AGENDA MEETING NO. 42 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION REVIEW BOARD

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• Publication Date: March 2, 1955
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AGENDA JUST MEXi MY ZAJQ 49111~
Meeting No. 42
Research, Developmient and Production Review Board
2 March 1955
Room 2053 "I" Bldg. - 1400 Hours
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1. Old Business:
1. Review and Approval of Minutes of Meeting #+1.
2. Report by 7ngineering Division of Significant Changes in
Projects' Status.
3? Proposal by the Engineering Division in regard to a 500-
Watt Transmitter.
4. Report on Preparation of Letter to Chief, TI, regarding
Priorities on Automatic Keying Device.
Discussion by Operations and Training Division of Agency
Requirements for the AX/PM-5 Receiver.
II. New Business:
1. Discussion by Operations and Training Division regarding
Engineering Development of a Mechanical Filter Switch Kit
for the SP-600 Receiver.
2. Report by Engineering Division on the Dan of Standard
Telephone Dials for the Keying of RS-l, 5, and 6 Transmitters.
3. Discussion of Items of Developmnt Brought Up at r&D Ideas
and Requirements Panel.
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Research, Development and Production Review Board
Ideas and Requirements Panel
Meeting #2 was held in the OC Conference Room at 1400 hours on 16 February.
The following persons-were in attendance:
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II. The following items were discussed:
1. OC-O&T stated that they felt there might be an operational use
for the RS-91 unit employing telephone dial as a keyer. It is their thought
that a transistorized tone oscillator could be built and the VHF carrier
could be modulated with MCW. OC-E agreed to investigate the feasibility of
this proposal.
be utilized in order to reduce the size of the modulator
needed for AM modulation. After some discussion the Panel felt that at
the present time there did not seem to be sufficient advanta
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for further study by OC-O&T.
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discussion,took place on this item, and it was agreed that there was some
merit in this type of a system and that further discussions would be held.
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5. The OC-S representative gixeried whether the Laboratory could
provide some support to them in the way of developing a form for molding
pads. It was OC-Is opinion that the Laboratory could handle this, and
if OC-S would request same together with technical information regarding
it, the Laboratory could undertake this project.
III. The meeting; adjourned at 1645 hours. The next meeting of the Panel will
be held at 1400 hours on 16 March 1955.
Secretary
Distribution:
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Research, Development and Production Review Board
Meeting 2 of the Research, Development and Production Review
Board was held in the 00-Conference Room at 1400 hours on
2 March 1955. The following persons were in attendance:
Under Agenda Item I. Old Business:
1. The minutes of Meeting Al were approved.
2. Report of Significant Changes in Projects' Status.
QC-?&T Present field tests have been completed as of 28 February.
ACTION Transmissions were made from 7 locations. Quality of received
messages was excellent throughout the tests. Evaluation of the
complete test data will not be completed for approximately a
month; however, only minor difficulties and breakdowns were ex-
perieneedand the equipment itself and the tests are considered
to be highly successful.
Members of the Strategic Air Command have requested that this
Agana consider joint icipation in tests to be conducted
from "as soon as possible". They have also
requested that members of this Agency get together with them in
a joint meets to be held within the next month to discuss future
plans for the program and the results of the tests. SAC
was advised of the previous security agreements and was also told
that there was a good possibility of the signals being picked up
in Soviet areas from those locations.
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00s 't'here was considerable discussion by the Board members as to
the practicability of eondneting these teats at the present
time. It was generally felt that nothing new cou1 be learned
CV about propepticxt under eitidna, although it was
agreed that actual tests might be beneficial. It was felt that
theme was sufficient danger of signals radiating to Soviet
controlled areas that checks should be made to determine this
fact. An Ad Hoc ocmanitteee comprised of representatives of the
Ow, SPD and Security Divisim was appointed to investigate all
aspects of these proposed tests in order that the Director mid
be properly advises.
0C-0icode t The Quadricode tests are proposed to start during the
ACTl($ Hersh if the equipment is aaeupleted; an alternate test
period wauld begin on 14 March. BrD representative will be
stationed at the base at.. plant While the field
party Goneistina
The question was raised by the 0&T Division as to the wisdam of
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during the recent tests. The Engineering Division re-
ported that difficulty had been experienced in obtaining frequencies
and that these were.. selected as a last resort. The Bering
Division requested that a mechanism be established whereby we
could more readily obtain frequencies which could be used for tests
such as these. The OW Division was charged with the investi-
gation of possibility of obtaining frequencies for Agency use.
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with investigating, general aspects of Quadricode tests as well,
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well that we would not achieve the improved reliability which
we desired inasmuch as the necessary rework would introduce a
certain amount of unreliability in itself. The gngineering
Division agrees with conclusion and accordingly in-
formed the O&T Division of this fact. 0 coordinated 25X1
this matter for them and agreed that the modifications should
not be mad*. Spare parts have been requisitioned for the two
types of RSr6A's in the ratio of 1 to it.
Considerable discussion followed as to the merit of differentiat-
ing between the two types of RS-6A sets by the addition of new
nomenclature for the modified version. It was generally felt
that this was bad practice since from phyohological standpoint
all users would naturally tend to specify the later model set.
The Board therefore agreed that no distinction should be made.
The Enginsering.Division was charged with the responsibility
of giving general notice to the field informing them of the two
types of sets and advising them of the logistics' activity re-
quired in the stocking and issuance of two types of spare parts.
Numerous reports have been received from the field stat-
ing ffioulty encountered in sealing A complete
technique is being developed and full instructions are expected
to be pouched within the next 10 days. It is our intention to
supply special heat sealing. equipment to the field.
The 08th' Division stated that they now have izance for burial
tests and had investigated the utilization of as a means
of achieving test conditions. They indicated extreme terest in
obtaining samples of all burial materials as they are received in
order that they might include them in their test programs. They
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also requested that Engineering Division furnish to them all
back files of tests which were conducted by the Engineering
Division,
AOTICV representatives of the R,&D Branch, $iected in its entirety
the design of the RS-13 transmitter and initiated the devveelop-
vent of a completely new unit. This re-design item is approxi-
mately 2 X 8 X 10 inches in size with the plug-in coil on the
top face. It is expected that in the remaining 7 units the.
physical size of the transmitter will be reduced to approxi-
mately half of this first model. The circuitry is much more
stable and satisfactory in operation than either the original
aging arrangement usine~
evidence of self-oscillation in any of the stages. Despite the
increase in physical size, there is no change, in the basic paek?-
Following the meeting between thIofficials and
quipment and the previous transmitter produced by L
The output of this transmitter is 30 watts and appears to be
free of haxics or other spurious responses, and there is no
which is requiring more time than earlier thought. They are .
presently working 7 days a week, 15 hours a day, and expect to
to s that the problems of re-designing this new trans-
mitter were of greater magnitude than Originally estimated,
have a non-working model ready for showing on 3 March, and a
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working model on 7 March.
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Members of the Board felt that the lack of
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SH Division to insure that this will not affect proposed oper-
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ational use of this set. The QdcT Division was charge d.wi 3} thie
- responsibility.
elimering Division in Re to a
3. sal b the Pna
Watt TTamdtter: The proposal rcmi the Ingineering Diviel an that
0 IM-47 T; san. tters be procured at this time was reviewed. After
considerable discussion, it was decided that the procurement of
HT-4H's should be held to a miriniwn c sistent with Agency immediate
needs and that therefore 25 transmitters should be procured rather
than the 40 recommended in the proposal by the Engineering Division.
The allocation of these 25 transmitters would be made by the
Operations & Training Division when they are received.
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 the cost of these pilot models should be investigated prior to
actual procun^ement. They further stated that they desired to
table statements of future requirements for this set until a
later date.
6. W-4 U Hand. Generators The O &T Division reported that
they had received { fo a on -from the Engineering Division that
the GN-43/U Band Generator would, be undergoing earlier production
than waas previously anticipated. The Board continued in its
feeling that the high quantity of GN-8's in stock would prevent
us fraen pr curing large quantities of the GN.43/U, but it Was
now felt that since the Sigsaal Corp was planning for production
that we should, procure a small quantity for special operational
uses, AA... O~, _-.
ITI. Under Agenda Item II, New Business:
0C-E 1. Discussion t O&T Division RmEji~g Engineering Develo
T I merit of a oboanical Filter Sw tch Kit or the - Receiver: The
O&T Divis can, stated that e purpose this item on the
was to establish priorities for this mechanical filter switch kit
in order that as an objective they might get kits in the field
within a period of one year. It was decided that the
ing Division should investigate to determine whether or
were making such kits or whether they would be will-
to undertake such a project at our request. This is to be
reported.to the Board at the next meeting.
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a et r was in process pre on the Chief, FI, thank-
ing him for his interest and informing him that in general a
change of priorities was not necessary since the programs in
which her was interested w" proceeding as though they 'were all
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The Board further decided that it was very important that a
substitute transmitter for the 11T-4 be selected at an early
date and therefore approved the immediate 'release of the
specifications for a new transmitter.
4. He ort can Pine Lion of Letter to Chief FI Re
ira Pri sa on utcsm. is i sy g ee : It weal repot- t
QQ-O&T Discussion b erations and TralnLna Division of
Agency
and Re remasn a or the r=-> aeiver: The O&T vision stated
00-E that they wo o ive PRR-5'a which the
A tM had offered to us but felt that
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IV!-12 4. Discussion on AN TRC-37 vi
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had recently contacted them to request per-
mission to change the AN/TRO-37 from 6 volt to 12 volt operation.
He also requested permission to change the frequency range to
4 to 16 mce and further stated that they were no longer consider-
ing the manufacture of the 100 watt a&lifier originally proposed.
25X1 The Engineering Division stated that all of this seemed to
indicate that the felt that this
Agency would be a large user of the AN/TRC-3-t and requested the
Board's opinion as to anticipated Agency application of the set.
It was the feeling of the Board that while we bad general interest
in the set, we did not have specific interest an
should be so informed.
00_2 5. Strategic Air Cc nand Re its for the RS-Ili The
ACTION Engineering Division repo t UG bad indicated they
would be a high volume user of the RS-11 but required that the
frequency range be shifted from. its present 3 to 12 mss range
to 4 to 16 ems range. They indicated that this range was not
yet firmly established but would be so at the conclusion of a
propagation study being made for them by the Bureau of Standards.
The Board concurred with the Engineering Division's reccamend--
aticm that we still desired our sets to retain the presently
established frequent r range, but that if SAC desired we would
investigate the possibility of making a special set for thm
having the required frequency 4 to 16 race range.
IV. The Board adjourned at 1658 hours. The next regular meeting of
the Board viii be held an 6 April 1955 at 14(X1 hours. The Ideas
and Requirements Panel will meet on 13 April 1955 at )J -O0 hours.
0C-O&T 2. Report b 0C-,E on the Use of Standard Tele cue Dials
ACTI( for the Ke n of 5 and st The Engineering
Divis on report that tests had been too acted with 3 types of
dials and that all keyed the RS-1, 5, and 6 transmitters equally
veil. The O?& Division was directed to develop procedures and
techniques for operation-of this type of keying system.
3. Discussion of Items of DevelWment Bro rht Up at R&D
1 There t ono discussion on this
Ideas s ELS-uirement
matter.
Distribution:
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No ]b nrnal Projects (2)
Members and those in attendance
listed in Paragraph I
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