MONTHLY REPORT TECHNICAL SERVICES BRANCH ENGINEERING STAFF 1 October - 31 October 1965

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• Publication Date: October 31, 1965
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MONTHLY REPORT
TECHNICAL SERVICES BRANCH
ENGINEERING STAFF
1 October - 31 October 1965
25X1A 1. Mr. wife passed-away 12 October 1965.
25X1A 2. Mr. passed the certification examination and
25X1A has been assigned as Chief of the Technical Section on
25X1A 25 October, replacing Mr. who was reassigned -
3. The basic electronic course for Wire Technicians started on
25 October at the Signal Center. This course is intended to help
prepare WET's for further electronic equipment training. Mr.
25X1A - is instructing the course in lieu of CREI who started the pro-
gram last year.
4. All teletype equipment available for the ATF and Eight-Pac
program was prewired and modified.
25X1 A 5- Mr. n his way to Africa to review
assignments and training requirements o the technicians.
Chief, Technic 1
Services Branch, OC-E
25X1A
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LANGLPY TECMCAL SECTION
General
1. The la-3 installation program is well underway. We submitted
nineteen work orders to the Space Allocation Division and we
activated four ESC-3 circuits this month. The Agency telephone
switch has not yet been received., however, the space is available
and the preliminary wiring is geared to easily adapt the present
Iff-3 installations to the new switch.
2. An Electronic Training Course for eight Wire Equipment Technicians
and four CTC's began in the Signal Center Training Roos on the
25th of October. The course is expected to last approximately
four months.
Wire Unit
1. The routine maintenance schedule for the Main Signal Center and the
Outside Area is up to date.
2. Troubles reported and corrected in the Washington Area, are as
follows:
a.
Cryptographic Equipment, Main Signal Center
1
KW-26
38
2
I1-7
5
3
HW-19A
23
4+)
hiW-28
5
20
25X9A2
6
)
TOTAL: 93
b. Teletype Equipment
1) Main Signal Center
2) 6th Floor -
3) 7th Floor
247
3
73
TOTAL: 323
3. Outside Area
a. The service schedule is one week behind.
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b. Cryptographic Equipment
A total of four troubles was reported and corrected.
c. Teletype Equipment
A total of forty troubles was reported and corrected.
d. All of the equipment is operating satisfactory and there were
no equipment changes this month.
1i-. Preliminary drawings for the five year planning revision of the
Langley Communications Center have been received.
5. We continue to have TWX data set problems on the local KW-7 Security
Network. The Wire Engineering Section and the Langley Technical
Section are working together on the problem.
6. Assembled and modified the necessary teletype equipment to satisfy
two ATF van installations and one Eight-Pac System.
Electronic Unit
1. Very-High-Frequency Network
No troubles were reported.
2. Microwave
a. Nine troubles were corrected.
b. The modulator (MU-353) at the State Department was repaired and
installed. The microwave standby system is now completely
operational.
3. Ciphony
a. KY-3
(1) Eighteen troubles were reported and the breakdown is as
follows :
(a)
KY-3 Electronic Troubles
- 3
each
(b)
KY-3 Card Troubles
- 3
each
(c)
Telephone Line Troubles
- 8
each
(d)
Distant End Troubles
- 4
each
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b. New Circuits
(1) Replaced the KY-1 with a KY-3 on-circuit #18GW48-08 which
terminates between the DCI Office and the White House
switch.
(2) Replaced the KY-i with a KY-3 on-circuit #18GW-48-15 which
terminates between the CIA Watch Office and the White
House switch.
(3) Replaced the two KY-i's with ICC-3's on-circuit #42GW-43
which terminates between Room 5C18, Headquarters and m
Building.
(4) Replaced the two KY-1's with KY-3's on-circuit #42GW-61
ch terminates between Roam 3E925, Headquarters and
25X1A9a office in the Pentagon.
e. Work Order Status Report
(1) Nineteen KY-3 installation plans were prepared and. subaitt
to the Space Allocation Division.
(2) Emergency AC power wiring and signal cabling was completed by
G.S.A. at twelve locations.
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d. KY-1
(1) Fifteen units were returned to 25X1 A6a
25X1A
(2) Six troubles were reported and corrected.
e. U-5
Four troubles were reported and corrected.
f. 0-13/Hf-2
Two troubles were reported and corrected. Much trouble was
encountered trying to contact Saigon due to defective patching
circuits at the Pentagon and a circuit breakdown in Saigon.
g. IDX/KEG-13
Six troubles were reported and corrected. Most of the reported
troubles are due to the lack of the operator's familiarization of
the equipment.
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h. Hi-Fi Systeas
(1)
(2)
Two troubles were reported and corrected.
A new scotchflex audio cable was incorporated to improve
the appearance of the Hi-Fi installation in Roos 7EO7,
Headquarters
OVERTII4E
A total of two hundred and eighty-four hours was worked during this
reporting period.
a.
Overtime worked at the Warehouse Project - 200 hours
b.
Overtime Worked at OC-E/IIPS -
1+5 hours
c.
Overtime worked on the DCI KY-3 and
Watch Office Installation -
39 hours
TOTAL: 2 hours
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TSB SUPPLY SECTION
1. Expenditures -
As of 28 October 1965 a total of $119,)#82.10 has been
expended for FY 1966.
2. A cross reference list was prepared to show Trigraph Letters
to Part Numbers of KG-13 coreboards to facilitate the ordering
of KG-13 Parts Kits recommended by OC-E.
A KY-3 Parts List of DCRP was prepared for MS.B. to order
for Bulk Stock along with 66 KY-3 equipments.
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25X1A6 TECHNICAL SECTION
Overtime -
1. Staff Employees 181 Hours.
2. Contract Employees 8 Hours.
T & I UNIT
25X1A5a1 1. representative, made repairs
and tests on a C-100 Tape Recorder.
2. Forty RR-390 Receivers were received. Twelve units
were rejected because of low 1 KC bandwidth, and six
were rejected for various other reasons i.e., low
8 KC bandpass, low sensitivity, and weak audio output.
The rejected units were repaired, and all receivers
were put in stock.
3. The work load has risen to a point where overtime
was required to process equipment.
Accepted Rejected
Forty RR-390 Receivers.
22
18
Fifty Tripplet 630 PLK Meters.
50
0
Twenty-four Delco 5300 Radio Sets. 23
1
Twenty-nine 51S-1 Receivers. 24
5
Ninety CA-12 Cartridges.
90
0
Fifteen Motorola Pockett Receivers.
14
1
Twelve Ampex PR-10-2 Recorders.
8
4
Sixty-eight Northern Keyers and
57
11
Converters.
Six RS/506 Receivers. 6
0
Seventeen Motorola H-23 Transceivers. 16
1
Fourteen AN-59 Antenna Couplers. 14
0
IN-PLANT INSPECTIONS
25X1A9a 1. visited - to test and inspect
five s, two HFD's, and one LMC. One of the
XFK's was rejected.
4. Listed are some of the major items of equipment that
were processed this month:
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ELECTRONIC/TELETYPE REHAB UNIT
1. The Electronic Technicians processed eight PTI's, four
repair requests, and fifty-six job orders.
2. The Teletype Section processed twenty-six receiving
reports and twenty-seven cargo vouchers.
3. All teletype equipment for the first 8 PAC was modified
25X1A5a1 and shipped tol"
25X1A5a1 4. Two partial shipme electronic equipment for the
8 PAC were sent toribi
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5. Two K.S.R.'s were modified with the "Broom" modifi-
cations and shipped on 5 October.
6. Five Ampex 350 Tape Recorders were modified for
60 Hz operation.
CRYSTAL UNIT
Totals Requisitions Crystals
New Orders 38 3080
Orders Completed 24
Partials Completed 11 670
Backlog 24 3392
Due Out 14 1811
ENGINEERING UNIT
Equipment Standardization -
1. The Century 444 Oscillograph and the Kay 30-0
Variable Attenuator were recommended for the
OC Standards List.
2. The Category I of the Stock Status Report was
reviewed and recommendations submitted.
1. Test Procedures for the Frederick 1200 Demodulator
and the Northern 174 Model 2 Converter were for-
warded for comments.
25X1A9a 2. visited_ to check the Test Pro- 25X1A5a1
Ece ure or the SBE-2A. He was informed that
the power output specification has been reduced
to 250 MW P.E.P.
25X1A5a1 - also agreed to change the tuning procedure
in the new manual. The M.F. Meter Position will
be used in place of the Audio Channel Meter
25X1A5a1 Position. This is a more accurate method of
tuning. was contacted, and he agreed
to this change.
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3. A preliminary RS/A-506 Test Procedure was
completed.
25X1A6a
25X1A9a
1.
processed one hundred eighty-five
receiving vouchers and twenty-seven cargo vouchers.
25X1A5a1
2
.
was visited
to inspect two H-114 Tape Recorders. Three trips
were required before both units were accepted.
25X1A5a1
was
visited with Two PT-450 Microwave 25X1A9a
Systems were visually inspected and accepted.
Thirty-five pieces of test equipment were processed and
returned to service.
MECHANICAL UNIT
1. The new vacuum plating system for the crystal lab
was completed. Initial tests indicate that the
system is performing well.
2. All Mechanical support was routine and current.
POWER UNIT
25X1A9a 1. is on loan to the Engineering Services
Branch.
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arrived and is being familiarized with
F.T.S. procedures.
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