TRIP REPORT, RD-122

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03330A004100080070-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: July 16, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
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Trip Report,I,RD-122
1. On 15 July, a visit was made to
to monitor the progress of
RD-122, Task Order 1, covering the development of the Automatic
AS-3. Participating in these discussions ;Imre:
DATE: 16 July 1958
2. The primary purpose of the trip was to observe final
testing and take delivery of the initial AS-3 prototype due on
1 July 1958. The unit was not ready for delivery) however, since
several electrical and mechanical malfunctions, mostly minor, have
yet to be remedied. had not begun environmental and performance
testing of the almost-completed prototype, and it was obvious that
delivery could not be made for another webk or two.
3. The most serious shortcoming of the prototype is its
inability to key properly at 300 wpm. The waveforms of keyer and
transmitter outputs were observed on an ink recorder and it was
noted that although the keyer put out fairly good Morse, the
transmitter would not follow dots. said that the ink
recorder had been set up only a few days ago and he has had little
opportunity to trouble-shoot this keying difficulty. The keyer
outputman be improved, he feels, by adjusting the mechanical drive
of the tape cartridge. The transmitter is losing dots because of
improper keying circuit time constants, according to who
says that tests on an earlier prototype showed it could be keyed
at 500 wpm.
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4, agreed the unit could not be delivered in
its presen con on and promised that every effort would be
made to correct the difficulties as quickly as possible. He
was told that we must have the unit no later than 1 August, when
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begins a two-week plant-wide vacation. intimated 25X1
that there would be no vacation for the eo le on this project
until the prototype had been delivered, plans to 25X1
hand-carry the prototype to Washington and remain at the Lab
for the first phase of the testing.
5. A list of a dozen or so minor items was drawn up and
given to with the request that they be taken care of 25X1
prior to delivery. Among these are the preparation of written
operating instructions and test data, repair of sticky controls,
calibration scales for coils, etc. reviewed the 25X1
test specification section by section with to 25X1
coordinate testing procedures, and the latter agreed to furnish
dummy loads for 50, 75, 150, 300, 600, and 1200 ohms, although
he is not sure he can fabricate a flat load at the two highest
impedances.
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