SURVIVAL RADIO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00285R000100220022-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: August 23, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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OSA 3383-65
23 August 1965
VDD
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Intelligence Division, OS
RP
SUBJECT Survival Radio KB
REFERENCE OSA 1172-65
1. The Office of Communications has informed us
that the ASR-100 survival radio is not in production
as of this date, due to unsatisfactory results of the
production prototype evaluation. They also stated that
it would require 45 to 60 days to manufacture the first
50 units after production authorization was given.
2. The Department of Defense was queried to deter-
mine if a suitable replacement for the URC-4 were available.
The general information received, indicated that the ASR-100
was the only replacement for the URC-4 that is presently
under development.
3. Other survival radios presently in use or in
development are:
NOMENCLATURE BAND REMARKS
URC-11 UHF Not in production
URC-10 UHF Air Force has priority
on this unit for the
Far East
ANRRC-49 H.F. Navy has been developing
this unit, present status
not known by us.
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4. The solution for the deployment appears to be
the use of the URC-4. It is felt that this unit will
be satisfactory if it is aligned on a selected frequency
and then sealed. The units should be tested prior to
deployment and again prior to mission. A sufficient
number of prechecked units and power supplies can be
made available to insure operational units are available
25X1A
CITIPT, Communications & Fie
Electronics Division
OSA-DD/S&T
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