MONTHLY NARRATIVE SUMMARY REPORT - DECEMBER 1976

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001400090011-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 3, 1999
• Content Type: PERRPT

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
OCE-M77-011
To Director of Communications DATE: 5 January 1977
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Chief, Communications Engineering
SUBJECT: Monthly Narrative Summary Report--December 1976
NPant.iations were completed with the
was reached for a firm fixed price contract
An agreement
for 56 weeks
at
Full operation of the system is scheduled
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after contract award.
2. The CDS preacceptance test started on 18 December
and is still in progress.
3. DBA Systems advised OL/PD on 23 December that the
first AFT system will not be completed on schedule. A
revised project and delivery schedule will be forwarded
from DBA on 15 January 1977.
5. Program effort leading to procurement of the new
SC-3 small satellite field terminal has continued at an
intense pace. The pre-bidders' conference took place on
4 January 1977. The proposal due date is 31 January 1977.
6. As of 31 December 1976 on-line testing of the
first SKYMUX station between began.
The end result will be the first operationa field SKYMUX
station.
8. Members of the Narrowband Secure Voice Working
Group collected their final data and began drafting final
reports of findings and recommendations. The Working
Group was split into three principal investigations: a
microwave study, and an audio study, and a review of the
Secure Voice Operator's position at TFB, Headquarters.
7. The equipment and wiring package for the
SKYMUX installation was shipped in mid-December.
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10. CED completed a Class "A" evaluation of the last
of four tactical type transceivers as requested by COD, in
support of an 0 requirement. The four transceivers eval-
uated were the SouthCom SC-130D, Racal TRA-931, Plessey
PRC-320, and the Collins 719D.
11. The external contract with for
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15 December 1976. A total of 215 units were tested. One
hundred and seventy-eight units were repaired, accepted,
and returned to Allocation-55 stock. Thirty-seven units
were not economically repairable.
12. Action was initiated to convert Band B and C
field transmitters to the RT/A-803 Model to
support field requirements until the RS-804
follow-on system is available.
13. CED technical and operational evaluation of the
Telcom 30.61 receive system was suspended
due to a temperature problem. The system has been returned
to Telcom for rework of a temperature sensitive circuit.
14. Hughes delivered a proposal, with several options,
for modification of their 44440H Millimeter Wave Communicator.
15. Representatives of 3M demonstrated their Model 666
digital facsimile-machine. Quality Assurance Branch testing
has been delayed due to a mechanical problem in a set of
drive-shaft gears.
16. All new Timeplex MX-113 equipment has been.
inspected. To date the TAI shop has expended approximately
600 man hours testing this equipment.
17. The crypto repair unit is making an effort to
increase the ready-for-issue stock of KW-7 units. Higher-
than-expected power supply failures and covexs with gasket
material missing are the two major problem areas encountered.
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18. Three sets of SKYLINK terminal spares were
ordered sent from the for test and inspection
at In the future, will maintain a
stocc eve of three T~I'ed spares at a 1 times.
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