Trip Report - RS-43(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001000060023-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 1998
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: November 4, 1965
• Content Type: TRIP

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Memorandum
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TO : The Files: Contract 646, Task Order 39 DATE: 4 November 1961E
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SUBJECT: Trip Report - RS-1E3 with
1. Project Description:
The RS-1E3 is a
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2. Contractual Information:
a. Initial Cost: $82,270.00 Overrun: $49,815.00
b. Request for Procurement Action: 1 November 1962
c; Initiation Date: 11. January 1963
d. Completion Date: 11E September 1963 Extension: 30 September 1964
e. Deliverable Items: 2 Engineering Models
8 Prototypes
Date of Meeting: 30 October 1964
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1E. 1 Place of Meeting:
5. Persons Attending:
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Agency Non-Agency
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Mr. Mr.
6. Contractor's Performance:
a. On schedule and expected to remain so: No
b. Within obligated funds and expected to remain so: No
c. Satisfactory technical progress: Yes
7. Project Status: .
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7. Project Status:
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The contractor's request for additional funds and an extension
of time has not yet been granted. When acted upon, this will bring
the program again within funds and on time.
Several modifications have been made to a breadboard RS-43 and
to one of the eight prototype models. These modifications include
a change in biasing on the diodes in the circulator switch, a
different driver transistor in a new parallel configuration in the
solid state source, and changes in the varactor multiplier in the
solid state source. As a result, the power output in the transmit
position has been improved from less than 20 milliwatts to more than
40 milliwatts: The power output in the receive position has been
reduced from more than .4 milliwatts to less than .02 milliwatts;
the minimum disconcernable signal in the receiver has been reduced
from 1.2 millivolts to .7 millivolts; the current drain has been
reduced by 10% and the operating voltage range has been increased
from 13-15 volts to 10-15 volts.
Two units are scheduled for delivery 18 November 1964. An
additional two units will be delivered 31 December 1964. The
remaining four units will be delivered 15 February 1965. Most of
the work involved in fabrication of these eight units has already been
done. Little more than minor modification is required. The contractor
was questioned as to why this modification should take several months.
Many reasons were offered by.t none of these reasons seemed particularly
significant. My personal conclusion is that virtually all profit by
this program has been eaten up by overruns and this is a low priority
program to the contractor. If we develop an urgent requirement for
these eight units, I believe that the contractor could expedite their
delivery by several weeks.
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Distribution:
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Inspection Branch OL/PD
R&D Lab
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