MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON VEB FUNKWERK DABENDORF

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004400360008-9
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 9, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORTF
INFORMATION REPORT
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
in Dabendorf for the testing of radio sets undo err,
individual departments of the Lorenz Plant, inc sera
transferred to Dabendorf. In 1945, the installa.
completely demolished. In 1946, repair work on former Germ
amplifiers was started. In 1947, the Soviets demanded tha
the mother plant in Tempelhof and the branch plant in Da
preventing equipment manufactured at Dabendorf from being
plant was assigned a Soviet control officer, a ma4or, who
struction of the plant. The rehabilitation of the Dabendo
by the installation of all the machinery of a Lorenz bran
war in Mittweida,
plant were
of" ."Re- branch
We recon-
was accelerated
shed during the
In 1948, a copy of the so-called Laboe type transmitter (Ehrenmal Sender was
manufactured at Dabendorf. In 1949, the Soviet major was replaced by an Fast German
trustee, a former employee of the firm of Lorenz, and the plant was subordinated to the
control of VVB R-F-T. The branch plant was successively named Elektromechanische Werk-
staetten Dabendorf; Fernmeldewerk Dabendorf; and VEB Funkwerk Dabendorf.
A total of 16 Laboe type transmitters were delivered to the Soviets, who subsequently
completely abandoned control over the enterprise.
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East Geri iare r aria/Pol&1rt'l/China
Mliscellaneous Information on VTjB
F nkwerk Dabendorf
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3. In 1950, the Laboe type transmitter was fitted with improved rectifiers and modulators.
From 10 to 12 pieces of this transmitter were delivered to a Soviet unit, another 10 to
12 to the East German Postal Administration. The Soviets placed orders for the delivery
of additional Laboe type transmitters for use on ships. Until 1953, mainly Laboe type
transmitters were manufactured at Dabendorf. A total of about 340 units were built. They
operated on wave lengths ranging from 13 to 100 meters and from 25 to 200 meters. These
sets were delivered to the police and to ships. Laboe type sets operating at wave lengths
ranging from 500 to 800 meters were delivered to ships and used for sea distress
operations. Individual sets were also exported to Poland, Rumania, and China. Moreover,
each of the GDR embassies was furnished with two of these sets. The transmitters
furnished had an output of 800 W or 200 W. A total of 40 transmitters is scheduled to be
de e s for these sets had been received in 1953. All development work
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4. In 1949, the r t at Dabendorf was a- dered to manufacture 25X1
various small ch had been developed at Funkwerk Koepenick.
Orders receive dio transmitter to be used by fishing smacks.
A total of 400 units of this transmitter were built. The set was developed on the
basis of Siemens records; it operated at 1,100 to 3,200 k.c.so and had an output
of 50 W. which was later to be increased to 80 W. The set was originally designed
for "A_31' operations, because fishing smacks were supposed to communicate with each
other exclusively by radio-telephony. Later these designs were to be modified to
make the sets capable also of "A-1" and "A-2" operations, which would qualify the
sets for installation on drifters. In 1952, 20 units of a transmitter designed for
geological explorations were built for the Geophysical Service of the GDR. The
transmitter had an output of 5 to 10 W and was coupled with an oscillograph. Funk-
werk Koepenick sent a lifeboat transmitter to Dabendorf. However, the kite to
which the antenna was to be attached had not yet been delivered.
5. In 1950, an experiment made at Dabendorf for the development of high frequency
generators failed. The development project was turned over to Funkwerk Koepenick.
The development department was not establishe before early 1953? This
new department was given the order to develop trolled radio receiver
and transmitter of type SEQu. This sdt wg~ Me police in operations
against smugglers at sea. The s gne or both battery and mains
operations and was to have only oiled frequency. By late 1953, the
development of the set had not b u. Work on the development of a marine
radio telephony set was also to s arted.
6. In 1954, only commercial transmitters were to be built on the basis of directives
to be given by Funkwerk Koepenick. Since early 1953, about 200 commercial allwave
receivers had been built at Dabendorf on the basis of records received from Koepenick.
The receivers covered the 10 to 2,500 meter range and the range used for sea
distress operations. A total of about 60 units of this equipment could be manufactured
at Dabendorf per month. Equipment of a total of about 5,5 million DM0 was to be
manufactured in 1954.
7. In December 1953, about 550 persons including 70 apprentices and 200 female workers,
were employed at Dabendorf. Most of the employees wished to be transferred to
Treptow.'? 25X1
Comment. For tabulation of leading personnel of the radio engineering plant
at Dabendorf, see Annex.
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Annex
Tabulation of Leading ?ersonnel of Funkwerk Dabendorf,,
Manager: Hosack (fnu)
Business manager: Moe (fnu)
Technical director: Birkel (7)
Chief of the develop-
ment department: Klein (fnu)
In charge of labor
force: Werner (fnu)
Production engineer: Heinrich Wuesthof
Chief of the "Kader"
department: Schwarz (fnu)
Chief of the techni-
cal test field: Richard Piefke
In charge of the pro-
duction of component
units :
Ehrke (fnu)
In charge of the
construction of
rectifiers and
transmitters: Sommerey (fnu)
In charge of the Fiedler (fnu)
construction of
receivers:
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