FUNKAMT BEELITZ

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CIA-RDP80-00810A004000900005-3
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 21, 2016
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April 23, 2009
Sequence Number: 
5
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Publication Date: 
May 13, 1954
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3 Available Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3 Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3 AL tNTELL1 ENCE AGM Y INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT Funkamt ' Beelitz PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 1AFORMATION AFPECTIHG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.. OF THE UNITED STATES WIT]HNIN THE MEANIN4 OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT $0 U. S. C? 91 AND 32, AS AMSNPED. ITS TRAM MISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS. IN ANY ,!ANNERTO AN UNAUTHORIIE.D PERSON IS PRO- HIBITED BY LAW REPROSUCTION OP THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED, REPORT CD NO: 619361 DATE DISTR. 13 May 1951+ NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 1. the Postal and Telecommunications Ministry ordered that a radio monttoriri o!' ce be install;, at 5choenefeld near Beelitz. The office was to be equipped with an e.dx`eoonal antenna. The building earmarked for use by the monitoring agency had be, fQr raio.monitorin purposes prior to 1945. In November 1953, the then oceupat~its, 01 the building were informed that they would have to vacate the rooms in the near future. 2. According to a decree of the Main Administration of Broadcasting,, 16 amateur radio installations were permitted. to operate in August 1953. Prior to early December, Funkam$ (radio office) Beelitz could only make spot checks on radio amateur operations. Howeve,, on I December 1953: the Postal and Telecommunications Mnistry issued an or- der to the effect that amateur transmitters operating on the 20, 40, and 80 m.bands be mortored thotoughly. Each violation of existing regulations would have to be re- pertec without delay to-the pain Administration of Broadcasting. In mid-December, 1'u.nkat Beeltz was ordered carefully to check all transmissions by amateur operator Wolfgang mach from Schwerin..who used the call signal DM 2 - ABB. 3. 4. Soviet radio engineers attached to Funkamt Beelitz tried to determine the location were oonsi rably disturbed by an American transmitter using the same frequency. The 06 In raid-1953 the transmissions of Radio Moscow which used a frequency of 173 kc/i transmitter controlled b Funkamt Koenigswusterhausen was subsequently .ssion Fo jam the adio installation operating from Hof, em, Therican jamming transmitter was logged at Hof an undetermined type which was fitted with a loop antenna wit: a-everal days through East Germany by truck This tr of the 3am-ing transmitter. In the second half of August 1953, From talcs with the Soviet engineers at Funkamt o .,0ts ~e reatly interested in the tra T interest in the rrequency of 786 to oy e pinpotoca.tion of tai as transmitter close to that of the The tanager of Funkamt Beelitz and his deputy were ordered t GI P. 1T #x' :r ,s .ox _ o ' iQ be . h, imam i~ my measuring receiv25X1 location of the new - Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3 1 ?25X1 assigned the 25X1 Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3 25X1 O1` cou,d be heard well.. vr.y in the Se-rtenberE area. November. construction work on antenna. systems was being done at Funkamt burg after completion of their work at Beelitz. ful transmitter of the G ,which was to have an output at Zehlendor.?a t w. s to b e 'Aid- the same mission as Funkamt Beelitz, 'Ei sn,g w chi was: rev ous y used b'a German Ar- rmy aiio installation. The new Funk- 4 4'. _ off dew masts.ox? .rhgm aex,as wexe bed # set u. Construction s3z. workers td d that they wou have to build a radio towerdat Zehldridorf near Oranien- November, the officils of FunkamtBeelitz be bt. the 10 .u . 1 coplete in the L'i F e. s 9 L'I new x p t aphic transmitters were informed that a new n;ew Fur 1kamt,was was to be housed inaa: sera asirr~ tier`s Sri `ek n 'an u es was ransm2 Li. . .. 'e- to , mt SECRET the most power 000 kW,was to be erected 25X1 Approved For Release 2009/04/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA004000900005-3