MONTHLY REPORT 1 NOVEMBER - 30 NOVEMBER 1958 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE BRANCH ENGINEERING STAFF

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• Publication Date: November 30, 1958
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MONTHLY REPORT
1 NOVEMBER - 30 NOVEMBER 1958
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE BRANCH
ENGINEERING STAFF
1. The last nine modified KY-1 Units received from NSA have been
inspected and repaired. It is hoped that installation will be accomplished
in the next reporting period. One technician and, when available, two
technicians have spent the last four months repairing the modified units.
When these units are installed it is hoped that the KY-1's will become a
routine matter.
2. The installation of the AS-8 equipment has been beset with many
difficulties. The base station as received from the Warehouse was not in
operating condition, the 231D was modified for the AS-kA and was also
defective, manuals for installation arrived three weeks after the installa-
tion began. A separate report will be made of the difficulties encountered
on this installation.
Two G.E. 25 watt V.H.F. transmitters and receivers were installed
Installation was fairly routine although special
requirements were difficult.
/+. The secure room at the Installation and Maintenance Branch Teletype
Shop at has not been completed as yet. We hope to have it meet
security standards by January when we are to receive our first shipment for
KW-26's. Test, repair, and shipment of KW-26's are to be done from this Shs-p.
5. Two new Electronic Technicians reported on duty during this
reporting period. Twelve men are processing for Overseas assignments and one
25X1A technician departed PCS to
Chief, Installatio and Maintenance Branch, OC-E
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I WIRE MAINTENANCE SECTION
A. Trouble Reports
1. The Wire Maintenance Shops in the Washington area have reported
a total of two hundred and thirty (230) troubles for the month of
November. The troubles as broken down for the different locations
are as follows:
Signal Center
178
1717 "H" Street
22
OCI
25
Outside Area
15
2. This total shows an increase of eleven (11) troubles over
last month.
B. Daily Activities
1. The "Que" Building Signal Center patching arrangement was
rewired. A switching panel was installed behind the broadcast
transmitter distributor which controls the circuits "in" or
out" of the broadcast. This eliminated the necessity for patch
cords on the switchboard.
2. An additional M-28 printer was added to the
circuit in the "Que" Building Signal Center. This printer was
installed in the location of an M-28 reperforator which was
relocated to facilitate easier handling of tape by the operators.
3. A bi-monthly preventative maintenance schedule is being per-
formed on the KW-26 equipment. This has reduced the amount of
trouble calls considerably, however we are still continuing to
have troubles with the Balance Amplifier tubes and adjustments.
Other troubles have been two bad core circuits, a loose start
switch on a receiver and a chipped card cutting knife.
4. Several line troubles occured during the month on th
circuit. The Telephone Company was notified and all line trou es
have been cleared.
5. On the 18th of November, the permanently assigned terminal
equipment in the Signal Center which had been tied down on
circuits 10-GC-542 and 10-GC-126, were removed. The terminal
equipment was then terminated on miscellaneous jacks and is
being used as spares. The two circuits mentioned above were
left on looping jacks and are being used on an on-cell basis.
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6. On the 20th of November, the modification suggested by the
25X1A6b IF Wire Technician was performed on a Quadri-Head Tiny Tot in
the Signal Center for test and evaluation by operating personnel.
7. The Rehab. Shop assembled and tested a new ASR set and two
Model 14 HB/RO non-typing reperforators and returned them to the
T & I Shop.
8. A call from Space Maintenance indicated that the degreasing
room in the Rehab. Shop would not have to be explosion proofed
if Varsol was not used. We are now using Trichloroethelene only.
9. Two Model 19's have been delivered to the Manual Code Branch
of the Signal Center. Installation of these units is awaiting
the placement of A.C. receptacles by electricians.
10. An ET reported into this section for two weeks familiarization
of Teletype and wire.
11. This month we have four men in training. Three men on the KW-26
and one man on the Flexowriter. One man has returned from six weeks
training on Teletype, Model 28 and Tiny Tot.
12. Negotiations have began to obtain a room at "H" Street for the )yi..'C.L
Maintenance Section. The present location is inadequate to take care
of the work load.
C. Special Projects
1. The overhaul of forty major pieces of equipment at our Rehab.
Shop has barely begun. We have only one man on Special Projects
and it will take considerable time before this work is completed.
2. Listed below are the projects we have on hand.
a. Continuation of the overhauling of equipment in the
Rehab Shop.
b. Check all Teletype motors in Warehouse stock and PTI
all Sprayett motors Class 4, as they are classed obsolete.
c. Drawing equipment from stock in Class 3 condition, repair,
overhaul, and reclassify this equipment to Class one
condition.
II ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE SECTION
A. Microwave
1. Regular maintenance visits were made to both microwave
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