VEB FUNKWERK KOEPENICK DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007400690008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLI l E:NCE A(ENCI
INFORMATION REPORT
Cour4TRY mast Germany
SUBJECT VEB Funkwerk Koepenick
Development Projects
DATE OF INFO
PLACE ACQUI
DATE ACQUIR
Alleged Jamming Transmitters
At an unspecified time in the past, Department TES of VEB Funkwerk
Koepenick began the development of mobile transmitter stations for
the medium-wave range, with 800-watt power. This development was
started upon orders of the Volkspolizei. The transmitters are to
be tunable within the entire medium-wave range by means of coil
changes (four times). Each mobile station is mounted on fourond
vehicles: the first vehicle carries the power supply;
vehicle carries the control transmitter, the low-frequency and
high-frequency amplifiers, and the modulator; the third vehicle
carries the final stage; and the fourth vehicle carries the antenna.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Broad-Band Transmitter Antenna
1. In the summer of 1954, Department TEA of V-,-",B Funkwerk Koepenick
began the development of a transmitter antenna for the frequency
range of 40 nice to 220 nice to be used in passenger automobiles.
The development work was started upon receipt of an order from the
East German Ministry of the Interior. The development was carried
out under the supervision of Dipl. Inge Rudolf Kuehn and Ing. Arndt l
(fnu) of Department TEA.
2. By late May 1955, this development had not resulted in any satis-
factory progress. The broad frequency range required for the
antenna made it necessary to use a relatively high number of fil-
ter chains. This in turn caused a difficulty in that the chains
interacted with each other and thus essentially increased the
m-factor (coefficient of stationary waves). The development is
continuing, but satisfactory results are not to be expected in the
near future.
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This material contains information affecting the
National Defense of the United States within the
meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C.
Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revel-
ation of which in any manner to an unauthorized
person is prohibited by law.
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tt was alleged that these transmitters were to be used as jamming
!'transmitters.
Magnetophone Device for Home Use
5. In the summer of 1952, VEB Funkwerk Koepenick began the develop-
ment of a magnetophone device for home use (Heim-Magnetophon ).
The development was started upon receipt of an order from HV Funk
of the East German Ministry for Post and Telecommunications. The
development was completed in late 1954. The frequency range of the
device is 80 ce to 7.5 kcs. The development work was carried out
in the Acoustics Department of the enterprise.
6. Production of this device is to be carried out by VEB RPT Zwoenitz
and is to start in July 1955. By late 1955, the first devices are
to appear on the market at a price of 675 DME. The device is an
imitation of ` magnetophone device produced by the West German
Grundig firm.
Comments:
1. Possibly Rudolf Ahrendt, TEA, is meant.
2. Grundig GmbH, Fuerth, Bavaria.
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