TRIP REPORT - AS-3 (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03330A004100080065-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2012
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: January 30, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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FROM
: The Files - RD-122, T.O. 1
SUBJECT: (Trip Report AS-3
MIT: 30 January 1959
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1. On 20 January 1959 a vis Lt was made to
to monitor the progress on Contract
tiu-le 1 T.U. 1, development of the AS-3.
Participating in discussions concerning this program were:
2. The AS-3 program has been noticeably accelerated since
the writer's last visit in ear y December. The coder and cartridge
rejected in our evaluation have been replaced by redesigned units which
appear to be greatly superior to the first models, especially in regard
to ruggedness and simplicity. The remaining portions of ten AS-3
systems are being fabricated by on an accelerated basis. A tour
of the fabrication facility revealed that a high quality of workman-
ship is being employed in the assembly of this equipment. The recent
high-level emphasis on this program has resulted in top priority
being placed on the AS-3 in the model shop and drafting roam so that
all phases of the work are progressing at a rapid pace.
3. reiterated his previous estimate that two AS-3
systems ii nus one power supply) could be delivered by 15 February 1959.
The remaining eight systems (minus AC power supplies) are scheduled for
delivery by 22 March 1959; the AC power supplies are scheduled for
24 April 1959. The final report on the AS-3 is scheduled for delivery
on 31 May 1959.
if. agreed to forward to us at the end of January a
draft of ae -3 instruction manual which we would return promptly
after review. The contractor was reminded that he has not submitted
a progress report since November 1957, and was asked to turn his
attention to an interim report as soon as the first two AS-3 systems
had been delivered. He agreed to schedule an interim report on this
program for 31 March 1959.
5. said the old RAVAA-11 receiver furnished him for
noise tests was not usable with the new system and that it was being
returned to us along with an old tape printer i
possession.
He was promised an RR/D-11 receiver as soon as i becomes available to us.
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reported that the test tape furnished by
levelopment had been
tested and found compatible with the AS-3 Keyer.
7. agreed to notify us early in February when the
AS-3 coder and tape cartridge were ready for a demonstration. He
was asked to schedule an on-the-air test of the redesigned AS-3 prior
to delivery to us, in order to demonstrate its proper operation.
0C-E/RD-EP/WJS:brc (30 January 1959)
cc: RAID Subject File
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