Inspection Report No. 5 - RT-49/RF-49 (Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001200030011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 17, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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TO : The Files: Contract 3640-2105-4 DATE: 17 June 1966
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1. Project Description:
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Contractual Information:
a.
Target Cost: $152,595.,00
b.
Request for Procurement Action: 24 June-1964
c.
Initiation Date:
29 June 1964
d.
Completion Date:
1 June 1965
e.
Deliverable Items:
300 RT-49's, 150 RP-49's
3. Date of Meeting: 31 May 1966
4. Place of Meeting: Falls Church, Virginia
. Persons Attending:
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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:
delivered ten preproduction models late last summer and was
given au orization to proceed with production last September. The
program was turned over to their West Virginia facility for production.
The first production units began arriving at our warehouse in early
February. Several deliveries have been made since then. While the power
supplies have been acceptable, we have not been as lucky with the trans-
mitters. All of the 27 transmitters delivered were rejected. These
units were all rejected for poor workmanship- top and bottom covers did
not match, screws improperly seated, paint poorly applied, etc.
IAMM
At this meeting, - displayed one of the latest transmitters to
be completed. Visual inspection of this unit showed no apparent defi-
25X1A5a1 ciencies. therefore, felt that they had overcome the difficulties
in bui.ldin~-49 as far as mechanical problems are concerned, and
delivery could proceed rapidly. Approximately 30 units are virtually
completed and were being held at West Virginia pending our inspection
of the first transmitter. Another 75 units are essentially completed
with only assembly of the heat sink, main chassis, and back cover
remaining.
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feels a problem exists. . . .
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25X1A5a1 -feels a problem exists in meeting the power output specifi-
cation. A number of units were measured at the low, middle, and high
end of each band when operated into a 40 ohm resistive load. The average
power for the ten prototypes was measured last fall as 14.3 watts, 15.2
watts, and 13.7 watts for Bands 1, 2, and 3 respectively. (These measure-
ments could not be duplicated the week prior to this meeting.) Figures
25X1A5a1 supplied to - by us on ten service test models built by 25X1A5a1
indicate 11.9, 12.9, and 10.7 watts average under similar conditions.
25X1A5a1 The average reading of 28 production units was 14.1, 11.5, and
... 11.5 watts, while the averag~r another 21~inits was 15.4, 13.1, 25X1A5a1
and 12.1. This latter group of 21 units was produced with more care
toward selecting final transistors than was exercised in the group of
25X1A5a1 28 units. - proposed the following acceptance criterion-each
transmitter submitted must meet a minimum average power output equal
25X1A5a1 to that of the ten produced transmitters. By this criterion,
25X1A5a1I nine of the 21 units would have been rejected.
A number of agreements were reached. will continue to build 25X1A5a1
the RT-49 in West Virginia except for final alignment and assembly. This
last step will be performed at Falls Church where - engineering 25X1A5a1
personnel can keep closer control. - will have a quantity of trans- 25X1A5a1
mitters shipped to Falls Church on 3 June 1566. These will be inspected
visually and electrically at Falls Church and then hand-carried to T&I.
Based upon the results of T&I's inspection we may accept, reject, or
modify our acceptance criteria. No change in acceptable output power 25X1A5a1
was agreed to at this meeting. was complimented on the amount
of data they had compiled concerning power output but we deferred
considering any changes until we have an opportunity to test the next
group of transmitters delivered.
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