AGENDA MEETING NO. 46 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION REVIEW BOARD 6 JULY 1955

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• Publication Date: July 6, 1955
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AGENDA
Meeting No. 46
Research, Development and Production Review Board
6 July 1955
Room 2035 "I" Bldg. - 1400 hours
I. Old Business:
1. Review and Approval of the Minutes of Meeting #45.
2. Report on the
II. New Business:
1. Report to the Board on the R&D Budget for 1956-1957.
:2. Report to the Board on the Interchange of Equipment
betwee and Commo.
3. Operational Requirement for an Airborne Intercept
Warning System.
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Research, Development and Production Review Board
I. Meeting #1.6 of the research, Development and Production Review
Board was held in the OC Conference Room at 1430 on 6 July 1955.
The following persons were in attendance:
II. The Minutes of Meeting #45 were reviewed and approved by the
Board. The Minutes of the Special Meeting on 10 June 1955 were
reviewed and approved by the Board.
III, Under Agenda Item I, Old Business:
1. Report on HT-4 Replacement
a. The Chief Engineer was requested to give a report on the
procurement of the transmitters to replace the HT-4. He reported
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the and were about to process a contract
with that company without further consultation with the Engineering
Division. When this information was obtained the action was
stopped and it was decided to pursue the procurement of these
transmitters during F.Y. 1956. The specifications for the trans-
mitters are being reworked to include in the specifications those
items that were formerly carried in an addendum thereto.
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b. The Supplemental Programs Division representative stated
that there might be a future requirement for such a device to be
employed in some of the operations under his cognizance and
therefore requested that this item not be cancelled as a possible
project but be held in abeyance for the present. The Board con-
curred in this course of action.
3. Report of Significant Changes in Project Status
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a. A meeting was held with the Operations Division approxi-
mately one month ago to solidify the operational characteristics
for future development ono equipment. The Engineering
Division is awaiting word from the Ops Division as to their de-
sires on this equipment. The Air Force has indicated that in
approximately 2-3 weeks they desire to hold a meeting to discuss
future planning for Dequipment.
b.l Istated that the Agency must go
forward with the development of 0 equipment whether or not
the Air Force wishes to continue. Accordingly, as soon as the
Agency requirements have been determined, a request will be
made to hold a Steering Committee meeting and at that time the
Agency's requirements will be presented to the Air Force and a
determination made as to whether joint procurement is feasible.
c. The question of disclosure of information to the Army
and Navy was raised and the Chairman reported that he had made
several attempts to set up a JCEC meeting for the purpose of
disclosing such information but to date had been unsuccessful.
OC stated that he would contact General Blake,
ACTION Director of Communications, USAF, and would attempt to resolve
this problem through him.
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a. Project Engineer traveled to to conduct comparative
flight tests on the with modified
ground plane antenna and with a visual indicator. The test runs
were very inconclusive since the facilities available were not
suitable for conducting tests of this t e. The
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gear. is presently being installed in
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flight testing and upon return of the URC-4 equipment
from
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further tests will be conducted on this equipment.
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b. Considerable discussion took place on the firming up of
requirements for The Chief Engineer stated that it
was the opinion e engineering Division that a null type
would never prove satisfactory for the intended purpose;
rather, a Beacon incorporating a positive indication would. be
preferable. The Chief Engineer reported to the Board that it
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appeared the DD/P Materiel Board, to whom this problem was re-
ferred, would come up with a recommendation that-the Office of
Communications continue in the present interim program
but that TSS be charged with the responsibility for t e long
range 0 program. The Board concurred in the Chief Engineer's
feeling that no further action on the development of the new
should be taken until a reply had been received from the
DD P Materiel Board.
BURIAL COI' AINERS:
The initial run of 200 each of the 3 types of plastic con-
tainers has been completed and work on strengthening the corners
continues.
VOICE SECRECY:
The contractor reports that the equipment is operating
satisfactorily and Engineering and NSA personnel will visit the
the plant on the 15th of July to witness a demonstration prior
to the shipment of the equipment to NSA for evaluation.
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The Laboratory is presently modifying on a crash basis a
TSS unit. The modification is aimed at the producing a unit
that will It is anticipated that this
equipment will be made available to~ the requester, approxi-
mately 1 August.
VLF RECEIVER :
The unit was tested in the Laboratory and found
to have a considers__- number of objectionable features, mainly,
spurious signals and unwanted oscillation. The deficiencies
have been discussed with'the chief engineer of the
Company and the unit has been returned to them for rework.
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CRYSTAL VIDEO EQUIPMENT:
At the request of SPD, an engineer is leaving the end of
this week for_to assist them in repairing the existing
equipment and putting it in first class operating condition.
A training course on the crystal video equipment is being
established at the Laboratory to commence 12 July for the
purpose of training a[:=engineer as well as other SPD
personnel in the operation and maintenance of this equipment.
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RS-13:
The 8 field units have been delivered by the contractor.
One of them has been returned for some additional work. The
Laboratory is proceeding on the fabrication of the base station
units, 2 of which are now complete. A field test of the 13 is
scheduled to take place the week of Jul 11. An Engineering
Division representative will travel to approximately 1 August
for the purpose of checking out base station personnel in the
operation of both the field and base equipment.
ELECTRONIC KEYER:
The circuitry of one unit has been completed and it is
estimated that in approximately 2 weeks the mechanical work on
this unit will be finished.
DISC CME ANTE NAS:
One unit was completed and delivered to SPD and they report
that-it functioned very well. Six additional units are nearing
completion.
The amplifier and paver supply designs for the receiver
have been completed and components are being procured for
fabrication.
MULTICOUPLER:
The report on the multicoupler is being typed at present
and will be issued shortly.
SPECIAL PROJECT:
The Engineering Division is devoting a considerable number
of man hours to a crash project in support of
IV. Under Agenda Item III New Business:
A. Report to the Board on the R&D Budget for 1956-1957
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The Board was informed o the present status of the R&D budget.
The Board will consider the budget with a view toward grouping
items on a priority basis and the Engineering Division will
advise as to the suitability of such groupings. In order that
the members of the Board may have copies of the finalized budget
OC-P&P, the Plans and Policy representative agreed to furnish the
OC-E Engineering Division with a copy of this budget so that it may
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It was noted that this budget had not been submitted to
the Board prior to its approval and it was agreed that in the
-uture the R&D budget will be submitted to the Board for review.
B. Report to the Board on the Interchange of Equipment
between the and the Office of Communications.
gave a brief run--down on the status o the agreement
reached between and ourselves at the recent meetings.
He stated that the DCI had approved the agreement and that the
Chief had approved it in principle with two suggested
clarifying changes. These changes were also agreed to by the
DCI. The Chief Engineer then indicated sor.ie of the equipments
that had been agreed upon as items to be exchanged and stated
OC-I{a that now that approval had been obtained some of the items
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The meeting adjourned at 1645 hours. The next meeting of the
Ideas and Requirements Panel will be held on 20 July 1955 and
the next regular meeting of the Board will be held on 3 August
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Distribution:
Members an cc
listed in Paragraph I
R&D Internal Projects
R&D External Projects (2)
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