AGENDA EQUIPMENT BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2001
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• Publication Date: July 15, 1965
• Content Type: AG

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Aged Item No. 1; Status mid Plans for the RS-140
K and 4C-OS will brief the Equipment Board on
the went status of the PS-144 and on plans
for this set, both with regard to set recon-
figuration and develop ent and procurement tide-
tables.
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5-65
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7oll ving the General's Staff i tinng
OC Conference Row
O2 Bqe. Building
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EQU I PMENT BOARD CONFIDENTIAL
Meeting Number 5-65 of the Equipment Board was held on
Building. Those present were:
15 July 1965 in the OC Conference Room, 2D03, Headquarters
OLD BUSINESS.
None
NEW BUSINESS
The sole agenda item was a briefing of the Equipment
set, both with regard to set reconfiguration and future:
development/procurement plans.
Board on the present status of the RS-1.0O and plans for this
1. Introd.uctio.n
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P opened the meeting by reviewing the
The case and all component assemblies were a i a ag
ARPA. Under the terms of the joint development as interpreted
against operational requirements of both CIA and ARPA, the set
was developed, primarily as a medium speed transmission capa-
bility with reception provision, synthesized frequency control
and message preparation facilities all contained within one case.
f b ' t d ainst
Recommendations portion of the minutes from Equipment Board
meeting number 2-65 pertaining to the, RS--100. The primary
recommendation was that procurement of RS-100 radio sets'be
postponed from FY-65 to FY-66 and that cost advantages be
realized through the placement of a single purchase order
combining the funds programmed in both fiscal years for this
pur se. The Equipment Board's recommendation was approved
by L. K. White,
b. displayed a service test model of
th RS 100 radio set hat had been developed jointly with
stringent environmental specifications.
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ted that it is the opinion of his
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staff thatc.CIA app ications of the RS-100 would be primarily
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ther stated that para-militar
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in the manual CW mode..
25X1A operational requirements as envisioned in their require-
ments paper ,presented to the TRB have necessitated a reorienta-
with respect
This emphasis
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tion of equipment design emphas
of downgrading the
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to equipment of the RS-100 class,
bstituting a voice trans-
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medium speed mode amission capability. This change of emphasis is with respect
f the RS-100 equipment type.
ti
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nal applica
to CIA operatio It does not reflect a change In the original ARPA medium speed
concept which was similar to the 1963 CIA requirement and
against which the RS-100 design was predicated.
25X1A d. displayed a mock-up of a new equipment
This equipment, he
101
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tentatively nomenc a ure
. explained, incorporates certain portions of the circuitry devel-
oped for the RS-100; however, the essential features of the unit
are directed toward the provision of a unit more responsive to
1965 CIA requirements than is the RS-100, specifically the inclu-
si-on of an optimized voice transmission capability and the dele-
n capability.
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e. proposed to the Board that the joint
ARPA/CIA RS-100 development program be considered as concluded,
free to proceed toward prbduction
d its customers
with ARPA an if they wish. For CIA operational requirements, he proposed
that the RS-101 development be completed and procurement of
this latter unit be made in preference to. the RS-100. He noted
lead times for either equip-
ti
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nd fabrica
that productizing ament would be similar - although the RS-101 would be consider-
ably less expensive.
2. Discussion
a. The changing CIA requirementssfortequipmenteof
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discussed
this type were 25X1A meeting both with respect to present requirements and the
recent history of equipment issue and use. Over the past years
e
most Para-military communications requirements iwere
epsatisfied
with the RS-1 manual CW radio set. gi
1962,. CIA operations were occassionally mounted with medium
ets modified for medium speed.
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speed equipment; including RS- This was only possible in those cases in which the radio circuit
terminated in base stations equipped for medium speed reception.
Operations involving the transfer of radio equipment to other
countries were (and are) still tied to the RS-1 manual mode type
of operation.
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b. During the ARPA/CIA development of the RS-100
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station resources and desired the added security of the medium
ARPA because they intended to establish the necessary base
medium speed semi-automatic modes was considered desirable by
assembly capable of transmission in either the manual or
beginning in 1963, a self contained transmitter/receiver
mode would be used in longer range reconnaisance operations,
manual CW for most tactical operations while the medium speed
dwindling. CIA applications of the equipment would be with
ment of this type to replace the RS-1, stocks of which were
speed types of transmission. CIA was interested in an equip-
stations equipped for such reception.
transmissions would be received at already existing CIA base
situations. In each of the latter modes the med=ium speed
guerilla type activities and staff emergency evacuation
c. With the recent detailing of their communications
wei hs by far all other categories for tactical equipment.
requirements, at OC request, 0 has added a new requirement
category that in. potential num ers of equipment necessary out-.
25X1A' The requirement in its crudest terms requires equipmer~tx1A
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links with the exception of the 35-100 mile voice link atame
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U1 the boat, squad and platoon class links. The RS-101 alone
would satisfy with varying degrees of effectiveness the s
.Proposed RS-101 would satisfy most of the requirements listed
CW; 40 watts; 30 lbs.). The AN/PRC-70 in combination with.9 the~
%WV I. V VW
available prior to 1970 is the AN/PRC-70 (2-76 mc? SSB FM AM
v n a maJor portion of the links listed. The closest unit
Examination of these raw requirements indicates that no single
equipment presently available is completely satisfactory for
e e
d. The- requirement places heavy emphasis on
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accessories. The size, weight, time and cost penalties resulting
with provisions for medium speed operation using external
aptly met with a relatively light weight transmitter-receiver
equipment specifically designed for operation in a voice mode
staii emergency evacuation applications it becomes clear that
-the preponderance of present day CIA requirements can be most
for medium speed capabilities for guerilla, reconnaisance or
e
p n
this is considered in conjunction with previous requirements
voice transmissions and practically none on medium s eed Wh
ablein a form permitting definitive conclusions to be reached.
an RS-1 replacement and that RS-1 stocks are rapidly dwindling.
Specific information from appropriate contractors was-not avail-
funds are available in the FY-66 budget for the procurement of
and it may not become available until 1970. In the interim the
RS-101 plus the RS-69 (becoming available during the Summer of
1965) and the ASR-100 (to become available late in 1965) would
provide meaningful progress over the equipment used presently
and in recent years i.e. the manual cw RS-1 or military equiva-
lent AN/GRC-109.
f. The second point discussed in some detail was the
.production'scheduling for the RS-101. The Board noted that
medium speed and voice operation do not appear desirable
e. The Board noted that the AN/PRC-70 might be the
most appropriate solution to the requirement; but the
AN/PRC-70 is too heavy for the mo orward tactical elements
3. Concl,usions
The Equipment Board reached the following conclusions:
a. That the joint ARPA/CIA development program for
the'RS-100 has been completed.
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b. That a product o6 un d --100 sets wi l l not be
initiated against CIA requirements.
d. That additional information is necessary to
with a new set designed primarily for voice vice
medium speed transmission but capable of both and
using major portions of the original RS-100 design.
.over the past two years and may be better satisfied
c. That CIA operational requirements have changed
permit a Board decision concerning procurement timing,
cost and quantity of the new set (RS-101).
a. Complete development of the RS-101 on an accelerated
basis.
b. Obtain the production scheduling Information
necessary for consideration by the Equipment Board to
determine our course of action for the remainder of
FY-66.
c. Present the required information to the Board for
final decisions during a meeting to be scheduled as
soon as necessary material is available.
d. All recommended actions are to be executed by OC-E,.
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