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Mr. Rose worked with Kyle Ness (M98) on the pr ogram trouble report (PTR) list. Cleaning it up, strategizing on the importance of, and ones that nee d to be closed were discussed. The next meeting will be on Aug . 16. During the software test for R7, op tical trackballs will be used. These trackba lls are in use at Potomac TRACON for fie ld testing with great results. The final hardware and suitability test ing will be complete by Aug 16. Jim VanZee (GRR), Joe Yannone (Region X), and Mr. Rose started work on a Memorandum of Understanding between NATCA a nd the Agency with regard to Co mmon Terminal Digitizer (CTD). Due to high levels of false weather depicted with ASR - 8 radars , NATCA wants to ensure the CTD radar feeds are not included in FUSION feeds at other than the primary TRACON. This MOU is still in the works and NATCA TAMR is working with NATCA National on wording. Don Chapman (NATCA Section 804) called Aaron Rose to ensure his understanding of STARS capabilities ref erence facility consolidation. In addition , discussed training at Erie, Pa., prior to cutover to Buffalo. TAMR achieved its FY18 goal. TAMR met the internal plan goal of completing 8 STARS Sustainment 1 (SS1) Joint Site Surveys (JSS) by completing the JSS Out Bri ef at Lubbock (LBB) on 8/1/18. The dead line for this goal was 9/30/18. TAM R accomplished the goal nearly two months ahead of schedule. We have completed 90 percent of our FY18 Plan Goals and ALL of our FY18 APB milestones. TAMR NATCA Training submitted by Ross Costa (RSW) Mr. Costa (RSW) performed a STARS Tra ining Briefing a t Huntington, W.Va. (HTS). Discussions involved t raining plans and path to IOC. Mr. Costa also travelle d to Raytheon in Marlborough, Mass., for a group discussion on training and the new STARS Operating System (OS). Mr. Cos ta also travelled to Jackson, Miss. (JAN). He was accompanied by Hugh Wycoff (TLH) and Scott Trafton (A90). The site had a successful transitioned to STARS. TAMR Software/Hardware Report Submitted by Kyle Ness (M98) Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) S6R7 testing began July 31 at the t ech center in Atlantic City, N.J. NATCA SMEs from NCT, TPA, SYR, P50, ABE, PHL, A80, & D10 participated in this three - week test. System archive testing also runs three weeks in August with three NATCA SMEs covering that event as well. There is a hardware dependency that makes R7 necessary for the remaining terminal sites that will transition from CARTS to S TARS and legacy STARS sites that will transition to the latest processor/router hardware configuration. There are several software changes in R7 that were promoted by NATCA including; three fixes for PCT, changes to the ABC keyboard cursor speed to make it more reflective of the 1 - 10 speed settings, ARSA handoff limits between terminal facilities and ATPA in EFSL mode. Lastly, R7 fixes the long - standing problem of not displaying formation flight information on the departure data block. System Technical R eports Working Group (STRWG)