TRIP REPORT(Sanitized), 30 MARCH - 11 APRIL 1969

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: April 16, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR T} RECORD
25X1A
25X1A SUBJECT: Tri Re ort, OL/RECD - and
25X1A 30 March - 11 April 1969
1. Principal purposes for this trip were as follows:
a. Review the status of design work on the proposed
new receiver base station for the Office of Communications'
25X1A requirements in Site of the proposed station is 25X1A
25X1A The present base station is located 2
25X1A Design of this station has repeatedly
fallen behind schedule.
(SUMMARY: Virtually no Architect-Engineer (A&E) effort since
November 1968, apparently due to his refusal to do further
design until all requirements relayed to him by 25X1A
25X1A appears to have made no effort to encourage
the A&E to proceed with a multitude of design tasks for
which requirements were already available - particularly
in the structural and mechanical design. The A&E has now
provided the following schedule for completing his work:
(Information not available at this time.).
25X1A agreed to provide weekly status reports.
Following completion of design, one month must be allowed
25X1A for review by and Headquarters, plus two
additional months for advertising of the job and consequent
award to the successful bidder. Estimated time for beginning
construction is thus NA 1969; approximately one year will
be required to complete the job.)
b. Review the status of the new warehouse to be con-
25X1A structed in The Office of Communications has no
requirement for this facility, but it will be employed for
normal office of Logistics' requirements.
25X1A (SUMMARY: Design has been completed and drawings will be
R E C ers in the near future. The 25X1A
GC has approved the plans and funding; bids
ADO are to be solicited immediately. Completion is estimated for
EX Aril 1970. In the interim, has built a temporary 25X1A'
SAC warehouse for us at needed the old
SA rehouse ur entl for e ansion. This information was 25X1A
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3' APPROVAL p 25X1 A
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25X1A
25X1A SUBJECT: Trip Report, OL/RECD -
25X1A - 30 March - 11 April 1969
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c. Review the status of construction on the new receiver
base station for the office of Communications' requirements
in This station is located at 25X1A
Construction started in December 1968.
(SUMMARY: As of 10 April 1969, the job was 12.5% complete;
completion date has slipped from 8 December 1969 to 5 January
1970. The general contractor proposes to make up this lost
time, but this estimate is unlikely. There are already some
indications that the mechanical contractor is the weak link
25X1A and will probably be responsible for future slippages. The
Commo engineers in are doing an excellent job of
monitoring the construction as well as answering the numerous
incidental questions that the contractors ask. An additional
$50,000 funding is required; and FY-68 funds will be sought
to meet this.)
d. Review the scope of work for the.proposed new trans-
mitter base station to meet Office of Communications' require-
25X1A, ments in This station will continue to'be located
25X1A at
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(SUMMARY: The review was completed. Proposed sites #5 or 25X1A
#6 are preferred. Funds will be made available to the
the near future through normal.Office of Logistics
correspondence.)
e. Review the status of modifications and repairs to
the recently completed housing units at 25X1A
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(SUMMARY: Urgent repairs have been completed, although not
in a permanent manner. All necessary repairs and modifications
will be completed, some at no additional cost and others within
available funding. It should be noted that, in response to our
"prodding", has agreed to $100,000 being available
for withdrawal from the original $902,000 provided; the only
discrepancy in this is that 25X1A
advised 25X1A
that could be withdrawn. will resolve 25X1A
this discrepancy. It is possible that still more funds may
become available for withdrawal if repair work can be 25X1C
accomplished for less than the $50,000 that
retained for contingencies.)
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25X1 A SUBJECT: Tri Re ort, OL/RECD - and
25X1A 30 March - 11 April 1969
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f. Review the status of proposed weatherization design
work for - warehouse at 25X1A
(,SUMMARY: It is estimated that work will begin in late May
and will be within the $14,800 funding already provided.
provides, additional details as to how the
weatherization is to be accomplished; viz., two new doors,
one of which will be motorized; and some translucent
plastic sheets in the roof, together with miscellaneous
air sealing where necessary.)
2. A more detailed summary of this trip is attached.
25X1A
Attachment
Distribution:
Orig - OL/RECD Official w/att
1 - OL/RECD/EB Chrono w/att
1 - OC/SCD w/att
1 - OC/CCD w/att
1 - D/L w/a.tt
1 - OL/RECD Reader File w/att
1 - OL/RECD/TFC w/att
25X1A OL/" tb/~EB~eac/3023
(16 April 1969)
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1. The following detailed notes pertain to TDY 25X1A
during the period 30 March thru 11 April 1969.
2. PRINCIPAL PERSONNEL CONTACTED DURING TRIP:
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3. MISCELLANEOTJS ITEMS PERTAINING TO _
a. The following information was given to
in order to resolve various details concerning the construc-
tion of the receiver station:
(1) We will supply and install the balance alarm
switches on the exterior doors to Corridors 106 and 116;
we will also supply and install the alarm monitor panel
for this system; the Contractor will furnish and install
the conduit. (ACTION - COMMO)
(2) The Contractor will furnish and install the
anchor bolts for the microwave tower. (Note: If the
tower supplier is furnishing American threaded nuts for
these bolts, we must specify American threads on the anchor
bolts and supply the necessary taps and dies) (ACTION--
CONIMO )
(3) We will furnish and install all components of
the paging system, except for the conduit and outlets
which are to be furnished and installed by the Contractor.
Conduits will be terminated in the Link Equipment Room.
(ACTION - COMM)
(4) The Contractor shall plug all empty conduits
to prevent debris, insects, rodents from entering.
Contractor shall install pull wires in all empty conduits.
(;5) The Contractor shall provide bushings on both
ends of conduits thru which the coaxial cables will enter
the building.
(6) The Contractor shall extend two 22" conduits
from the Link Equipment Room to at least 3' outside the
building. This conduit will be for telephone cables.
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(7) The Contractor shall make his own template for
installing the anchor bolts for the radome. The supplier
25X1A of the radome _ furnishes nuts for these anchor
bolts; hence it was agreed that we would furnish the
anchor bolts in order to assure proper threading. (ACTION -
COMMO)
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c. Inspection of the load bank revealed it to be wired
for 220 volt delta contrary to the 380/220 volt wye system to
be used. The only available Powercon drawings (16888-D series)
confirm this incorrect wiring, although the Bill of Materials'
specified this particular load bank to be 380/220 volts wye
and identifies the load bank drawings as 16888-B. The necessary
corrections and revised drawings should be forwarded to 25X1A
(ACTION - COMMO)
25X1A d. agreed to obtain the maps of the
25X1 A WM area that OC-ES had requested thru
The maps will show the correct routing of the =
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b. Since some minor damage was noted on the crates con-
taining the new switchgear and load bank, the packing was
partially removed in order to make a more thorough inspection.
The switchgear was dry and undamaged; the load bank was very
wet but undamaged; the NiCad batteries (which were shipped
with electrolyte in them, contrary to specs) were wet~with
electrolyte but apparently undamaged; the battery charger
was both wet and damaged (broken meter due to completely
inadequate packing). - requested instructions for
storing the NiCad battery bank. (ACTION - COMMO)
e. Inspection of available drawings indicated that there
MAY be a restriction on antenna tower heights at the trans-
mitter site. The restriction was interpreted to he 1411
agreed to inquire thru available
as to the accuracy of this possible restriction. ACTION--
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f. has resolved the questions pertaining to avail-
ability of the - construction crew which has been so
helpful in the past. This crew will be available for antenna
erection work: at the site.
g- advised that they had modified
the SY-3 equipment to obtain acceptable performance. 25X1A
recalled that the SY-3 prototypes had had a DC supply to the
light bulb; the/production models in _ have an AC supply. 25X1A
The resultant'50 cycle modulation on the signal created a
"gravelly" 'effect. designed and installed a DC supply,
and theoblem disappeared. It may be possible that a 60 cycle
AC supply does not introduce noticeable AC modulation'on the
signal. (ACTION - CoM O).
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25X1A h. _ is using one of the TNJ 125 KVA generators which
were originally shipped for the job. I noted that 25X1A
the TMC drawings furnished with the generators are not accurate
in regard to wiring details, whereas drawings that OC-SCD
25X1A recently dispatched tondo show correct wiring. This
discrepancy should be resolved formally. (ACTION - COMD)
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4. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS PERTAINING TO
a. The new switchgear is now in use. Some trouble was
encountered in activating it, as the controls had been predicated
on the use of an UPS which was not furnished. This difficulty
was resolved. Another difficulty remains. There appears to
be no way of automatically starting the second generator if the
preferred unit fails; this problem is significant when com-
mercial power has also failed. (ACTION - COMMO)
25X1A
b. The commercial ring bus at the transmitter station
is scheduled to be converted to 11,000 volts later this year. 25X1A
The present voltage is 3300 volts. llllllllllllllllll~is thinking of
purchasing a 1000 KVA transformer bank which exceeds present
maximum demand of 250 KW by an unusually large amount; the 1000 25X1A
KVA transformer is estimated by AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII to cost about $2,500.
A 750 KVA bank would cost approximately $2,000. At the present
time the transformer bank comprises two 150 KVA units. (ACTION -
COM)
c. The 1" taps and dies arrived for the radome anchor
bolts. Unfortunately, - had overlooked the fact that some 25X1A
1 "' anchor bolts were also to be installed. We agreed to use
i threads, but it should be noted that these will not
mate with the manufacturer-supplied American threaded nuts.
(ACTION - CONMO)
d. There have been some construction difficulties due
to the fact that the seems to have failed to pass
the January 1969 set of radome shop details to
25X1A These are currently being resolved.
25X1A e. The only "acoustical" tile that meets
fireproofing requirements is an "Asbestolux" tile. This appears
to be too,3igid for preventing excessive reverberation, and
it also,.ppears to produce a rather fine dust. Hopefully,
painting will reduce the dust problem, but only experience
willl'indicate how satisfactory the acoustical properties
25X1 A may be. ~ is using this tile in other jobs, but we could
not obtain any reading as to its performance.
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