AGENDA EQUIPMENT BOARD MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01578A000100110014-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: April 5, 1967
• Content Type: AG

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E6UTPMENT BO_ BD MEETING
PIIPIE ENG NO. 1-67
DA: 5 April 1967
TIME ; 11+00
PLACE: OC Conference Room - 2D03 Headquarters Building
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OLD BUSINESS
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(a) Recommendation for the expansion of -Crystal Processing Faci1it,;
(b) Recommendation for the procurement of a small general purpose
(c)
Proposa
computer for use-in OC-E.
The design end fabrication of a special purpose machine similar
to the 25X1A
(d) The design and fabrication of one applique unit.
roposal)
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(e) Standardization of Delta Model HFAS-9 High Frequency Anterma System
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Recommendation for the Expansion 01 Crystal processing
Facility.
1. RECD 4i ICI DATI0N :
It is recommended that crystal processing capabilities 25X1A
be expanded. The information in the attached memorandum ref. TSB 66-208,
dated 18 April 1966 remains valid and the total cost for expansion of
the - crystal facility is approximately 0100,000. It should be 25X1A
noted that this expansion will result in improved delivery time but no
groat financial savings, although. some savings will be realized.
Timing, installation and training can be treated as separate subjects
once the determination has been made to initiate the project.
2. RISK:
The financial risk involved is MGM* If for any reason is
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determined at a later date to close theCacility, all p`
and crystal stock could be returned to Headquarters Crystal Laboratory.
The following fiscal year forecast for Technical Section could 25X1A
show a lessening of money requirements directly proportional to the
monetary value of equipment and crystal stock returned for Headquarters
Use.
3. SCOPE OF OPERATION :
FY 66 indicates that were less than 20 per cent of 25X1A
the total of the - Crystal lab s business. Through January of 25X1A
per cent of the
r
FY 67 these same areas have been -, ..pyro:cira~ately 50
Crystal Lab's business. Of this 50 per cent approximately 25X1A
39 per cent of the crystals could have been made in the field under
the recommended increased capabilities. It should be noted that these
percentage figures reflect the increase in activity in Vietnam and.
are subject to sudden change both upward and downward. In addition,
the FY 67 figures do not show our heaviest months for crystal orders
which are usually in May and June.
The area of customer responsibility of the proposed facility could
be increased or decreased dependent upon workload. Areas could be added
to or taken away as needed, thus giving much more flexibility to the
Agency crystal processing system as a whole. Also, as mentioned previously,
the whole operation could be scrapped and not cause excessive financial loss
or personnel problems.
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4. ADDITIONAL BEN 'FITS :
There would be a reduction of work load at - Crystal Lab
which would allow for the following:
a. Larger individual orders to be processed at
and not procured from vendors, thus decreasing delivery t me.
c. Flexibility of one lab helping another on large orders
with short delivery dates.
5. PERSONNEL:
In order to put this facility into operation one staff employee will
be needed for a period of two years. He would be trained at_ Crystal 25X1A
Lab for a period of four months to become familiar with processing in
general and the vacuum deposition system in particular. It is proposed
that a contract employee take over the supervisors job after a
year or two thus releasing the staff employee for other duty. The staff
employee selected need not be a technician, a diligent CT/R could do
the job. A six month training program for local personnel will be
required prior to the crystal facility becoming operational .
6. COST SAVING PER CRYSTAL;
Crystal type
Purchase
CR-18
1.18 (blank)
.73 (labor)
.20 (material)
2.11
1.18 (blank)
.10 (labor)
.20 (material)
1-48
2.70
CR-78
2.37
1.74
3.15
CR-81
2.41
1.78
3.75
CR- 2
3.10
2.4
3.2
There would be an approximate $6,000 savings for every 10,000 crystals made
25X1A by the area. This saving will be continuous and recurring for as long as
th facility remains in business.
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7.
CRYSTAL BANK COST ESTIMATE INITIAL INVENTORY :
CR-78
20,000
units
? 1.44
$281,800.00
CR-18
30)000
units
01.30
39,000.00
CR-61
6,200
units
d 1.48
9,176.00
CR-52
6,200
units
2.20
13,640.00
TOTAL
90, 16OOO
8.
EQUIPHINT ESTIMATE :
*Vacuum Plater
$6,070.00
Counter and Plug-in
Impedance Meter
Vacuum Pump
Cold Trap
Shipping Cartons
1,200.00
Scales
150.00
*Soldering Block
50.00
Assorted Crystal Mounts
1,000.00
Wire, Paste, Flux, etc.
300.00
Cans for crystals
600.00
-Can-hole punch
100.00
Number Stamper
250.00
Cabinets for storage, 15 ea.
1,500.00
TOTAL `11,220.00
*To be fabricated by
9. TOTAL COST:
Grand total (7) and (8)
$101,836.00
The overall price ultimately would be dependent upon low bid for
stock crystals. Estimates used in this report were from recent bid
prices with the exception of the CR-52.
Crystal blank re-supply (Using
10,000 crystal per year Q nomi-
nalized price of_$1.50 ea.)
$15, 000
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*Liquid Nitrogen, per year
1,800
Labor, 3 people per year
1,680
TOTAL
$18,480
*Vorify availabilit
Additionally, the lab must have compressed air available. Plant overhead
was not costed or included.
11. ADDITIONAL MANHOURS:
TSB is capable of ordering all equipment needed and initiating the
order for crystal bids. The vacuum deposition system would have to be
fabricated as would some minor items. Total expenditure of= manhours 25X1A
would be approximately 250.
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It is recommended that the crystal facility be expanded.
The initial costing is approximately Zp10O,000 but the financial risk
is low duo to full utilization of stock and equipments should the
proposed lab be required to close down. The main advantage in having
this facility is in the time saved from request to the receipt of order.
There is an additional advantage in that labor costs are less by making
the crystals at-in lieu of Headquarters.'
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the same initial investment yields a system that can be re-configured
in a few man hours without modification of hardware. If calculations
are based on evaluating ten different devices, the expected savings
using a computerized approach will exceed $20,000.
4+. One obvious solution would be to gain access to an existing
Agency computer having the characteristics required for our applica-
tion. A quick check has disclosed that DDS&T/ORD has such a computer,
a Zinc 8, on the fifth floor of Ames Building.
5. If this line of action is followed, our time requirements in
the next year would be estimated at 800 hours. Included in this esti-
mate are several periods of 40 hours of continuous run time for reliabil-
ity evaluations. The remaining time would be used in increments of one
to eight hours between 8:30 to 5:00 during the work week,
6. To prevent interference with other customers using the Linc 8,
a special rack would have to be configured to contain our special inter-
faces. This rack would be cabled and plugged and the Linc 8 I/O bus
would be cabled and plugged so that the Linc 8 could be normalized at thEP
end of each run. Cost of this configuration is estimated at $I+,000. A
minimum of forty square feet of floor space would be required within the
computer room to contain the equipment under evaluation along with oscillo-
scopes and other metering devices.
7. To perform RFI evaluations on these equipments would require
removal of the Linc 8 from its shielded enclosure for one or two days at
a time. Signal line filters would be installed in the enclosure wall to
pass signals in and out of the room. RFI test instrumentation would be
moved from the eighth to the fifth floor to conduct these tests.
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1. Within the past year a number of requirements have been levied
on OC-E for new "state-of-the-art" communication devices. These re-
quirements include high speed printers, tape readers, punches, and CRT
displays. Until recently, engineering action was limited by the lack
of availability of these devices. This situation has been corrected by
recent DOD contracts and a general awakening to the problem by industry.
2. Therefore, it is now feasible to begin investigating these new
devices. However, a secondary problem arises in that these equipments
all differ in interface requirements. Among and within each category there
are variations in codes, speeds, numbers and types of control lines, and
timing and sequencing of signals across the interface.
3. To perform engineering, operational, and COMSEC evaluations of
one such device would involve a minimum of $15,000 for test instrumentation'
and engineering time to set up the laboratory test hardware. To then re-
configure the interface for a new-device would require approximately $3,000
in time and hardware. A less expensive approach is the use of a small,
general-purpose computer to simulate the interface via a small program
using re-settable parameters to re-configure for each new device tested.
Several manufacturers now market small GP computers for under
20,000
which are specifically designed to provide flexible and powerful input-
output systems such as this application requires. With this approach,
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8. It is apparent from the above that there are many drawbacks
to sharing this computer. Delays would certainly occur since the
computer would be in use on many occasions when we wanted to use it,
and the set-up time for our use would be time consuming and tedious.
9. The alternative solution would be procurement of a small
computer for installation in the eighth floor laboratory area. Cost of
this procurement would be approximately $20,000 including the special
interface. This approach would, however, save considerable time in
RFI testing since the computer would be adjacent to a shielded enclosure
containing the required RFI instrumentation.
10. After a thorough search of available computers it has been
found that the PDP-8, manufactured by the
is the lowest priced unit which meets the technical requirements of a
laboratory test unit for design and checkout of data communications
systems. The cost of this computer is about $18,000.
11. It is recommended that a PDP-8 computer be procured for OC-E
use.
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OC STANDARD EQUIPMENT LIST
PERTINENT INFORTMATION:
a. Description:
Delta Electronics Model HFAS-9, High Frequency
Antenna System
FREQUENCY RANGE: 3-30 mHz
POWER RATING:, 1 NW Average, 2.5 KW Peak
A1NWI DT'I A: 35 ft. vertical whip with 8 ea.: ground
radials and mounting hardware.
INPUT VS;TR: 1.5 : 1 or better
INPUT IMPEDANCE : 50 ohL ~s
COUPLING NETWORK EF7ICIENCY: 90.'% or better,
4-30 mHz; 80 or better, 3-11 mHz
PRE-SPT TUNING: Plug in printed circuit card
DIR14Y LOAD: Provisions for connection of external
dun ny load (durnn , load not supplied) which can
be switched in and out of transmitter to tuner
circuitry. Controlled with switch on front panel
of control unit.
CONTROL UNIT: Mounted in 3-1/2" standard
rack panel.
COUPLING UNIT: Housed in weather protect'
inum case 23-1/2" X 10-1/2" X 18".
P OW;TFR REQUIMM' NTS: 105/125 volts, 50-60 Lie':: z
AC, 100 watts.
PRICE: Basic price: $1,297.23 Total -ce:
$1,569.09 includes accessories, exceptinf, .-Ln-
tenna and base.
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ACCESSOR S: 3 ea. pre-set cards, 200 ft. a~
control cable, 2 connectors (one installed),
3 coax cable fittings (RG-8/U), coax switch fog
dummy loan:., 35 ft. stainless steel hip (59(95-
HOO-8225) and base (5985-636-8689), irifg. Preria'K
8, ea. ground radials and installation hardware,
10 ft. test cable (control to coupling units).
Purpose of Item: To furnish base and field stations with a
ver4ical. oranidirec-tional, transmitting antenna.
To replace the Technical Materiel Corporation
Model ATS-50-2 Antenna Turning System, .F'SAT
5985-HO0-2616.
d. Requirement: To fulfill the need for an ormnidirectiona.
transmitting antenna requiring minimum space .ana
a constant input impedance over the entire Hi
Frequency (3-30 mJz) Band.
e. Selection of
Suppliers: The Delta Electronics HFCS-9 is more usefu'.L than
the TMC AT.S--50-2. It handle;; more tra.nsr.:.t-` Fyr
power, is affected lest by humidity, situp
tune, has pro-set tuning, includes provi:. ~:.
for connecting and controlling external ducray
load and maintains a better tram;: jitter to a ntenn.:
match. Physically, the Delta unit is more
ruggedly built than any other tuner heretofo.'e
used.
Equipment specifications for the TMC Model ATS-
50-2 are listed for comparison with the Delta
BFAS-9.
DELTA 11FAS-9
TMC ATS-50-2
F?E`,LUENCY RANGE
3-30 mHz
2-30 mHz
1 KW Average
1 KW Average
2.5 KW Peak
INPUT VSWR
1.5 : 1 or better
2.5 : 1 or better
INPUT IMPEDANCE
50 ohms
50 ohms
COUPLING NETWORK
90% or better at 4-30 mHz
EKi ICIENCY
80 or better at 3_!. mHz
80% or better
PRE-SET TUNING
Plug in printed circuit
cards.
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COP; ':.OL UNIT
Df'IT NSIONS
COU1 LING UNIT' . 23.1/2" X l0-1/2" x 18"
DIMENSIONS
TOIAT1 WEIGHT 53 lbs. less cable
3-1/2" standard 19" rack
panel-
Basic price: $1,297.23
(aecessorie3 extra)
7" standard 19" rack
panel
18" x 14-1/4" X 9-3/4'
63 lbs. less cable
$1,335.00
Me Delta 11FAS-9, High rrequency Antenna
System is priced at $1,569.09 including optional
accessories.
Commercial Data: Delivery can be made at the rate of ten units
per month with the first units delivered 120
days after receipt of a contract.
A..T'PRO V {'
Chief, OC~-F)
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