COLLM TELEVISION RELAY STATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400620009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 15, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
?o TIAWN0FoBN
COUNTRY Bast Germany
This material contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revel-
ation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Calls Television Relay Station DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES
DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO.
PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES
DATE ACQUIRED This is UNEVALUATED
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
15 August 1955
1. The Coils television relay station is subordinate to the Bast German Postal
Service. Radio Office (Funkamt) Leipzig is in charge of the administration
of this station which is part of the Berlin-Btuelpe-Coll-Imipzis-Drasden
link. Television progress are relayed from the station toasted on the
Collaberg to Leipzig and Dresden.
2. The electronic . ipment of the station is located in a barracks build-
ing, especially bpIlt for this purpose. Nest to it is a wall building
housing Diesel aerator equipment. The original plan to construct a
stone building with a tower for the antennas could not be carried out
because of lack of water on the Collsberg.
3. A three-legged mot of angle iron With a platform on which the antennas
are fastened servis as supporter for the parabolic reflector.
The following television equipment is located on the Collmberg: one
decimeter video rScsiver with two video transmitters and one spare trans-
mitter. Te1st siolp prograINN are relayed through an antenna coupler
(Antennenweichs) with a transmitter in two directions, namely to Leipzig
and to-Dresden. The picture transmission equipment, which has the desig-
nation RVO 9048 (1tichtv.rbindunpgrraet), w manufactured by VEB Bach-
son vsrk Rad berg. The decimeter video transmitter operates on a fre-
quency of 1,570 alagacycles. The masimia frequency power output is 12
wattsi ctihe`'averagr- a4t uct'c' i :4 to 5 watts with a band width (Band-
breite) of 20 msgacyetes?. lhtermsdiate frequency (Zvischenfrequenz)
is 60 megacycles. The decimeter tubes (LD 9 and LD II) are air-cooled.
An Ascillograph is connected to the output of the transmitter to moni66r
the outgoing picture. A receiver with an 18 x 22 cm television tube
(Bildroehre) and an oscillogtsph moultor the Incoming picture.
5. The following television audio equipment is at the disposition of the
station: Two decimeter audio receivers, one spare audio receiver and
four decimeter audio transmitters (two for Dresden and two for Leipzig).
The-station also has the necessary measuring devices for the maintenance
of the audio equipment. The sound transmitters have a frequency range of
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from 1.5 to 3 watts. Intermedi a frequency is 3 megacycles. The
transmission level (Pegel) is supposedly war 1.55 volt effective.
The sound equipment has lour frequency (Hf) modulation, The II? part
of the television receiver "Leningrad" controls the sound. The sound
transmitter is also used for relaying to Dresden in case of disturbances
of the mWIo link. It is not necessary to use the television receiver
far relaying the sound to Leipzig because the sound is transmitted to
that city additionally by calla. Up to now, however, the audio equipment
(R-G 905) did not function properly. Its operational reliability leaves
wry, much 4.o be desired because of heavy level fluatdationsa of varia-
tion of field intensity, of pour motor failures and of heavy wear On tubes.
It is planned to replace MG 905 with a never type of equipment.
6. Decimeter station (RvG 903)
a. This station , for the wireless transmission of .lergmdistanae
telephone calls is housed in a stone tower (Albert-Tura) located
now the television barracks.building. Honeycomb antennas (Waben.
Antennae) are attached to the platform of the Albert Turm. There is
also a weather reporting station in the tower.
be There are three complete sets 'OTEVO 903 equipment in this station.
The first set is four transmissions to X egaleberge, the second for
transmissions m RadsbwA and the third is a spare set. Noah set
contains four units (tinschuebe): a power supply, a transmitter, a
receiver and, a control pert.
c. The station covers the decimeter link Radebwl (near Dresden) - Oschats
(0bllu)-8tuelpe..ii eg?elbergt. It is possible to transmit 24 separate
conversations (24 ohsnsels) aiealtaneaus]y. There is also a special
service channel which enables the diffierent stations to mieste
with each other. In addition, there is a closed otrcuit (Ringleitung)
which makes it possible for all television relay stations of this
link to oosnnioate with each other.
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