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performs at an operational level. Additional content will be tested during R9 Drop 3 testing in June, as well as fixes to problems discovered during the current test event. S6. R7 Drop 16 was tested the last week of March and was declared suitable to go back to keysite. Pending successful keysite activity, the R7 national release will be forthcoming. A modification to the Common Terminal Digitizer (CTD) was also evaluated during the last week of March at the Tech Center. The purpose of this event was to observe recorded radar data with emphasis on the weather display to evaluate improvements to anomalous propagation (AP). NATCA observers noted that AP was reduced, however, persistent depictions of questionable precipitation remain. S6.R8 Drop 6 testing is scheduled late April. STARS Hardware - Keysite for the new STARS optical trackball was successful and PCT will be the first facility to have all mechanical trackballs replaced with the new product. Replacement was scheduled for mid-April. The current external hard drive that is connected to the Site Support Server (SSS) has experienced numerous failures and is no longer available. This product is being replaced by an internal hard drive to be installed inside the SSS computer chassis. Miami and West Palm beach are keysites for the internal hard drive with scheduled installations in mid-April. Palo Alto (PAO) tower reported false targets from NUQ radar. TSLE requested ZP printouts and CDR for analysis. TSLE has received data for analysis. Omaha (R90) TRACON has reported keyboard lockup issues again. Previous grounding and hardware adjustments were thought to have eliminated the problem. TSLE has requested data for investigation. Shreveport (BAD) transitions to the STARS G4 ELITE system in April. Shreveport is unique in that the TRACON consolidates operations to the tower during the mid-shift but the tower is not co-located with the TRACON. To ensure the tower has a proper backup system, direct sensor feed (DSF) will be made available to the tower as a standby should the full service level system fail. DSF is not productized for ELITE, therefore documentation updates and hardware procurements are necessary to install DSF after the site transitions to G4 ELITE. Rack equipment and radar connections are on order and documentation is nearing completion. System Technical Reports Working Group (STRWG) - Stakeholders will be reviewing requirements for STARS Enhancements 2 (SE2) merging and spacing tools and

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