AGENDA MEETING NO. 43 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION REVIEW BOARD

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• Publication Date: April 6, 1955
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AGENDA
Meeting No. 43
Research, Development and Production Review Board
6 April 1955
Room 2053 "I" Bldg. - l Hours
I. Old Business:
1. Review and Approval of Minutes of Meeting #42.
2. Report by Engineering Division of Significant Changes in
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6. Discussion of Polar Ctmmunicatione Equipment.
II. New Business:
1. Discussion of Requirements for the VBF
Radio Set
2. Discussion of the Elimination of the Special Assistant As a
Board Member and a Substitution of the Chief, Special
Projects Division,
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Proposal for VFO
Proposal for Reusable Tape for Automatic Keying Devices
Proposal for M%gsetic Tape Keying Device.
Projects Status.
3. Discussion of Proposal for Project
4. Discussion of Quantity of0 Equipments to be Procured.
Discussion of Office of Communications'
Program.
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Special Meeting of
Research, Development and Production Review Board
I. A special meeting of the Board was held in the OC Conference Room at 1000
hours on 30 March 1955. The following persons were in attendance:
Ii. The meeting was called in order to consider three proposals which have very
short deadline dates on them.
1. Information was presented to the Board to the effect that the Signal
Corps was about to produce a limited quantity of G-43/U hand genera-
tors under their Industrial Preparedness Program. They had agreed
to make available up to a quantity of 200 of these units at a coat
somewhere between $150 and $250 each. It was the opinion of the
Board that in view of the large quantity of GN-58 units presently
in stock and the limited operations planned in the foreseeable
future, it would be unwise to obtain a large quantity of these units.
It was therefore agreed that the Signal Corps be requested to pro-
vide ;50 of the G-43/U hand generators.
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2. Proposals for the development of the RR-11BB transistorized 12-30 mcs
receiver were reviewed. The Engineering Division recommended that
Option II of the _roposal be accepted at a cost of $47,208.
This option provided for the re-work of the RR-11AA receiver into
such a form that it could be supplied with either of two FT front
ends. One of these RF units would cover the band from 3 - 12 mcs
and the other the band from 12 - 30 mcs. The Board concurred in the
recomnend.ation.
3. The third item considered was a proposal from
for a study contract at a cost of $31,094 looking toward recommenda-
tions to the Agency regarding
this proposal with the understanding that the Engineering Division
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would closely monitor the project so that maximum effort would be
directed to the selection of proper components and that circuit
design would be a secondary consideration.
III. The meeting adjourned at 1130 hours.
MJWMB Members and
Those in Attendance
R&D Lab
R&D External Projects
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? meeting #43 of the Research.. Development and Production Review
Board was held in the OC Conforence lozi at 1500 hours on
6 April 1955. The following persons were in attendance:
II Under Agenda Item I, Old Business:
1 ? Board 69nf.dered the infor ,tian presented by
the Division regarding a revision of the Minutes of
the a ?+2t Meeting and approved the correction submitted..
? beref ore, delete the last sentence on page 4 and substitute,
the following:
."The 25 Tra tters will be used in tie partial
completion of the Stockpile, as directed. by the Plans
a9d Policy Staf in coordination with the Engineering:
Division and the Operations and Training Division.
It is understood that the 25 tranerAittero3 axe avail-
able for use is ciure rt operations, if it is established
that the re uirement cannot be satisfied by use of rield
stocks and is of higher priority than the stockpile."
2. port of Significant Changes in Projects' :pus:
In view o~the length of the Agenda and t ?t ited amount of
time available, a revierr of the Agenda was Vie, and it was
decided to consider Items 3 and 1 under Old Business; Item 2
under Berw Business, and a special report by the Chief Engineer
oa Burial Containers .
3. Discussion of Proposal for Pro 'm`ite Board
approved thePr"al or a Pro ec as rece ved from
the This incorporates Phase I at
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At the next meeting of the Board the 0&T representative
vial Rek2Et by the Chief RH~neer on Burial Containers:
A report was given to the Board to the effect that same
culties had been encountered with the burial containers in the
tightness of the seal and the ability of the equipment to with-
stand shock test. Engineering stated that they felt that the
containers an they now stand with the addition of two extra
cl s, which the contractor has agreed to provide, should
proide a, satisfactory container fraa:t the sealing point of
-view. In the course of the drop test wht-n a container is
dropped from a 30-inch height onto a concrete floor when con-
taining a weight of 25 pounds and when landing on its corner,
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approximately $2+,000 and Phase II at an approximate cost of
$94,500. By direction of the Chairman, the main emphasis will
be placed upon developing the sub-assemblies for direct clan-
destine use. By this is meant that the units can readily be
plugged together by unskilled personnel for the purpose of
assembling radio c*s nieation equipment. It was further
agreed that when the Study Phase I of the pro is com-
pletsd, the Board will again review Project as a
whole .
4. Discussion, of 02C. Drop --Zane Beacon Pro M: The WD
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ve stated division has no requirements
for aquipnent.
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After considerable discussion on the operational use of
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it was agreed that a representative of the 0&F Division and
a re sentative of the Engineering Division would visit
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and witness a demonstration of the0 equipment.
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will rIcam end to the Board regarding the likelihood of the
application pf0 equipment to Como's operational require-
mants. The Zngineering representative will report to the
Board regarding the technical aspects of the equipment.
III, Under Agenda Item II, low Business:
RD&PRB 2. Discussion of the Elimination of the cial Assistant
See. As a er a Substitution the of eeant
s Division; Secretary was directed to prepare an ' The order ae gthe Special Assistant as a Board Member and sub-
stituting in his place the Chief, Supplemental Programs Division.
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Research, Development and Production `Zeriew Board
This meeting was a continuation of Meeting 43 of April and
15 April. 1955. The meeting was held in the OC Conference tooY~
at 1500 hours on 20 April 1955. The following persons were in
attendance:
The ;neetin,4 was called for the express purpose of considering
Items ! 2 and ;45 under Old Business of the Agenda for r April.
2. report by Engineering Division of significant Changes
in Projects' a us .
The data collected from the field test for this system
is presently being compiled and will be released shortly. The
Air Force desires to take this data and )uhlisir it as their
report. Our general agreement has been given. A report will
also be prepared concurrently b-,,, the Engineering Division and
issued as a separate Agency re-poi-t. The Chief, Engineering
Division, mentioned that has suggested
that a separate system of be designed for each, the Air
10orce and the Agency. The future of this equipment was dis-
cussed briefly and it was decided that the ,~ng.inee-ring Division
and the Operations and Training Division should confer on pos-
sible modifications to the system and the equipment.
AS-1: The design of the printing mechanism has been completed
and a mechanical model of the printing unit was assembled and
tested with good results. One unit of the redesign drive iotoi
had been delivered and the remainder of the nine units are ex-
pected shortly. The design work on the transmitter mec-:anisra
for this system is coi_tinuing. t rv of the parts for the trans-
?litter have already been completed.
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OC-E Crystal Video Equipment `Me Chief, Engineering
ACTION Division, mentioned that it is the responsibility of the
Office of Conununications to support the equipment
in the field, and to resolve difficulties with the equipment
which have been encountered. For example, some confusion
relative to the number of additional equipments required for
field bench test setups has just been resolved; also, the
instruction book provided with the original equipment
is totally inadequate insofar as maintenance and systems
check procedures are concerned. The R&D Laboratory is
developing on a craph basis procedures for bench testing of
the ccinponents.
RS-11: The contractor has agreed to submit a proposal for an
AC power supply for the RS-11 equipment. This will be received
sometime this month. He further has been asked to submit a
proposal for a hand cranked generator to power this unit and at
his suggestion will also submit a proposal for a small gasoline
engine attachment for the hand cranked generator. It was stated
that any work which the contractor does as a result of these
proposals will not in any way affect the production of the
RS-11. transmitter and receiver.
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The tests of this equipment from
were currently in process with fair re-
sults. Prior to the tests the Laboratory had experienced
difficulty with the reading head and this difficulty was again
encountered by the field team. Transmissions had been received
by Base Station with approximately 80% readability directly
from the ink printer. The Chief, Engineering Division, assured
the Board that the deficiency in the reading head could be
overcome.
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Discussion of Office of Communications'
Pro ;rarm .
In opening the discussion on this matter, the Chief of the
Engineering Division pointed out that various correspondence
had verified that the Office of Communications had primary
cognizance of the development of CW homing transmitters as a
whole and not only of the modifications of existing equipment.
He further pointed out thr.t since this was so, we -must take
proper action in this re=~:ard. presented a resume
oz ctivity in th field and indicated that at
this time the problem of compatibility had not been resolved.
He felt that this must be accomplished before the problem
can be considered solved.
In the general discussion that followed, it was pointed out
that the operational specifications for this system had varied
frequently in the past, but that we were knowledgeable of a Top
Secret document which gives the present requirements of the
operating divisions.
OC-E It was decided that a staff study should be prepared and
ACTION presented to the DDP Ka.teriel Board for priority consideration.
This study should be aimed at getting approved specifications
for this program. The study should also seek in a positive
manner confirmation that the Office of Communications is re-
sponsible for this program.
New Business:
SPD PROCRAi4S: It was brought to the attention of the Board
that there are many projects which are not presented to the
Board for approval prior to their initiation, and. that the
majority of such projects are those of the Supplemental Programs
Division. The Chief, Engineering Division, stated that he had
recently conducted an audit of projects being handled for SPD;
that the listing filled several pages; and that this was men-
tioned so that Board members might consider the SPD workload
when placing future commitments upon the Engineering Division.
It was brought out that the Chairman is cognizant of the SPD
program and that funds are usually expended by 2i-Is authority.
The Chairman recommended that the question of R&D Board review
of SPD projects be a subject for discussion at a future meeting.
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There being no further business before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 1610 hours. The next regular meeting of the Board
will be held on 4 Jr ,.a,1955 at 1400 hours. The Ideas and Require-
werts Panel will meet on 18 May 1955 at 1400 hours.
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Members and those in attendance
listed in Paragraph I
R&D Internal Projects
R&D External Projects (2)
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