LANGLEY TECHNICAL SECTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02820A001200040017-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 1998
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LANGLEY TECHNICAL SECTION
I. Wire Unit
1. Main Signal Center
a. The preventive maintenance schedule for the month is current.
b. The Selector Magnet Shield. Project was temporarily
because kits were not available due to the lack o
the and of the fiscal year.
c? Three KW-7'a were installed in the Washington Terminal Section
using the AK-3 configuration and associated ASR's. This is the
beginning of the program to replace all HW-19 equipment in the
Signal Center.
d. A work order was submitted to GSA to install power and overhead
cable racks in the new Red Frame Room.
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ee s given fourteen hours of HL-6 maintenance
ns? ruc? on at the R&D Lab.
f. T.D.Y.
1) Responded to a request from OC-AD to repair KW-7 e-u3 ent
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2) Technical assistance for KW-26 maintenance was provided i;
response to two calls from OC-SPS,,
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1) New teletype equipment was installed for the FMSAC Machine
Room move to Room 1D0031, Hqs. To facilitate this move, a
fifty-two pair cable had to be pulled from the Signal Center
and wired to a newly fabricated twenty-four circuit patch
panel. Cut-over from the old facility will take place on
27 July.
2) Bureau of Weapons, Main Navy Building, KW-7/TWX installation
has again been delayed by the Telephone Company. The
installation date is now 2 August.
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I. Wire Unit (Continued.)
3) The HW-19 units at Finance Division, and
Finance Division, Headquarters Building were disconnected
and taged for pick-up.
4) Eight KW-26 Model "C" units were removed and replaced by
Model "B" units. The "C" Models were shipped to OC-E/FTS
for the 8-Pac Project.
2. Trouble Reports
Troubles reported and corrected in the Washington Area are
as follows:
a. Langley Signal Centers
1) Cryptographic Equipment - 744.
2) Teletype and Miscellaneous Equipment - 3220
TOTAL: 3914.
b. Outside Area Signal Centers
1) Cryptographic Equipment - 4
2) Teletype and Miscellaneous Equipment 17
TOTAL: 21
II. Electronic Unit
1. Kr-3 Secure Voice Program
a. General
Several problems relating to the tie-trunks on the
automatic switch have developed this past month. OC-E/LTS
verbally requested that the Telephone Company make some
arrangements to check the trunk lines between State Depart-
ment,, White House and CIA.
b. Installation
Installed a KY-3 with two extensions for
Room 1E4846, Hqs.
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II. Electronic Unit (Continued)
Relocated a KY-3 from CC/S,
GH-55, Hqs.
Room lA31C, Hqs., to Room
d. Eighty-six KY-3 sets are now operational. The following
reflects the trouble-status for the month:
1
KY-3 Set Troubles
31 each
2
Distant End Troubles
6 each
3
Operational Error
6 each
4)
Associated Equipment Trouble
5 each
5)
Telephone Company
17 each
TOTAL:
65 each
2. CIA Cifax System
Three troubles were reported and corrected. The low percentage
of outages has been very encouraging this past reporting period.
3. Microwave System
System MR-20 alignments and PM checks were performed at the
three locations. Two troubles were reported and corrected.
HY-2/KG-13 Headquarters/Saigon Secure Voice Circuit
FE Division conducted several live conferences on this circuit
with very good results. Other than a few bad telephone line
connections, the circuit has been trouble free.
5. KY-5
Six troubles were reported and corrected this past reporting
period.
6. DCI/SO Very-High-Frequency Net
No troubles were reported this month.
OVERTIME
A total of one hundred and eleven hours of overtime was worked during
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TSB SUPPLY
1. As of 26 July 1966 approximately
expended.
20,129 has been
2. All stock records were screened and the "dead weight"
items were either pulled for warehouse stock or disposed. A
total of 181 line items were pulled with a quantity total of
$4,720.
3. We are having a container for teletype equipment
(reperforator) vibration and drop tested at
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TECHNICAL SECTION
Overtime -
1. Staff Employees 28 Hours.
2. Contract Employees 0 Hours.
3. Staff Employees donated time in excess of 70 hours.
T &IUNIT
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2.
Thirteen transceivers were channelized this month.
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Thirty SBE-2A's have been accepted this month
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solved their Quality Control problem, but because of repeated
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4.
Partial checks have been made on the 8 PAC Units. Discrepancies
and potential problem areas have been pointed out and discussed
with OC-E/ESB.
Listed are some of the items of equipment processed this month:
Acce ed
Rejected
Fifteen-Northern Converters
14
1
Eighty-five G.E. Porta-Mobils
71
14
Twenty-nine Battery Chargers (Allocation 26)
29
0
Ten RT-49 Transmitters
0
10
Thirty-three Battery Supplies (Allocation 26)
33
0
Eighty-three EE-8E Keyers
72
11
Fifty-two Revere T-3000 Recorder/Reproducers
50
2
Seventy-eight CA/A-3 Cartridges
78
0
Sixty-three HG-48A Generators
62
1
Six National Radio HRO-500 Receivers
3
3
Thirty-four RR-49 Receivers
24
10
Thirty Motorola Transceivers
25
5
Fifteen Frederick Model 1200 Converters
15
0
Thirty-five AU-58 Operator Training Units
29
6
Six Collins 1805 Antenna Tuners
6
0
Nineteen Motorola Handie-Talkies
15
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IN-PLANT INSPECTIONS
1.
There were two trips to in which thirty-six
SBE-2A's, thirteen Tone Intelligence Systems, and one General
Purpose Exciter were accepted.
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There was one trip to
in which five LSSB-63- xc ers and thirty-one RSSB-62-lB
Converters were accepted.
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ELECTRONIC/TELETYPE REHAB UNIT
1. The Electronic Technicians processed forty items of PTI equip-
ment, thirty items on job orders, and ten items on repair re-
quests.
2. Thirty-six items of teletype equipment were processed on re-
ceiving vouchers, fifty-one items on cargo vouchers, and five
items of PTI equipment. Thirty-three items of equipment were
major units.
3. Eighty-one PRC-10's have been processed from C-5 to C-1 stock.
1. Thirteen KW-26 units were modified and up-dated. The cabinets
were sent to TMC, and all of the drawers were sent to with
one exception.
ENGINEERING UNIT
1. Engineering difficulties with the Two
Tone Generator is delaying delivery o gency units on order.
Delivery date is tentatively set for 15 August.
2. The KT-6 Installation Tool Kit is being assembled and will be
available by mid August.
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3. The majority of the month was spent on the =Exciter problem.
CALIBRATION UNIT
1. Twenty pieces of test equipment were processed and returned
to service. In addition, twenty-one new pieces of test equip-
ment were accepted for the shop, and three pieces of equipment
were checked for the cargo section of T & I.
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2. Our VLF Receiver/Antenna has a problem. Water was found in
the Antenna Loop, but even after a dry-out period the system
did not work. The units are now at the H.P. representative's
shop.
3. Two Marconi FM Signal Generators are now in the process of
receiving a major overhaul at FTS.
MECHANICAL UNIT
1. Completed modification and redesign of the shop generator
tester.
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2. Installed a hoist above the Ultra-Sonic Cleaner
3. Measured panel clearances on seventy Zero racks. Ten racks
were rejected because of clearance problems.
4-. Made an adapter for use with the Delco 5300. The unit was
commented on, and it was requested that FTS make two more
units for evaluation.
POWER UNIT
1. All twenty-five ONAN 25 KW generators have been modified and
released for issue.
2. Checked two jeeps and various items of a routine nature this
month .
CRYSTAL LAB
Totals
Requisitions
Crystals
New Orders
51
5,323
Orders Completed
41
2,722
Backlog
3
431
Due In
18
6,228
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Mr. representative, is on annual leave;
therefore, no monthly voucher totals are available.
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