TRIP REPORT 11 JULY TO 1 SEPTEMBER 1955, WEMCA AND RETURN

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Trip Wort 11 Ally
to 1 September 1955, MCA end Muria
1. e fo11,iag
report 0111101115130 the writer's activities in.
"waving
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end air.readinese problems at
Ws report is essestially? the semi- as that embeittedChief,
MCA, for trememittal Headquarters as attachment to MCA
55431... Itefereneed attachments, photos, and pen recordings will
aecompluay the MICA report.
2. The writer arrived as scheduled aa%measly night, 32 Jars
and sae met at the airport by the Deputy Chief, MICA. (Courier
privileges vire not tested.)
3. After a brie: tour or the areas conserved and a conform*
with Met, IA, the writer 4olmod and assisted 25X1
is the develesmezt of a suitable wails envie* unit aimed speelfi-
sally- at aminteremoe problems. As mentioned in the 1111ICA 25X1
..fune Ninthly Deport, the ;mit *assists of a 6z 6, 2* tem military
truth up em *ids he. been mounts* a 110.27 radio station Int, to
which paver is ilarnishedy casgenests nousted is a* ton trailer.
(See attached pbotoe.) AC power supply eessists et a litiatenks
Sores 5.75 EVA diesel ammerator set ell for 60 eycle operation. The
VC supply moist* of storage batteries sal three powarcen occur.
ten capable of driving the equipment. There is also 25X1
available, am BC ecaverter, capable of supplying sufficient power
for ithainatisa purposes is event of a serious gnmerator breskdrae.
Due to the lack of space in the hut, limited 'Up facilities were
seleeted and lestalled. The attached investor/ covers stmipment
and facilities installed.
11, The entire unit was moved free
*IPTJu, Prior to moving the telt, same tett equipment 25X1
was lashed to the top of the beach sad the chairs wore lashed to
the lvellaheads. Parsetatte webbing, buckles, sad snips were need to
an advents/pm in tying down the egmipment.
and temporarily tartan esock-up in the hut. ale est
or the egaipmert removed from the Ironed to the 11.1 is new be. 5. Suriarg the period efforts were made to *onset
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end pissed in the het for thethimg, repair, and re...stereo.
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6. ea JR "eV Ito watt moo ewe& to
teweeterrt 'the elven" le lie tem loeetimi. ibe periet 30 047 -
ibetteit IWO 41111* et a eimbilevol eteeetteftel elort. Alltorpte vim
I. to pie*. ofelesse A* take beet peeetbAs fapestetles emeektien
*Mew ties alort. lb. dibeddes progios lowobeibet *Wise eostielell*
abeeboo eetoseel dodo* aseeel eer Mho pareerneitittrik 31.01dAlo
est velesedere tor beset etoddieer iumtI. asaitineter Ames Vesoofo.
a* eke airillnikft, Ike eleigemet vele aloe ruseval tor Uwe
?,elite* ono 'Week eresepUttoo Ube, ware eseetally
ekeetot tor otereiglibilleek. All toots set *mew owe esolootet voter
Hee Ewe* et gloom eat woe bona epee eipseetlesel ansidisair.
To feollStoto elesel emettiories 4eirlos ellgemet eperettoso see
eimor eboose gas nets to sampiponatt. lase Mak
W o 'ere boo** eat to Ike time Noma Useably ektosest to *a
esepopeeldes beret *Moe. At 111 lighter Aletes ere tbusebota esetrele
iamb be asis seetlettio ea tbo twat jewel tar sevitio4krtwie
jgootumet emir. /Ober lb* opitgenot Toe esepletear ebeebeit eel To.
tweet Imo taw steleett, test seoesittese *ere Nebo el* VW iiireastt
ellibiliellitberay. SO ofsizeseet was maw Am to olemeabesiee
levostee IR& lbe Limmereset empoired to be egeretibet refirkir
le Vie goeseektflomos mereeil tor peer Mock ormite. eio sheik
sepente" veva alle?tog imetel to teed& Nebel. Ike tette*
40106lege lova tbe egolipmeb isoe tee Ire le implAteille. Owe
reesot.)
7. itortag tie optima soil spates mbeektogr botlettleg
Aiseeeposetes "see **WA aid egesooktre gotten tale:
a. Una netagana Iwo feud to twee liteasttemat
emarbolier u* s leatilfinattes Wel Ursa
nate, brat the gatormaa bat gat boas amosula3gt Stipa
erg* ottostrarto.
tr.. Wee anigmena bat to be repleasit4 eas tea to
strip/ea linguillie batmen titter seettar
tame p3alley sitno earreelanpant ene itaa to
aemessi reasptosta ttlettas.
Nem oostate rem taloa to sleek, ameatiatgateellz,
Ogee Wilk geoa as molt* at an.
4. *WA% orliertol bakes gm tareettre. a.melba
tape tirealotien hat lessen* Ilatnettio to arreant
eagea. trenns igessoto edge Nut Wows lasso
S? es Its Iasi eglator ameat ets 4111014. 111110twitielpitiO
one apparent Woos leo bone Mottos oat ilea other
*ate* *on to osorsast, easso.
e. Sae edge easnaolger vie Wakes st Ito errata balder.
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f. Scree eases awe tigeovered *Ws arias cerseectiess
existed beton* erystal hatters eimA preamplifieres
resulting 1.11 false Channel intieaticos.
g. Several. 5,4239 avikenol fittings on the preamplifiers
bad beans demmegoi ma hod toe be replesed.
h. Cm einumel re $ preamplifier in the hat no taboo. 25X1
Itepty Was shields mare intact.
L. One 4111101$13c1 fitting lbs. 911101P1 used in the pear
cable to a preamplifier failed at the preamplifier
dm to 1. volt short te gremat. A smell serer noel
la eapturing the bakelits insert hod penotratet the
bakelite to the polat at oretect with the Mb vult
pia reeephealo. (limis is a taiga fault. la the
mentInes gas $e. 1 emd muted Ime intersheimast on
all amphenel receptacles Ie9litibir sad 91.1011. This
will pleas grata potential mar Ike capture seme.)
J. Tramplifier shoe* mats sem orrrlesdat by the
might me inflomare of the oospllages males and
sable tlesitemis. All shank moats him beta ter
wearily beefed At with famm robber.
k. dewsral ge degree angle emma fittings wet with
s0439 sapheael tittle. elk the frau% et the Junetiam
ben were feat loan and defectim loon at the
Oradea area of the WO) is oserifteet imehlat
the el*th lark obeesis paimel. An. ell439 fittiag.
on the Junction Wass will ime immunted es the 'Aside
or umit pummel et a later at..
1. aimed strips were fauna te he Imam or diseenseeted
tram both Jusetien be sad several proamplifiers.
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lower than etendert. This melts* la a tams ennerp.
ties for one oat ban meritss at me bac and six
Waste*. lime r000rders wars re.sitJestal to otaatard.
n. Vitoratioa had eameed * nosher at mats ant makers
to work easpletely Isom is the Jesetiaa box end ate
prompl.ifier th the Oaring time *heckles, a
seen washer gave the emplipmeat * zeal make test
by *hating oat II plass erasing resister 11.428 to
burn eut.)
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As. A saber or sicrcpileale tubes eerie replased in the
joactioi braes end preasplifiers.
folding oscillator In the eqmipmet vas
operating unsatisfactorily due to the failure of
resister lia423.
All mods voltage levels in the opsiameats MT* et
lover levels then them spectriet in the healbeek.
Wile opmettng is the aircraft, the sal power stapply
in the aircraft hod to iNarnish 3O mats to tho
motor in seder to haws dulivered to the equipmest the
required 216, 300, and 150 volts.
r. She" I/ omit 6 ke motes were fowl to be law by mewed.
sittely 3 to 5 hundred eyrie..
is. both equipsents mitre fated to be operating at
tearessoll sensitivity Is es effort to hoop
the mptipsent fres bayiag as noise. the greased and
al/terse tests have bees ceeducted with tho sscmiiu
tivitj eillustsento at sasiams in en attest 10./tuarch
mot noise seuress is both the equip/eft mod Use *ix'.
craft. it has bees detersinsi that the equipment Will
key on, aM recerd, tbe aireraft V treasclusiess
sad practisally all tremolo/as osneed by impressing
a load ea the ie volt aircraft supply. Operating at
sesimma yds has alma helped to deteusl*0 prove/stable
seise seuroes emsch ea poor tostinalty is eouplimip,
or stcoada, and slcripbonie tubes ultith hid sot
been discareerad awing the tomb ehock..mit.
t. Several potesticseters mod in the sessitivIty con.
trols is this pestles berm vme solo then majoeted
to vibratile/ sod sball have to be replased.
porarily, tbe maim hes bees restricted to placiag
pet lecke ea all sensitivity esetrols.
5. the Junct1on. hex in tlio Mimed milieus et
corrosires caused by a lady hatch. 7ront empllage
ears beginateg to corrode rather betr/14. It is
eaderstead that esterproaf weer* am mailable in
the area.
A. use. test eperatioss were possible Chile the
aircraft vas perfomassee hid to be judged solely upon
ground ron-tqp cheeks. These checks yore aggravated. centlamesaly
by on entresely streog local 42C1 sisal at a frequeacy balm 2100
scs. the slipal vas as strew, in fact, that it has been esepeet
in tee as of causing ism dasege to the crystals.
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St. Oa 9 august, after ea inproductive alert, the aircraft
end asiebseenee unit mos trade:tarred baek to A
short test vas conducted darts* tbie aircraft transfer. The at-
tasked pen recordlage indicate some of the discrepassies enceest.
*red. The signpost es the olorowrod to eimerate satisfactorily
except for acne latersittest esdisg. It was difficult to determine
how mob of the interstate.* sediag was a result of sallbsitiaa is
the siquipost ant haw isadt was the result of C011ialt limehmwo dell to
two street local elmouns
10. A euperfielal aselysis of the pea recording' wade during
the taste indicates that eessidereble edditiesel work is required
toward balancing the coding indicatens, time delays, and left.
rig* Wales circuits wader *is-tlight* stabilised power canditiess.
dime the equipments have preset suable of satisfactory operation
',kite ma the battery withoet the aircraft owing" toralsg up, the
soiee preblea becomes seeof orressing the *wis.fligits' aircraft fee
filtersemla electrical Mies %tore preetiodne, ehile cantianally
'trivia( to 111431011 agripsolt tisreglecatc, loess compliag, crystal,
sod etystal bolder noises. Aircraft equipment actiotore, bevel
parer supplies, sod mais aircraft voltage regulating equipommat
will became major check points. The *alas search preinesviU
be used to an adventegt in the training pregren.
11. the risi 22 August, further checks tune bora
in process at Suring this period cow May
equipped visited the airport, stasis& for
about two crystals On the mai see
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the as* see rervabelk, dot the taegurese easeortere Iwo rompelseli
fir nomad isoleales. to the esestlami as toessiesey boa immis
tikes, asi a revisel spare parte 1104*rem vsy.rbey, 27
icifields tea 11101.441111001. mil lasiestievel to tor aly-
mi get
ot eteekesivitiestes Satoolew arid =
asher. dee air-
asset god visit yds treestorret tar egeoratiaas. ait
160 eV* oaosectleasbms 0410011. tit* Nititionam 1t viii
be mese& costil se* beer prier to doe Use the fUipbt lasevo. The
'Meer will brier ihe most doss ea egerstles at tie
13- At tioe the yeavoseel kwagatraismaill for
WWII. ft* eat assestehell esgelyneet and avoilas tea
wear eattotesters.
eavdoesik eta ilorislU todolog
la live tielt cmsedobeseses. are Net
their tostelssa ebtlek is es
[1141111.Mil aseastreasl emeeptional aptiteie alarisig criter's
Mew boo lidleeWg a aestre taw teethes traildegg eat eseedes-
aeste bee bees lese activity
for am* bee tellaebol * fiesleas ter tersiber oveloomate la the
as a tradalit abeetes. 411elest it boa
imoillimatail a awls* ta beams ware
la elated too Kt le April WS- i loterla milli be said to a*
gageoarallT to n
toPli vis
meme boo bees stersaelar lialptal aid eoessottim-
bastlea *min iseetivia" at our era per-
amok et the salatviesome reayeselletlitr. see easposeo-
(Atteopes vow* to rem* Ms tries tbe 3,prettar establish-
Pal la etopple s thai eatiaa om Ille sec aeolgoot to
cools* la Mee wa)es* dieript elmo osemslly taste" siotstalotess
eadvadodlove esestament ter obis& be is reepotalble.) a bee
sok MO* dread 4111 audes yorlate dies the alr-
onitt oral* art be seas ovellable to as, ad bee boos aer ads
easter* tor ipwaligais lasolitsite wows to atresett, I.aatile sir-
evert Israel es Shoe ilesisiords sot orrossens" jorta. or
Seco agnomens" Odor, Imo bees Iselead ea tbe opereties
egoism*.
91. lewd epee tbe ilirtiberio ehosevetlese oberlos lbs viol* to
Mao lbet Inillastags veseamomelatioso are soft somoveda"
efforts
a. lbe ad*
(1) U law ea tare yreeast eitositlea eastloses
dreweay altresett sr* losond at bows ladrias
$o lama odoessovea tatillties, a siblle
saiatesesese even will be veselsed. Ibe oda.
teesser lot* dwelt essipatoU agoeseary
aolotesease eel trot teeilities piss a
arbeeleale gimp eiT mem. abseldi aloe
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(b) AU Var*tbolit atatroki, ithauld twr 'novel
to the treat pupa ter rrareverivn. ad?.
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pest menth, yea 4211Ocj -iarties ewe
fermi as the telephone line to *pick
they stated they were soesected by isloteke.
This is a legail prelates vat& little antral
puesilas; however, Ml perseemel
the operations ahead be Wormed at the SIM*
emit, for emskfumet alertmess.
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leg with the aressitivity of the jab et heat.
e. General Policy
(1) ?be personnel larealved is
MCA shield he read In as thasweqply as
peosible
as the overall objectives., the timise?
the treinise? the prototype equipmant *veil-
We, end the persemeel plane at the etfort es
pertains to 1111113A. Seth the effort esit the
noeml or the peacaninel micamed "mad benefit
tress Wier distribuidas of formation aster-
eatly smaldale at lowipmarters. liquipments,
such ea the *11.4, have arrived. in taw area
with as lastrusticas as to its amplerment.
(a) Ike MK ores has collodion poteatials In
the fear tenet osteperies led should
be emploited with whotever prototype alate-
mete headaportocit ppretetype
wipsipmants shell/ oleo be available is the
*roe for treislap purposes fa intiolpotime of
future zgematiems.
15. buries the *writer's visit, effort hes beeit eomeenteetet
epos elesaine ma the equipment at the nuts eat telt* level. Little
tian
has bees sealable for settles wp the .it tee eye.
tens thealsg. AU lir shooks as the equipment were ends vith the
flank liplat else Unser, the eetpot at chick wee sefficileat to May
the equipment et tistances up to ace humitred feet. ?he hussar Sad
all proved to be Ideal for trouble shoetise.
16. Ike writer welcomed the opportunity to make the subject
reran the ills at ittesfyirtes, is' telt that it the
trip. Ohne the efforts istmedel to serve es a nommell
pracebom istreikeed aM the eeeennesdaticee mode are acted epee
vith the some enthustame evilest during the period or the visit, the
future results obtained should elm great imprerament Itshoat
be kept is Mali Vast *me of the neje, stuablieg Meeks effectiss
the manstitivity end perforneste at *ay wide bead system is alas.
trical oats* fres smarm extesnal at the eapipearat Itself. i.
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seise maybe radiated andior introduced through the supply lines.
This hme beim highly evident Lathe giquiperint end will
matinee to be a problem /man ether side band equipmeate. Men
sad it theST ramp or the11-10:-]equipmeet is extended damemer44
the prObl t4
em is aspects* to Imre treWhimemse. The seise prob-
lem should be reckoned with sore seriously is itatire *catmint satin,
stag. aircraft, bests, sted vahleles levelved
should be aseamed tab* swim ustil thereselly thicket.
17. In the episimm of the writer, th: hem the esp-
dbillties at testi/gem Uprose& Imam the equipmeat
etilitimg a imiber or the present basil: ceepements. OSUMI 1110.14??
ficatien kits could be fabricated at iesdquartene. elaimeionel
&Memos& could be kept teaminimum by eenstructing anew Ratans&
set .sto with the same labeard restrictioes es these at the prement
set.up. The emt-board set-up mild be covered with * suitable redone.
The same preamplifier set-up *cold be seed, mid all elhlieg mould be
the moms. The Nettie? hes wog be nadirteivbrimpeg out three
sigma' leads *ma inactivating the Meentifieetien eirceits. Three
pierce recorders, or a three chammel tope recorder, would be sevarei.
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16. en er abaft 20 Septel6wr 1955, the te California 25X1
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CC: lionthly Report, (2)
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