MONTHLY REPORT 1 August - 31 August 1962 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BRANCH ENGINEERING STAFF

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• Document Release Date: April 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: August 31, 1962
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MONTHLY REPORT
1 August - 31 August 1962
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BRANCH
ENGINEERING STAFF
1. Considerable time and effort were expended this month
25X1A9a by various SEB personnel in assisting ~ 25X1A6a
station engineer, with his several problems and quest ons.
Mayor among these was torn-tape relay station design, trans-
mitting antenna field planning with special regard to LF
antenna specifications, the Kahn SSB receiver system, the
Westrex linear amplifier, telet~ e patch panel standards,
personnel and supply proble was also given a 25X1A9a
25X1A rather thorough briefing on requirements and procedures
for his station and area.
2. With increasing interest in our transportable communi-
cation systems being expressed by various areas, project E-5209
has been ex anded to include 2-ST,. 6-ST, MBU and VC-1 in addi-
25X1A Lion to ~ (Equipment Rehabilitation)
3. An engineering model of an antenna tuner was developed
and tested by members of EES. The unit is basically a modified
application of the components of the TAC-1, and initial test
results were encouraging, showing considerable improvement in
performance over the conventional TAC-1. Comparative tests are
to be run against Collins' 180-T2 tuner and against an unmodified
TAC to assist in evaluation.
LE. We have begun preliminary work on a project, thus far
un-numbered to study and compare the R-39OA and other receivers
with the 51J-~ and the Hammarlund SP-600 with a view toward
passible replacement of the 51J-~ as OC Standard.
25X1A9a 5. Chief, was on TDY at 25X1A6a
Headquarters ur~ng s reporting per o and briefed project
personnel on the status of construction. is of the 25X1A9a
opinion that TDY personnel would not be before January
1963, however, a later cable from Chief, indicates 25X1A
Beneficial Occupancy of the building may be of ected by 23 Sep-
tember 1962. Tentative plans are for the Pro ect Engineer to
depart for the site on or about 15 October 19t~2. The exact
date will be determined. after discussions with Chief, 25X1A
in the latter part of September during his Headquarters
6. The task of field engineering in liaison 25X1C4a
also seemed to peak during this reporting period.
a. - received . 25X1A6a
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SUBJECT: SEB Monthly Report August 1g62
25X1A6a a. - received a great deal of attention, with
regard to power and air conditioning problems. After
completion of the attached memo to the file regarding
as determined that Messrs. -
25X1C4a apparently had had the problem
well in hand and had fixed on central air conditioning
for the entire vaulted area. Problems sti11 to be
25X1A resolved involved system capacity and vulnerability to
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b. Upon advice from OC-T, ~ was advised that 25X1A
CIA tended to concur with the recommendation of the
facilities
c. Communications requirements far space, power,
air conditioning, were gathered preparatory to briefing
now on home leave but due to
d. We were asked by SIGINT ersonnel to i
for a new third floor 25X1C4C
25X1A6a More space is desires e or o h our functions
there.
25X1A6a 7. ~ The project engineer, 25X1A9a
visited e project site during this pe ~ -o coor na e p an-
ning. See attached. trip report.
25X1A 8. ~ reporting and our drafting section seemed to be
competing wi h each other to achieve an unusually active month,
and with the happy result that reports are at the moment being
returned to the field within one month's time.
9. The drafting rou roduced a total of 113 drawings,
25X1A 68 of these being for the remainder primarily for SEB
pro~eet engineers. T e mach ne reproduction group performed
as below:
for a 12.5 KW emer~enev generator for communi-
TYPE MASTERS COPIES
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Ditto 22 666
Ozalid X63 (102) ~1~+9 (= 25X1A
10. Returnees .
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