in 1983. The platform concept— product of 12 years of research, testing, and design—and the in- novative equipment and construc- tion methods used for installation are major contributions to deep- water construction technology.

IT TAKES A SMART RADIO TO MAKE HF/SSB COMMUNICATIONS EASY.

HF/SSB communications can put you in touch with a station thousands of miles from your transmitter. But with pro- pagation difficulties and outdated radio designs to deal with, it's no secret that this often takes more effort than it should.

Enter King Radio with the KMC 95 the first HF/SSB unit designed from the ground up to take advantage of the new technology which has come out of the microcomputer revolution.

King's design team had two objec- tives. One, to create a user friendly unit that would make the life of the HF radio operator easy. And two, create a reliable unit that would work in any conceivable environment.

This dual objective was achieved with the use of advanced computers on chips of silicon. In fact, the KMC 95 has two computers on chips and five memory chips as well. This creates a "smart" unit which performs many of the duties previously handled by the radio operator (for example, remembering fre- quencies). Three different optional remote control units are also "smart", and are therefore fully capable of operating all features of the transceiver.

Here are some of the ways you benefit from King's use of the latest technology:

Operator Convenience • All 176 ITU Radiotelephone channel frequencies are stored permanently in non- volatile memory. • The memory also provides for storage of 99 user programable simplex and semi- duplex channels. (This is standard with the

KMC 95, not an option which costs extra as with some other radios.) • Keyboard entry provides easy ac- cess to 280,000 frequencies in the 2 to 30 MHz range.

Reliability • Extensive use of microcomputers means fewer parts-greater reliability. • Top quality electronic components used throughout the radio. • Zinc diecast chassis provides dura- bility and keeps the component parts of the radio from interfering with one another electrically. 74 Circle 141 on Reader Service Card

Installation Flexibility • Three optional remotes come in different sizes to suit any mounting re- quirement. The smallest remote has a front panel only 2-1/4 inches square. • Two tully automatic antenna coupler systems can combine with practically any size or type antenna you might prefer. • Private listening available with an optional telephone headset.

All the convenience and reliability adds up to one thing: an HF/SSB radio that is easier to use than you ever imagined possible, and a radio you can depend on when you need it most.

For more information on how the

KMC 95 can make your life easier when it comes to long range communications, contact: Sales Manager, KMC 95

King Radio Corporation, 400 North Rogers

Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062 • (913) 782-0400 • Telex WUD (0) 4-2299

Cable: KINGRAD

KING

Tomorrow's Electronics Today

OTC '84

Technical Program

Monday Morning 9 a.m. to 12 noon • Lena Guyed Tower I

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Lena Guyed Tower Project Overview

Design of the Lena Guyed Tower

Fabrication of the Lena Guyed Tower

Side Launch of the 27,000-ton Lena

Guyed Tower Jacket

Dynamics of Offshore Structures

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Model Tests to Establish a Design

Method for TLP Tether Systems

Analysis of the Dynamic Response of a Free-Standing Conductor Pipe

Measured Dynamic Behavior of North

Sea Jacket Platforms

Nonlinear Response Characteristics of

TLP With and Without Mechanical

Damping System in Very High Waves

Evaluation of a Time-Domain Proce- dure for the Surge Response of a Ten- sion Leg Platform

Model Test Evaluation of a Frequency-

Domain Procedure for Wave-Drift Pre- diction of Tension Leg Platforms

Water Treatment/Diver Tools

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Permeation: A New Competitive Pro- cess for Offshore Gas Dehydration

Evaluation of Seawater Filtration Sys- tems for North Sea Applications

Fabrication and Construction Aspects of an Offshore Barge-Mounted Seawa- ter Treating Plant for the Arctic

Produced-Water Discharges Into Ma- rine Ecosystems

Development and Evaluation of an Ex- perimental Seawater Hydraulic Tool

System for U.S. Navy Divers

Electricity and the Working Diver • Offshore Pipelines

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The 48-in. Zuluf-Safaniya Gas Pipe- line: A Case Story

Predicting Motions of Long Towed

Pipe Strings

Stimulated Self-Burial of Submarine

Pipelines

Polyethylene Coating Damage on an

Underwater Pipeline in the Southern

North Sea

Fitness for Service Analysis of the

Danish North Sea Oil Line

Arctic Islands

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Construction of Mukluk Island

Utilization of Marginal Soils for Island

Construction

Ice/Berm Interactions

Concrete Revetment Mat Systems for

Shore Erosion Control on Offshore

Embankments

Wave Runup and Overtopping: A Re- view and Recommendations

Wave Propagation in the Vicinity of

Offshore Islands