RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BRANCH MONTHLY REPORT - DECEMBER 1964

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 1998
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: December 31, 1964
• Content Type: PERRPT

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
MONTHLY REPORT - DECEMBER 1964
1. One of our "parallel development" projects paid off this
month; 12-volt 20-watt'HF transmitter (the RT-66) was completed
ahead of schedule. A fast one-day Laboratory evaluation showed that
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test data. The significance of this, of course, is that a 12-volt 20-
watt transmitter can be built without a DC-DC converter-and we had
hoped that advances in transistor technology would come along fast
enough for application to the RS-100. The day after the Laboratory's 25X1A5a1
preliminary evaluation was run, we brought engineers in and
requested a proposal from them to put a 12-volt transmitter in the
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remove excess heat sinks and cooling fins, and dress up the front panel.
A 60-day program is planned, which will allow time to evaluate the
results and incorporate the new transmitter in fourth-quarter 1965
RS-100 procurement. Assuming success, all this will be well-worth the
extra effort-since we will wind up by cutting our battery drain about
in half, eliminating DC-DC converter hash, and eliminating converter components which will improve reliability and decrease weight. _
has been asked to concurrently design an AM-modulator for inclusion in
the RS-100, to be compatible with existing CST power ratings; this
option can be included in production if it proves feasible and is con-
sidered worthwhile (personal opinion: I think it useful in a tactical
set. It could be disabled before issue, or the modulator module
removed, in instances where the modulation capability is to be denied
the operator).
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3. Despite a lack of snow outside, Alcott Hall had a white
Christmas inside, as we wrestled with BPAM R&D report forms and the
like.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY
December 196+
1. Visitors to the laboratory during this reporting period
included a group of five representatives of the National
Security Agency composed primarily of research and devel-
opment personnel. These gentlemen were given a compre-
hensive tour of the Laboratory followed by a discussion
of mutual design problems.
2. The value of equipment fabricated at the R&D laboratory
and delivered to the warehouse for stock this month was
$71+,000. It is worthy of note that this brings the total
value of laboratory-fabricated equipment for the first
half of the current fiscal year to approximately $290,000.
1. Six new design projects were initiated during December.
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2. Another new design project is for the development of a con-
trol unit designated the CU-17. This unit is similar to the
one fabricated on a crash project during October in support
of an operations equipment. The purpose of the CU-17
is to improve ystem reliability. The CU-17 will fur-
nish automatic c eover from AC to emergency DC power in
case of failure along with various alarms, indicators, and
automatic controls, all intended to assure that an i mes- 25X1A
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TRANSFERS
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PCS
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EOD
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RESIGNATIONS
N. A.
EFFECTIVE PROMOTIONS
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1 - 9 December
GS-05 to GS-06 6 December
GSS-07 to GSS-08 6 December
GS-04 to GS-05 20 December
GS-07 to GS-08 20 December
TRAINING
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OTHER
Co-op students returned to duty:
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31 December
31 December
14 December
Co-op students returned to school:
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18 December
22 December
18 December
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