Inspection Report No. 4(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001200030008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 7, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Files: Contract 4168-65, Task Order 01 DATE: 7 June 1966
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1. Project Description:
The is an automatic fast scan receiver providing CW and AM
modes of operation over the frequency range of 2 to 30 Mc/s. The
receiver design offers a high quality manually tuned unit as well as
a receiver capable of automatically improving the signal-to-noise ratio
of ten available preset channels with 3 kc/s bandwidths. In two and
one-half seconds, the receiver scans the ten preset channels and is
capable of locking-on to a signal 10 db below the channel noise level.
The signal-to-noise ratio of this signal is then improved by automat-
ically translating it to the center of a 150 cps bandwidth filter with
the resulting narrowing of the noise bandwidth.
2. Contractual Information:
Initial Cost: $174,947-00 CPIF Overrun : $19,979-00
). Request for Procurement Action: 21 May 196+
c. Initiation Date: 2l- June 1965
d. Completion Date: One engineering model - 1 February 1966 25X1A5a1
Extension: 23 June 1966
e. Deliverable Items: One prototype monthly reports, final
report, instruction book, engineering drawings
3. Date of Meeting: 25 May 1966
4. Place of Meeting: Cincinnati, Ohio
5. Persons Attending:
Agency
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Non-Agency
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6. Contractor's Performance:
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6. Contractor's Performance:
a. On schedule and expected to remain so: See Project Status
b. Within obligated funds and expected to remain so: Yes
c. Satisfactory technical progress: Yes
7. Project Status:
Troubleshooting the receiver is taking much longer than
anticipated. It seems that each solution precipitates another
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shipment until 23 June 1966. This additional time will not
require more funding.
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Since meaningful measurements cannot be made until all of 25X1A5a1
the troubles are eliminated, M has not been able to determine
if the meets specification. However, random checks on the
sensitivity, intermodulation distortion, ecc. indicates adequate
performance. As an improrr..;:u test we tuned
to various CW signals in the area to see if there was a noticeable 25X1A5a1
difference between them in the audio output. As expected the
sounded cleaner with less background noise. This difference,
however varied as we changed the grounding on the tuner module
of The tuner was physically separated from the chassis
and not properly grounded or isolated from the rest of the receiver.
This problem will be eliminated once the tuner is installed.
Regardless of the number of items which need cleaning up, the
seems to perform well and gives every indication of being
a first-class receiver.
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Distribution:
Original - R&D Subject File
1 - OL/PD/PCB/CAS
1 - R&D Lab
1 - OC-OS
1 - ESB
1 - EP Chrono
3 - Monthly
25X1A9a OC-E/R&D-EP7ds (7 June
1966)
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