Inspection Report No. 4 - RS/B-43 Microwave Communications System(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001200060022-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: December 29, 1966
• Content Type: PERRPT

Memorandum
FT 66-281
DATE: 29 December x,966
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RS B-! Microwave Corrmilrnicatiozis System With
Contractual Information:
Request for Procurement Action: 12 May 1.966
Initial Cost : CPA'
e, Deliverable Items: One microwave field unit, one microwave
c, Initiation Date: 24 June 1966
d., Completion Date: 23 July 1967
base unit, five operating handbooks
, two
,
.final engineering reports and test results
Date of Meeting: 16 December 1966
. Place of Meeting:
5, Persons Attendin :
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Non-Agency
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Contractor's Performance:
a, On schedule and, expected, to remain so: No
b. Within obligated funds and, expected to remain so: Yes
c, Satisfactory technical progress: Yes
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Inspection Report No. 4 - Rs/-B- Microwave Communications System with
7. Project Status:
is now coming to grips with -the two rna jbr engineering
difficulties-the antenna switch arid. power ot'atput. The oscillator
power out is low in the power tr; i iii. ''Ci.ree hundred mW of the
oscillator's 360 mW output has ajciu bon achiaved. was having 25X1A5a1
problems obtaining the required, insertion lo:~s in a antenna
switch; however, at this visit this.problem was solved. The
antennas were delivered by measured their gain 25X1A5a1
as 12.5 db compared to the required 10 d,b. This additional gain
1st inetivav,n , a, t L,__
is about one month behind. schedule; and, getting over the
two stumbling blocks described above 'the should catch I A ' y h up. The
uu
-wwul, output power although
.is confident they will achieve the,,, specified, output. At
present with this additional antenna gain, the specified range
is achievable with the present output power.
ocumulated, costs are $b9,540, The Budgeted Accumulated
Costs are $81
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9
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hough this shows somewhat underspent, 25X1A5a1
the difference will be absorbed, in. catching .up with the schedule.
Distribution:
R&D Subject File
OL/PD/PCB/CAS
R&D Lab
OC-OS
ESB
EP Chrono
Monthly (3)
OC-E/R&D-EP:' cls/3152(29 Dec 66)
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