I. COVERT ENGINEERING DIVISION 1 January - 31 March 1974

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1 January - 31 March 1974
A. Covert Communications Facility (CCF)
a. The original Allocation 26 account has been 25X1A2d1
divided into two segments. A T pe II stock reserve
has been established in building 2 to satisfy 25X1A6a
clandestine requirements- and the remainder was trans- 25X1A6a
ferred to Account 903, and retains its origi-
nal identity as Type I Allocation 26. A three-man team
from OC-E/ESD/MSB directed the project.
b. Covert Communications Symposium No. 6 was held in
the CED/CCF conference room on 26 March 1974. Symposium
No. 7 is scheduled for 30 April 1974 in the Headquarters
building.
c. The annual audit report on Accounts 907 and 909
was received during the reporting period. A few minor
discrepancies were noted; and most have been rectified via
the efforts of the Chief, OC-E/ESD/MSB, and OC-E/CED/CCF
personnel.
d. OC-E metric-conversion meetings Nos. 2 and 3
were held during the quarter. Meeting No. 4 will be held
early in April. We anticipate that dollar costs for con-
version will be identified prior to 1 July 1974.
e. The MBO video tape program was held at CCF on 7
and 8 February 1974.
f. Tours and briefings:
23 January - DD/M&S Trends E Highlights
8 February - DDO Clandestine Familiarization
Course
12 February - Overseas Assi 7nee Briefing 25X1A9a
14 February - OC-O/COD, and
DDO, were give2
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a half-day tour of the CCF
7 March - 25X1A9a
from the Director, Collection
and Processing Assessment Group,
Intelligence Community Staff
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TEC-701 Systems Operations
for Technicians
High Risk of Capture
OPS-106 Covert Communications
Systems
2. Quick Reaction Section (CAS)
a. All operationally requested SV/A-4 secure voice
systems were deployed by the end of this reporting period.
Seven of the thirteen contingency SV/A-4's requested by
area headquarters are ready to ship. The remaining six
are being processed through QAB.
b. An immediate requirement to rovide a records 25X1A6a
communications link between resulted
in the SD-7. The system is comprised of a BCS-7, DT-2,
and SV/A-4 at each end of the link. It was delivered
directly to the warehouse on 27 March.
c. With the SV/A-41s arriving in the field, the
thrust now appears to be voice privacy systems. Require-
ments for the last six weeks now total. 66 RS/( )-523's
with cable traffic indicating additional requirements.
As of 26 March there were 5 RS-523's, 107 RS/A-523's, and
24 RS/B-523's in stock.
d. The SD-6 records link was completed and thoroughly
tested. However, just prior to shipment, it was placed
in a hold status until a determination could be made as
to whether the requirement still exists.
e. Projects:
(1) SV-8 Secure Voice System - The first service
test model was comple ed and tested against the
prototype system. Fabrication of an additional four
STM's is to be initiated circa 4 April. Results of
road and bench testing of the first STM to date indi-
cate that it performs as desired. The voice quality
is excellent, better than the "green phone."
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(3) RS-710 Si nalin System - All necessary
system components were 'received this quarter. Two
Porta-Mobils were tested in QAB and forwarded to the
field to conduct on-site surveys, including use of
the existing repeater.
(4) CU-802 Control Units - Replacement of the
CU-802 switcTies was completed on those units on hand.
As other units become available, they will also be
modified. Units in the field will be returned to
Headquarters for modification on a replace and return
basis.
(5) Secure Facsimile - The Graphic Sciences
units were received and comparatively evaluated
against the Xerox facsimile units. The Graphic units
were superior to the Xerox units when hard-wired
through the SV/A-4 secure voice system. The entire
system--SV/A-4's, Graphic units, and shielded boxes--
was turned over to COMSEC for TEMPEST testing.
Results to date have not been particularly good. A.
new "box" approach may be required. Late in this
quarter facsimile units from 3M were made available.
Comparative testing is also being done on these units.
(6) RU-523 Repeater - One of two prototype
repeaters or use-_witty_fhe RS/( ) -523 voice privacy
equipment was bench checked and road tested to meet
a crash requirement The voice privacy
units (17) have been recrystallized and were ready
for road testing on 01 April.
(7) RR/A-, B-, C-803 Receivers - Forty Bell
Howell R-570-receiver modules were received and passed
T&I. These modules will serve as the heart of the
RR-803 receiver. The prototype RR-803 has passed its
technical evaluation and is in process of being opera-
tionally evaluated. Upon conclusion of testing,
fabrication of the 40 units will be initiated.
(8) MPG-65 Handcrank Generator - All internal
work on the -MPG---65hand cr ca-nk generator has been com-
pleted and the information required for the contrac-
tual package was submitted to CEB.
(9) Novatronics Clock Modification - The clock
and battery-cTharging mo7d-f cation onMtEe Novatronics
printer has passed all technical tests. In addition,
the printer was integrated as part of an SR-4 sig-
naling base and tested operationally with good results.
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Upon receipt of the necessary documentation, the
modified unit will be forwarded to the field for
further testing before mod kits are made up for all
Novatronics printers.
(10) The Government-owned NOVA computer was 25X1A5a1
repaired at during the first week of January.
The computer had suffered a power supply failure which
led to damage in other sections of the system. Since 25X1A5a1
no service contract was available with to
perform repairs, the system was repaire
personnel.
(11) A requirement was established for operational
use in a CK/A-33 and compatibility
wit t e CY- e ectronic key generator. Close COMSEC,
COD, and support has been obtained
in meetin this requirement. QRS is currently working
with to generate the necessary paper
tape for delivery to NSA for 25X1C1a2
J12 Two MU-531A memory units were delivered by
These 32,000-bit memories are to be
eva uate e as replacements for the existing core
memories. The - memories have a small mercury
battery to maintain data in the C-MOS memory when the
power is off.
(13) Two CU-531 control units and two MU-531
memory units were delivered by this quarter.
These are STM units to be evaluated for production at
a later date. The CU-531 and MU-531 are two of the
major units in the SU-531 ELD base unit.
(14) A contract was awarded to M for fabrica25X1A5al
tion of the I/O chip for use in the CY-2 electronic
key generator. This effort is to verify the new art-
work for this chip.
(15) Two data clocks were delivered by
These data clocks were developed under a development
contract with ~. The data clocks are to be used in
the field set for the SU-531b ase station. The
clocks arc being evaluated prior to production later
this year.
(16) A meeting was held with NSA on 21 February
to determine the status of NSA involvement in the CY-2
program. It was determined that the at NSA 25X1A
would take over program responsibility at NSA.
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(17) The first CK-42 prototype was delivered
27 March 1974. It will be evaluated prior to starting
phase two of the contract.
f.
Documents:
Published
(1)
Operational documents
14
(2)
Technical manuals -
5
(3)
QAB reports -
8
(4)
OCHB's -
1
In Preparation
(1)
Operational documents - 15
(2)
Technical manuals
- 12.
(3)
OCHB's
- 1
A total of 91 and Headquarters photo
and printing services requisitions were processed
during this quarter.
A total of 8 Antenna Manuals were sent out this
quarter.
g. Antennas:
(1) The final report of the antenna anechoic
chamber evaluation by NBS was received on 20 March
1974. The report shows that the chamber does not
meet all aspects of the specifications. The problem
areas are excessive reflectivity levels in the quiet
zone, large signal variation through the quiet zone,
and an antenna azimuthal positioner shortcoming. A
copy of the report has been forwarded to the contrac-
tor through the contracting officer. After his
review, a meeting will be proposed to discuss it and
try to resolve the problems.
(2) Seven disguised TV-type antennas f/u/w SV-4's
were completed.
(3) Procurement of five 15-watt, 145 - 500 MHz,
75/300-ohm balun transformers has been initiated.
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, of Denver is making these on a
special order, They are to be evaluated with the
intent of using them in TV-type antenna applications
over a very broad frequency range.
(4) The Velcro board signaling units now will
have three antenna options: A 32-inch telescoping
whip, 25X1 C
and any 50-ohm external antenna by use of an adaptor
cable.
(5) An evaluation of the Ringo AR-2 antenna
shows that its gain is approximately equivalent to
that of a resonant half-wave dipole. The published
3.75 dB gain is misleading because it is referenced
to a poorly designed whip.
(6) Eighteen additional AN-100 antennas are
being fabricated for stock.
(7) Some 16 quick-reaction-type projects for
verification of antenna performance were completed.
(9) A compendium of field-expedient antennas is
being prepared. This manual covers all types of
antennas developed by QRS/ANTS for field operational
use.
(10) One TV-type antenna was mofified for 25X1C
application with the RT-532.
h. Micromin:
(1) Receive-Only Memory ; The receive-only memory
is a miniature, versatile, low-power memory. When
finished, the building block units will provide
parallel/serial data flow in/out with capacity appro-
priate to the need (4 to 32 kilobits). The first
portion of the circuit has been laid out using multi-
layer (conductor) ceramic substrates. The overall
dimensions of the memory matrix unit (4096 bits)
package are 0.950" x 0.975" x 0.100".
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(2) CY-3 - The first MOS chip contract with
is considered complete, with the following
quantities delivered: 100 clock chips and 232 timing
chips from 24 families. The production contract has
the following quantities delivered: 122 clock chips
and 157 timing chips from 30 families.
(3) TL-4 - Two TL-4 systems have been deployed.
Four more systems are being built in-house, and pro-
duction contracts are being given to outside vendors.
(4) Miscellaneous - One hundred twenty hybrids
have beedelivered-of various projects, including
RS-519, TL-4, CY-3, and LIRA and LORA programs.
g. Equipment deployed: 25X1A
During this reporting period a total of
communication terminals were deployed to the field.
An additional 40 ancillary/support items were requested
and provided by the SOR route.
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3. Limited Range Agent Communications Section (LIRA)
a. The additional items needed to complete the pro-
posed field test equipment package were received during
February. This equipment arrived at a very opportune time.
The project engineer was already in the process of pre-
paring for TDY to provide technical assistance and guidance
on certain secure voice and signaling installations. As a
result, we were able to send the package on ahead of the
engineer and field evaluation of the package was initiated
in March. Once the equipment is returned, it will undergo
a full QAB evaluation.
b. We received another model of the miniature VHF 25X1A5a1
model previously evaluated. However, we are still awaiting
delivery of band-edge crystals to determine exactly how
easy it is to change crystals and realign the receiver and
to verify that the receiver meets the vendor's specifica-
tions at the upper and lower limits of the frequency range
covered.
receiver (for use with the RS-708) manufactured by
for evaluation. is
model is supposed to be easier to recrystallize than the
c. Since the last report we have conducted additional
in-house tests of the SX-6 spread-spectrum transceiver.
After completion of these tests, the equipment was returned
to the vendor for additional rework and testing. The
results of the testing accomplished at the factory again
25X1A2d2 differed from those obtained in the area. There-
fore, an additional test and evaluation session is to be
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held at the vendor's location in April. The decision as
to whether to go into production with the SX-6 this fiscal
year will depend largely on the results of this next test.
d. We are still awaiting delivery of the SV/( )-4
clock boards in order to test the SV-4-series equipment
with the RU-523. In the meantime, we have submitted a
request for a price quotation on the production model of
the RU-523 (with RS/( )-523 clock boards).
e. We received two MS-10 frequency survey units on
11 March and are starting the evaluation.
f. TEMPEST testing of a remote alarm (AL-15) for use
with the SV/( )-4-series equipment was completed in late
March. Since we must now finalize the required MWO's,
assemble the modification kits, and produce a quantity of
AL-15's, we estimate it will be a minimum of six months
before this feature will be available for field use.
g. As a result of testing the SV-4 and SV/A-4 with
various records communications systems for m use, along 25X1C4a
with input from the field and other sources, it was deter-
mined that a number of modifications were required to
improve the signal qualit and reliability of the SV/( )-4.
Therefore, MWO 160-3 was developed and shipped 25X1A
to the field on a priority basis. This program included
the training of two technicians in the details of the MWO
and sending them on TDY to the four communications areas
having the majority of the SV/( )-4 installations and
requirements. This program was initiated in early January,
and the two technicians completed their CCF training and
were on the road by 4 March. By the end of March, they had
visited several stations and assisted area technicians in
completing the modification of several sets. They are
scheduled to return to during the latter part
of April, since both are scheduled to receive additional
training in conjunction with their respective upcoming
PCS assignments. Completion of any outstanding modifica-
tions after that period will be the responsibility of the
respective areas.
g. The status of various limited-range RFD projects
levied on ODE is as follows:
(1) The request for proposal (RFP) to develop an
improved signaling system to supplement the RS-708
has been finalized and sent out. ODE expects to
receive replies during April.
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(2) The RFP on UHF data transmitters and receivers
to be used in a UHF version of the SV-8 has been sent
out, and proposals have been received. These proposals
are currently being evaluated.
(3) ODE has given a contract to
build five dc-to-dc converters for use with the RS-531
- system. The estimated delivery date on these five
units is late June 1974.
(4) The requirement to develop a miniature two-
way agent communicator is still in the system defini-
tion phase, although ODE expects to send out the RFP
for the display portion of the system in April.
(5) The RFP for a monolithic C-MOS delta modulator/
demodulator to be used in a hand-held secure voice
radio has been sent out.
(6) The RFP for the facsimile portion of the
secure document communications system has been sent
out, and ODE is waiting for the proposals.
4. Long Range Agent Communications Section (LORA)
b. Ground Control Stations - Updating modifications
to the GCS have had to be delayed while essential
elements such as the antenna feed and CLO function genera-
tor from were received, modified, and transshipped.
Arrangements were also made for additional related training
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for the new COTR who will accompany the - modification
team. Specifically, a tutored GCS training course
was established to serve as a standard part of all subse-
quent training for technicians and engineers assigned to
maintaining installations. 25X1A2g
Current plans are to commence the update on
15 April. The team will consist of (COTR),
two engineers, and one technician. 25X1A5a1
25X1A6a Continuing maintenance problems have
necessitated a visit by an representative to repair25X1A5a1
their tape recorders and severa days of work by a ~25X1A5a1
engineer to repair various defective GCS equipment. Tech-
25X1A6a nical problems at continue to exceed those of
all other GCS's combined.
c. High-Frequency Systems - The RT-59A prototype unit
is currently undergoing QAB evaluation. A production run
of 50 units is scheduled for this 10-watt version of the.
RT-59.
Tests on the RT/B-59 prototype unit are nearing com-
pletion, and Drafting has started work on the production
drawings. The RT/B-59 is an automatic 20-watt, 3-to-
30 MHz transmitter intended for use with the RS-59 system.
Testing of the Backscatter Sounder was resumed by the
vendor at during this quarter. Although the
results of the tests were encouraging, some improvement is
still needed. The system has been returned to the vendor
for some design changes.
Search for a KE-22 keyer replacement was undertaken
during March. We believe one of several keyers available
on the commercial market can be adapted for this purpose.25X1A5a1
A code generator manufactured by ,
looks promising. is scheduled to demonstrate 25X1A6a
the generator at CCF on 02 April. _ has also been
requested to forward a keyer produced by ~ for evalu- 25X1A2d1
ation. The KE-22 is the keyer used with the PD-2- 25X1C
base system.
A service test model of the BP/BT-35 record/playback
system replacement for the Spotmaster BP-12 was received
from After several
improvements were added by the COTR, this unit received
favorable reviews during a week of testing at 25X1A6a
A list of required improvements has been made an wi
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probably be extended to cover additional suggestions pro-
vided by the current QAB evaluation. Then production pro-
posals will be solicited.
d. Coders/Ke ers - The first CK-45 production unit
was return ecfito emanufacturer to correct a head mis-
alignment. This unit has been returned to us and is now
undergoing QAB acceptance testing.
e. RDfTE Projects - Following is the current status of
the FY-74 requirements submitted to DD/SET/ODE;
Miniature Two-Way Agent Communicator - Contracting
for the development of the readout device is expected
this fiscal year. Contracting for the development
of the remainder of the system will slip into FY-75.
IBM MCST(CK-43 - This requirement was canceled.
Ground Control Station Improvements -
Work on this requirement has been shifted to FY-75.
Miniature Printer with Reusable Paper - Interface-
specifications are still under development in-house.
In addition to FY-74 RD&E ongoing requirements, the
development of an "Integrated HF Antenna System" was added
as an FY-75 RD{E requirement and submitted to DD/SeTT/ODE.
A draft of a proposed FY-76 RD&E program was submitted
to OC-E/CED on 28 January.
f. Publications - The revised TS-27 Battery Cycler
Instruction Manual has been received from the printer and
is now in the process of being distributed to TS-27 users.
Clandestine Equipment Catalog changes for satellite,
high-frequency tactical, and program-wide equipment were
completed and forwarded to the Documents Section for inclu-
sion in the next Catalog update.
B. Covert Equipment Branch
1. At present there are 42 internal production projects
and 44 development and QRS projects. In addition, we have
16 external production projects and 20 service contracts.
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2. Equipment produced from 1 January 1974 to 31 March 1974:
a. Equipment produced under development and production
projects:
40
RS-709
To Stock
38
SR-10 (modified)
To Stock
65
SV/A-4
To Stock
46
CU/C-34 MWO Kit
To Stock
6
CU/C-34 MWO Kit
To QRS
11
RA-802
To Stock
40
RT-803
To Stock
26
BC-801
To Stock
4
FI-60 (Line Filter f/u/w LS-3)
To QRS
2
FI/A-60 (Filter f/u/w LS-3)
To QRS
4
AU-531 (Dummy)
To QRS
TA-532
To QAB
BC-801
To Stock
BE-79
To Stock
CU-60
To QRS
CU-802 (modified w/new switches)
To QRS
RT-532
To Stock
One-Drawer Safe (f/u/w SV-4)
To Stock
SV/A-4 MWO Kit (for 20 units)
To LIRA
SV-4 MWO Kit
To LIRA
CT/B-710
To QRS
CT-710
To QRS
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CT/A-54 (f/u/w LS-3)
To Stock
10
HS-34 (spare SV-4 handsets)
To Stock
10
HS/A-7 (spare SV/A-4 handsets)
To Stock
4
RS/C-506 (modified)
To Stock
2
BC-506 (repaired)
To Stock
25
TU-531 Heat Sinks
To QRS
80
SV-4 MWO Kit
To Stock
2
RT
532
A
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c/w
ntenna
To QRS
43
RS-802/803 Activate Cable
To Stock
7
RS-802/803 Activate Cable
To QRS
7
SV-4 Spare Parts Kit (update)
To Stock
50
KA-708 (produced under service
contract)
To Stock
4
CT-71.
To Stock
6
EMBC-224
To LORA
10
BA-224 (STM)
To QRS
6
RS-708 Rack Mount Kit
To Stock
40
AN-803
To Stock
9
RS-803 Dipole Antenna (proto)
To QRS
b.
Work Orders processed for operational support:
1
SR-5
To QRS
6
CT-71-20 (Cables for LS-3)
To QRS
3
SR-5
To QRS
1
ST-5 (soft wire)
To QRS
I
SR-5 (soft wire)
To QRS
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Junction Box
To QRS
1
CT/D-75 (for Data Commo.)
To QRS
1
CT/A-7S (for Data Commo.)
To QRS
1
Panasonic Radio (repair)
SR- 5
To QAB
To QRS
1
ST-S (plastic box)
To QRS
4
AN-803 (prepare for issue)
To QRS
1
RS-709 (prepare for issue)
To QRS
2
ST-5 (Velcro board)
To QRS
1
ST-5, S-Watt
To QRS
1
ST/C-S (Velcro board)
To QRS
c.
Equipment produced for other Agency components:
1
Control Panel/Switch and Cable
20
Equipment Bags
To _
18
D
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To
2
Valve Seats
To Post Eng.
2
Coax Adaptors
To
6
AN-l0 Antenna Mounting Bracket
20
Aluminum Plates
20
Mounting Plates
To
1
Rack Mount Adaptor
To
6
Metal Inserts
To COMSEC
5
Mounting Plates
To OC-E/SED
537
Board Modifications for KW-7/
To OC-E/SED
FS-96 Interface Requirements
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3. Equipment in production:
a. SV/A-4 Production - 100 Units. Eighty-five units
have been completed and p aced Into stock. In addition,
100 SV-4 and 10 SV/A-4 MWO kits were produced and the
various spare parts kits were updated.
b. SV-8 - 6 STM's and 25 Production Units. The first
SV-8 STM was completed and given to t e QRG engineer. The
remaining 5 STM's are being processed under the highest
priority. Production of the 25 units will begin as soon as
all feedback on the STM's is received. Procurement actions
have been taken for the possible production of 50 units.
c. RS-532_ System - 6 STM's and 30 Production Units.
This project is now completed after a six-month delay wait-
ing for special-order switches. The 30 production units
were delivered to stock and the 6 STM's were installed in
switches and delivered to QRS.
d. TL-4 - 30 Production Systems. Six of the 30'
systems are being produced on a preproduction basis. The
first of these has been completed and accepted by QAB.
Production on the remaining 24 systems has begun in the
MFAB section. Proposals have been requested under the pro-
duction service contracts for the manufacture of the PS-44
power supply and the RU-4 and TU-4 plug-in boards.
4. External projects:
a. LS-3 Communicator -
Center is preparing a cost-proposal for 50 and 7S LS-3's,
The determination of quantity will be made upon receipt of
proposal. We anticipate being under contract during the
final quarter of FY-74.
b. SV-8 Secure Voice System - The following items are
under contract:
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prepared for the following:
C. Quality Assurance Branch (QAB)
1. ac Power Supply for the KY-28 - A Class B evaluation
was submitte on February 1974 covering an ac power supply
25X1A5a1 designed for use with the KY-28. The unit w
the
Virg . Yva-L-Le L110 1 operated well during the operational
phase of our evaluation, it did not meet technical specifica-
tions. The general criterion was established that the unit
must match or exceed the specifications of the 12 Vdc power
supply originally designed for the KY-28. As it stands in its
present design, this ac supply cannot be accepted as a substi-
tute power source for the KY-28.
2. RU-523 - A Class A evaluation was completed on the
RU-523 voice privacy repeater (RS-523 systems) on 8 January 1974
to determine whether the unit met manufacturer's specifications
and to assess its overall performance. Some technical diffi-
culties were encountered initially, but tests were completed on
one unit (the second failed early in the testing program).
Generally speaking, the repeater was found to be suitable, per-
mittin liable repeater communications over a range of up to
Operational comparisons were made between this
system and a clear-text, narrow-band repeater of comparable
output power. It was found that the RU-523 would reliably
cover up to 60% of the range covered by the narrow-band voice
repeater.
3. PS W-44 Power Supply - Evaluation of this
power supp y was completes onl January 1974 to determine its
suitability as a power source for the SV-8 secure voice system.
Although judged satisfactory, there are some areas of question
that need to be resolved; namely, transformer operating tempera-
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near the total current required to operate the SV-8. These
must be resolved before the power supply can be considered
to be acceptable for the SV-8 system.
4. RS/A-, B-, C-803 - This system was
subjecte to a complete Class A evaluation and was completed
on 20 February 1974. It was found that all three versions
(three frequency bands) either performed equal to or better
than the specifications.
5. SX-6 - The SX-6 spread-spectrum UHF transceiver evalu-
ation was completed on 26 February 1974, and the unit was
found to operate satisfactorily. It was determined, however,
that the units were lacking in adequate harmonic attenuation
and system distortion and that the RF output power control
did not offer positive control of the output power reaching
the antenna.
6. WTA Model TIOSM-1 - A Class A evaluation was completed
on the WTA 5-watt VHF transmitter on 8 March 1974 to determine
its suitability as the transmitting unit for the SV-8 secure
voice system. It was found that the transmitter was acceptable
only if harmonic and spurious radiations are reduced and out-
put efficiency is improved while operating at full 5--watt
output.
7. Three Receivers for the SV-8 - A Class A comparative
evaluation was submitte to tie Documents section on 14 December
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for refinement of the data output characteristics before they
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l25X1A2d2 8. General - Durin the quarter QAB completed 126 evalu-
ation projects. The facility processed the following:
Allocation 26:
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(4) Combined OC-E/ESD/MSB and OL/SD/SMB stock
procurement
(a) Funds obligated by MSB for
stock items ................. $
(b) Funds obligated by OL for
OC type stock items ......... $
(c) Total funds obligated for
stock procurement 3rd
quarter ..................... $
b. During the 3rd quarter, MSB submitted 37 stock
procurement requests totaling 123 line items. During
the same period, OL submitted 145 stock procurement
requests for OC type items totaling 330 line items.
c. Actions taken in support
In-Use Account were as follows:
of the 7908
Property-
TYPE OF ACTION
NUMBER
LINE ITEMS
DOLLAR VALUE
Property Turn In's
10
14
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Request for Loan
1
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and Equipment
45
197
NA
DCN Transactions
10
26
NA
2. Procurement Actions for Period
The significant procurement actions for the
period were the PRS-4 for a total of $131,853.53, and
various SV-8 components for $201,683.00.
OC-E/CED has declared the RS-49 limited standard.
Action was taken to identify all RS-49 components and
parts (156 line items). In addition, the Office of
Logistics has been advised to change these items from
standard to limited standard.
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4. Teletype and Crypto Management
a. The entire balance of 40 modified Teletype
SMD's to MIL-STD-188 for SKYLINK was transferred from
the TCM Shop to the Equipment Section of-FAB.
b. The first semiannual ordering cycle for NSA
controlled parts and components for warehouse stock
replenishment was prepared and submitted to SMD/OL for
processing.
c. To provide tighter controls for special t of
tele hone and communication cables stocked at the es 25X1A
18 types were assigned tech control numbers and
transferred to Allocation 21. Also, to alleviate the
problems of long lead times inherent with cable orders,
the reorder points were increased to levels which will,
hopefully, maintain stocks on hand for one year
including the reordering interim.
d. As a result of a review for OL/Cataloging, the
primary purpose being to validate part numbers with
their respective manufacturer's codes, 22 out of 68
Teletype/Crypto related items were declared excess with
their respective stock numbers deleted from the system.
Since there were no assets on hand, no loss of funds
was involved.
C. Teletype/Crypto material declared excess by the
field and returned to the TCM Shop for disposition was
valued at $24,225.00. The breakdown is as follows:
PIECES
TYPE
VALUE
53
TTY Mod Kit
$ 4,200.00
199
KW-26B Packages
$ 18,068.00
26
KW-26 Packages
$ 1,957.00
f. Funds expended for the procurement of Teletype/
Crypto spares this fiscal year, as of 31 March 1974, is
$159,585.00.*
*(l) Includes four sets of KY-28 boards (un-
classified) ordered for the R&R Section, TSB, valued
$8,856.00.
(2) Two sets of KW-7 circuit cards for
25X1A6a
g. The TCM Shop processed 470 requests consisting
of 5,945 line items valued at $187,700.00.
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a. The total number of requisitions processed was
1185, consisting of 4967 line items.
b. A total of 354 CARS (Catalog Action Requests)
were processed.
(1) 214 CARS were prepared for new items.
(2) 140 CARS were prepared for miscellaneous
actions.
c. A total of 22 CARS were changed by Coding Sheet
actions.
B. Technical Support' Branch
a. Traffic through the MAX-II tributary station
(TECHREQ), RUEIFR, continues to increase.
When first opened at t e beginning of this reporting period,
the first four-week total was 106 messages. It is now
up to 90 messages received per week.
b. The handbook on alignment procedures for the
SG-75A exciter, complete with color photographs, has
been completed and distributed.
c. TSB hosted a PACE Printed Circuit Board Repair
Course at Seven persons from TSB, three
from CED/Lab, and two instructors from CMD were in
attendance. The lectures and demonstrations presented
in this course were video-taped by TSB for future refer-
ence and instruction.
d. A second Select-O-Shelf was installed at TSB/
at the beginning of this reporting period and
is being rapidly filled with Repair & Return support items.
Because of RE1R material storage requirement increases,
a study is now underway to determine our short and long-
term storage requirements.
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e. Engineering Technical Bulletin, ETB 64-5, Test
Instrumentation Standards, was compiled and distributed
during this quarter. This manual was prepared to provide
the technical data for requisitioning test instruments
which will meet a large percentage of the measurement
requirements.
f. Some interesting facts regarding the Repair/
Return Section activities during this quarter are given
below:
(1) SERVICE/TECHREQ's - Incoming, 836; Outgoing, 197
(2) Repair . Return Transactions - 2,534
(Increase of approximately 900 over previous quarter.)
(3) Crystal Production - 3,481 vendor manu-
factured, Lab-tested. 1,372 in-house manufactured
and tested.
(4) PTI/Rehab - 307 pieces of equipment turned in
to stock or repaired by this Section, 94 documents.
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III. STAFF ENGINEERING DIVISION
1 January - 31 March 1974
A. Systems Design Branch
1. Domestic Systems Section
a. Cable Dissemination System (CDS)
(1) During this quarter the CDS Proposal Evaluation
25X1A5a1 Team completed its initial technical evaluation of the
proposals. The team presented
its findings to OC management.
(2) As part of the proposal evaluation, visitations
were made to the facilities of 25X1A5a1
25X1A5a1
(3) Following the preliminary evaluation, detailed
technical discussions were held with each of the three
bidders to clarify portions of their proposals. Each
bidder was asked to describe in detail their analyses
used in sizing the proposed systems. Based on the new
information gained at these meetings, the three pro-
25X1A5a1 posals were re-evaluated and the Proposal Evaluation
Team recommended that theme proposal be disqualified
for technical non-compliance.
(4) Following the completion of the technical
25X1A5a1 evaluation and com an audits formal cost negotiations
were held with . At the end of each
session, a memorandum of understanding, stating the
25X1A5a1 terms and cost of the proposed systems, was initiated.
The - bid was found to be superior technically
and lower in overall cost and was recommended by OC
25X1A9a for the CDS contract. concurred with
the selection on 21 February.
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source selection by OL and debriefings for = and 25X1A5a1
were scheduled.
(6) During the quarter, a CDS Project Team, com-
posed of representatives from several Agency and OC
components, was organized to facilitate coordination
of the project. A CDS Project Plan was written and
distributed to these components. (Reference: OCE-M-74-
166, dated 22 May. 74; OC-M-74-168, dated 25 Mar. 74.)
(7) Near the end of this reporting period, repre-
sentatives of arrived here for
three weeks of intensive briefings and discussions.
Briefings on the Cable Secretariat , Signal Center,
ACT, DDO Intelligence Watch, CRS MAD system, and
CIA Operations Center were attended. The information
exchanged at-these meetings has supported the joint
/Agency effort to prepare a detailed functional
design specification.
b. OJCS Switch
In view of the cut in FY-75 funds budgeted for the
OJCS Switch project, an automated circuit switching
system will not be procured. As an alternative, enough
funds will be made available for OJCS to lease COMTEN
processors to do the job and for OC to provide a tech
control facility, expanded patching capability, and
manual line switching system.
c. OEL/SSOC Switch
OC-E was informally advised that the OEL/SSOC circuit
switch project will be reinstated for FY-76 budget
review. The paper work necessary for OC to take
further action on this project will be provided by OSA.
2. Voice Communications Section
a. Washington Area Secure Switching Project
(1) As part of the information requested by the
OC Executive Board OC management was briefed in January
on the physical security aspects of the Agency's secure
phone system and comparisons were shown with the Red
Button system.
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(2) A memorandum was sent to the Office of Security
30 January, requesting that they determine what measures
had to be taken to upgrade the classification level
of the Red Button system for Top Secret/Codeword traffic
and to allow interconnection with other secure telephone
systems. The Office of Security performed a study of
the Red Button system and responded on 28 February 1974.
The response stated that it was not recommended to
consider upgrading of the Red Button system and in-
corporation into other secure systems. The study
showed the Red Button system to have serious problems
in the areas of personnel security of leased main-
tenance, traffic capacity and numerous physical and
technical security problems.
(3) DCA'is continuing work on the Phase II
AUTOSEVOCOM system design. DCA held a Phase II
Secure Voice Phasing Group meeting on 31 January 1974.
It was indicated that the plan is scheduled to be.
submitted to JCS b July. The RDTFE panel stated
that the NSA A/D converter project had been
shelved in favor of the for use in the
telephone terminals.
(4) The Request for Proposal for the Headquarters
Tandem (Trunk) Switch and Operator Console(s) and the
associated performance specification were mailed to
the following prospective bidders on 1 March 1974:
pre-proposal conference was held at 711 Ames Building.
All of the above Bidders attended the conference except
. At the pre-proposal conference the proposal
due date was extended from 29 March to 15 April 1974.
b. Facsimile
(1) OEL Facsimile: The DACOM facsimile units were
installed at Headquarters and in February 1974.
All testing has been completed and the units are now
fully operational.
(2) OTS Facsimile: On 29 March OTS placed an order
for two DACOM 412 facsimile units to be used between
South Building and OC-O/D is expected to
install. these units in June 1974.
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c. Secure Voice System Engineer
A study is being performed to determine if secure
voice quality can be improved by realigning secure
voice levels and modifying the 2/4 wire hybrids. The
desired result is to provide acceptable. voice quality
for NPIC., Headquarters and subscribers making
narrowband HY-2 calls. The study is approximately
two-thirds complete.
d. Headquarters Area Transmission System Project
The initial draft of a cost-effective plan to
connect Agency buildings in the Washington area with
secure voice and data facilities has been completed.
This study is now being reviewed prior to a final
report scheduled for completion before 1 May 1974.
e. Bulk Encryption
(1) Four HN-74 and HY-12 units were delivered as
25X1A6a part of the CY-104's which will provide bulk encryption
between Headquarters and and Headquarters and
NPIC. The KG-34's were part of the twenty received
on loan. The HY-12's were recently shipped back to
NSA for modifications due to the implementation of
48K bit data channels. This same modification will
provide the necessary wiring for a KY-3 interface
card NSA had developed. NSA reports that most of
the components for the 48K bit data channel have been
received. Delivery of the IIY-12's and the data
channels are scheduled for June 1974.
25X1A6a (2) - has indicated that the VICOM SM-T high
speed multiplexer should replace the VICOM D2 multi-
plexer in the CY-104 system because it would meet
their requirements better than the standard CY-104.
25X1A6a engineering tentatively plans to develop a system
using the HN-74, KG-34 and SM-T version of the HY-12.
This system would separate the three major units listed
above for use in the signal center environment, where
crypto is separated from both the red multiplexers and
black modems. The CY-104 has all units packaged in
one equipment rack.
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25X1A6a 3 The secure voice trunk scheduled to link
25X1A6a NSA hru the Agency microwave
system M has been cancelled by NSA.
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(4) Engineering will fund the purchase
of forty KY-3 interface channels for the VICOM SM-T
multiplexer. SYB/VCS will act as the COTR ensuring
that specifications are met.
f. Office High Speed Printer
Indications are that. requirements for medium speed,
high quality printers are being relaxed in favor of
slow speed, low cost matrix printers such as the Texas
Instrument unit employed in the Operations Center.
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a. DATEX
(1) Two more program reviews were held in
and some schedule changes resulted from the second re-
view. The third DATEX program review was held during
the second week in January and no major problems were
noted. Definitions of the terminal operation, message
logging function and line monitoring requirement were
agreed on during the meeting. By the time of the
March review more slippage than that noted in the last
25X1A5a1 quarter in the area of software development was evident
and a revised program was presented by - and is
still undergoing review. System activation is now
scheduled for 19 November rather than 19 September 1974.
It is possible that the programmers will be putting in
some overtime to meet the new schedule.
25X1A5a1 (2) A meeting was held in Februar with repre- 25X1A2d2
25X1A2d2 cpntatives from OC, the ,na Messa
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Relay (CMR) to discuss the operating procedures of the
CMR. A working copy of the "CMR/Terminal Interface"
document and discussions answered most questions
immediately and the others were answered via telephone
and additional documentation.
(3) A C-2 conditioned line was ordered and in- 25X1A
stalled between the dedicated test bed in- and
the DATACOM facility so that the Line Control Routines
(LCR's) under development could be more thoroughly
checked out prior to equipment installation on site.
This capability for checking LCR's should significantly
reduce the number of problems encountered when the
system is delivered.
b. ARS
(1) Headquarters planning for installation of the
25X1A6a first ARS at was presented to
during a site survey on 7 - 10 January. visa z--i-
25X1A5a1
25X1A9a culties precluded the implementation engineer
from accompanying the COTR, as planned.
Potential problem areas concerning a 4 1/2" subfloor
clearance and inadequate A/C distribution were noted
during the survey. The ARS Working Group consisting of
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were briefed on the findings of the survey upon
return.
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25X1A (2) received production hardware at the
test e in January. Operating system software
was interfaced with the prototype production system
and Communications Service and Input Segment Service
application programs were refined for an initial system
integration. A limited switching capability was demon-
strated during a design review in - 29 January - 25X1A
1 February,
(3) The limited switching demonstration although
an important milestone in the development effort, re-
25X1A5a1 vealed the large volume of programming work remaining.
indicated during the review that although their
goal was completion and integration of all program
modules by 8 March, a continuing software refinement
phase would be necessary through 5 April. This repre-
sented a change in development strategy from their
original intent to complete system development in
March resulting from a later site availability date
of 1 June. It was agreed that two weeks would be made
available for pre-acceptance and load testing in-plant.
The January design review surfaced the important reve-
lation that very few differences in available operator
commands would exist between the MAX and ARS systems.
(4) An additional $28,598 was also negotiated for
hardware changes and addition of an assembly capability
to ARS-I in January. The additional cost for hardware
changes only affecting ARS-II and III was $18,724
25X1A5a1 combined. A proposal for MIL-specification packing was
25X1A6a re uested from for shipment of ARS-I to
25X1A5a1
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(5) In mid-February - announced that 25X1A
was discontinuing production of the medium spee line
printer chosen for ARS. A more costly Data Products
model 2230 drum printer was selected as the replacement
at no projected cost or delivery impact to the Govern-
ment. The first draft of the ARS test plan was re-
ceived on 21 February. It was apparent that very little
work ha it into datin a previous MAX test plan.
Messrs. spent
many hours updating and correcting the p an in prepara-
for the next design review.
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(6) Concept papers regarding the use of ARS were
prepared during the week of 20 February. The papers
addressed respective viewpoints on required station
manning for ARS to be incorporated in a memorandum
to Chief, OC on this subject.
(7) To accommodate site equipment delivery
problems, the ARS-I installation at was re-
scheduled to commence 1 July 1974. also
acknowledged the need for additional time in develop-
ment of ARS. The course specification for ARS
programmer training was received from CMD in late
February and forwarded to OL for solicitation of a
proposal from
(8) The-final site interface specification for
ARS-I and a revised test plan were received from
- during the week of 13 March. - advised
us that an inter-processor buffer module was unnecessary
to the design of ARS and that they would undertake a
financial analysis to determine the cost savings to
the Government that would result from its elimination.
(9) attended a
design review i 28 - 29 March. Although
affirmed their ability to begin planned testing
of ARS on 6 May, it was apparent they were hard
pressed to do so. A majority of the review was spent
in a thorough discussion of necessary additions and
revisions to the test plan. Dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed with late scheduling by - of five weeks
of programmer instruction to begin in August. If
- is unable to schedule an earlier instruction
date, the new ARS programmers will proceed to the
ARS-II installation scheduled for mid-September for
necessary OJT.
c. MAX-IA
(1) An additional Line Concentration Module (LCM)
25X1A5a1 and four P.C. cards for on-site maintenance of the
disc file were purchased for MAX-IA during
the quarter. A long outstanding second spare Loo
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(2) In preparation for a planned 600 BPS link
between MAX-IA and MAX-III, a Modem Termi-
nation Unit (MTU) was successfully tested at MAX-II
utilizing 600 BPS timing. Hardware now available
on-site at will be utilized to terminate this
circuit in both MAX-IA and MAX-III.
(3) Modified LCM's to replace LCM's now in use
with MAX-IA are still outstanding from 25X1A5a1
Acceptance of the MAX-IA system in Nove con-
tingent upon delivery of new P.C. versions including
a security modification to prevent channel jumping
in the event of certain component failures. - 25X1A5a1
recently indicated that the new versions would not
be produced until September due to parts shortages.
In that ARS will utilize the same LCM, we have applied
pressure for an earlier production run scheduled prior
to in-plant testing of ARS in May.
(4) has announced plans to alleviate a
disc file data retention problem by replacing existing
disc file cabinets at MAX-II, III and IA with a cabi-
net providing greater physical separation between disc
file drawers. Replacement at MAX-IA has been tenta-
tively scheduled for May.
(5) The flurry of maintenance action reports and
requests received during the previous quarter have
appreciably declined. It appears that MAX-IA is
emerging as a comparable contender for reliability
records set by its CONUS predecessors.
d. BEST
(1) A review of maintenance support efforts for
the FS-96A and FS-96B multiplexers occurred on
25X1A6a 28 January 1974 at the Technical Support
Facility. A memorandum recommending transfer of the
25X1A6a two FS-96A units (previously dedicated to - to
25X1A6a and Engineering Support Division, (ESD), and
serviceable parts salvage of an FS-96A unit recently
25X1A6a transferred from M to ESD was submitted.
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BEST to 31 channel operation was received
from and processed for delivery to
by 1 March. A modification work order for
conversion of the FS-96A multiplexers to low level
MIL-STD-188C operation has been prepared.
(3) At present, in-house repair efforts for the
FS-96A/B are at a standstill until the FS-96A unit
assigned to OC-E/SED/FAB is transferred to the
OC-E/ESD/TSB/R&R property account for use as a
maintenance test bed. Authority to piece part
salvage the FS-96A now assigned to is also
keyed to this transfer which is awaiting validation
of a lack of operational requirements for the equip-
ment.
4. Network Design Section
a. Network Studies
Three studies are being pursued by NDS: (1) I-IF
Backup, (2) Alternate base planning and (3) - 25X1A2d2
(12-PAC), They are all very closely related. Most
pressing is the present need for communications back-
up in the event of catastrophic failure or loss of a
base station and/or associated support systems. The
transportable communications approach - has
been given most consideration. Facts and figures
from various sources have been compiled to establish
the pros and cons of the fly-away van concept. A
draft report is being prepared. Alternative solutions
are also being considered including improved HF Back-
up
and employment of CAFT as multi-relay network control.)
b. CAFT
(1) During this reporting period, all selected pro-
nosers were visited at their plants. The CAFT RFP and
Addendum were completed and
mailed, barely made the mailing deadline due to
several delays in their effort to resolve various dis-
crepancies and conflicts which were surfaced by the
CAFT team.
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(2) One week after the RFP's were distributed,
pre-proposal demonstrations of the experimental CAFT
system were given to engineers, programmers and
program managers representing the bidders..
(3) These demonstrations were followed by a
Pre-proposal Conference. Answers to all questions
raised during the conference week were committed.to
writing and disseminated to all contractors.
(4) Other related actions completed during this
reporting period were as follows:
(a) Several Agency and = management
personnel were briefed on the CAFT program in
conjunction-with demonstrations of the experi-
mental system.
(b) A Technical Evaluation Plan was com-
pleted and coordinated with Contracts Division, OL.
A Cost/Benefit Evaluation Plan has been drafted
and is under review at this time.
(c) OC-O/SOD has been requested to furnish
a list of the first twenty-five terminals to be
considered for CAFT installations. Compilation
of this list is nearing completion.
(d) An RFP review was held with OJCS prior
to the pre-proposal conference.
c. CY-6
The CY-6 was installed in Headquarters in November
1973. Since that time the CY-6 has been undergoing
25X1A6a operational evaluation by personnel. During this
evaluation, several hardware failures occurred on the
CY-6: two magnetic tape deck problems and one bad
memory chip. All problems were corrected and the CY-6
25X1A6a was returned to for further operational evalua-
tion. After completion of evaluation and testing, SYB
will release the CY-6 system to for operation.
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entered on duty with the Branch
during the quarter and is currently engaged in several
25X1A9a special studies. Near the end of the quarter Dr.
- departed the Branch. to assume the duties of
25X1A9a Chief, Staff Engineering Division and assumed
the duties of Acting Chief, Systems Design Branch.
b. Representation
During the quarter con-
tinued to participate in the activities of the Federal
Telecommunications Standards Committee, the OC ADP
Applications Committee, the Joint Federal Task Group
on Link Control Procedures and Message Formats, and
the Text Editing and Processing Committee.
c. Communication Requirements Determination Program
(1) The OC-E study draft addressing current require-
ments has been completed and distributed to other OC
components for comment and additional input. The
resultant OC paper will be presented to the representatives
of the other Directorates and Offices for their vali-
dation or comment.
(2) Projections of voice communications require-
ments have been received from virtually all of the
Directorates and Offices and are being reviewed and
integrated. The resultant information will be included
in the final Requirements Determination paper and will
also be used as an input to the Voice Communications
Program.
d. Assistance to the Operations Center
Personnel of OC-E, OC-0 and OC-O/D have assisted
the CIA Operations Center in their search for a means
of improving the capability of the inter-Agency document
coordination system. This has included the provision
of information on various facsimile and text editing
systems with implementation cost and time estimates.
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(1) Transmitter-Site Expansion -
a. The final AIE plans were delayed by
The plans were received
and reviewed and a meeting is scheduled for
finalization of the bidder's packages the week
of 2 April.
b. The GFE list has been placed on order
and no problems in delivery scheduling are
anticipated.
(2) - Relay Site 188C Conversion -
a. The commencement of conversion of the
shielded enclosure equipment to 188C has been
slipped one month, or to 1 May. This was
necessary due to delays in availability of some
equipment, primarily the AK-4s.
b. The ARS installation is now scheduled
to begin 1 July.
(3) - Antennas:
a. The TCI vertical LP is currently in the
installation phase at the receiver site.
b. Bids were received and funds transferred
for the installation of three nested rhombics at
the transmitter site. The ground hardware has been
air shipped, with the remainder to arrive o/a
26 April by sea.
25X1A2d2
(4) 250 KW Generator - The T-site
experienced a major breakdown of one of their 250 KW
25X1C4a generators. We expedited shipment of a replacement
unit via = which arrived on site 5 March. The
25X1A2d2 malfunctioning unit will be returned to the US for
repairs and will be shipped to for installation
at R-site, replacing a presently installed 100 KW
system.
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