Inspection Report No. 2 - AR-18 Study Program(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001100050004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 1998
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 26, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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Inspection Report No. 2 - AR-18 Study Program with
1. Project Description:
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This four month program is to measure the error rate performance of
the AR-18 1+80 wpm triphase receiving equipment as a function of signal-to-
noise ratio and pulse jitter, and to otherwise investigate the performance
of the AR-18 as required.
2. Contractual Information:
25X1 Al a a. Initial Cost: -
b. Request for Procurement Action: 14 June 1965
c. Initiation Date: 18 June x.965
d. Completion Date: 18 October 1965
e. Deliverable Items: (1) Ln~o.:1al reports at conclusion of Phase I
and II
(2) Final Report
3. Date of h!eetinE: 11 October 1965
4. Place of Meeting: Washington, D.C.
5. Persons Attending:
Agency
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6. Contractor's Performance:
a. On schedule and expected to remain so: Yes
b. Within obligated funds and expected to remain so: Yes
c. Satisfactory technical progress: Yes
7. Project Status:
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7. Project Status:
A technical report covering all technical findings to date has been
received. The report demonstrates conclusively that the AR-18 is plagued
with a sufficient number of problems to cause it to be unsuitable for
issue as operational hardware. A second report is anticipated shortly
which will detail results obta.ned ~n an investigation of the recognition
code circuitry of the AR-18.
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has submitted a troposal for the development of a detailed
de e opm~tnd acceptance spe4ification for use in the development of an
im roved model of the AR-18. fiction on the proposal is suspended pending
re eipt of the final report onthe subject contract.
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