INFORMAL MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT NO. 8 FOR THE PERIOD 7 AUGUST 1955 TO 4 SEPTEMBER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00878R000200120019-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 4, 1955
• Content Type: PERRPT

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Informal Monthly Progress Report No. 8
for the period
7 August 1955 to 4 September 1955
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This document contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18,, . U. S. C. ,
Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission or the
revelation of its contents in any manner to an
unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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40 ANTENNAS
Sample reflectors have been received .for S and X fre-
quency bands. The S-band dish has been tested and.approved.
Delivery is to begin during the week of September 5. The
original delivery schedule was to have begun during mid-
August. Completed antennas can be made ready for shipment
within a day or two after delivery from the vendor.
2.0 INFORMATION AMPLIFIER
Six amplifiers are ready for delivery upon receipt of
the redesigned cover and can assembly on September 6.
Two hundred printed boards for the amplifier are out
on bid to. several vendors.
Environmental tests (to be discussed separately) dic-
tated some rework on the power supply can. This. amounts to
soldering hermetically- sealed connectors. to a thin steel plate
and securing the plate to the aluminum can with a combination.
gasket-adhesive seal. These changes were also incorporated
into the amplifier can. A visual inspection did not provide a
reliable check on the sealing of the connectors to the aluminum
can,
Two of the reworked units will be ready :for delivery
during the week of September 5.
3..0 INFORMATION RECORDER
One recorder, including the electronics, is essentially
complete and is undergoing tests. The preliminary tests have
given added confidence in the friction-typ.e capstan drive. It
may be necessary to use ball-bearings throughout the capstan
drive assembly. Design details regarding