27TH MONTHLY LETTER REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A001600010112-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2005
• Sequence Number: 112
• Publication Date: October 17, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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Fort Davis Station
Washington, D. C. 20020
Subject: 27th Monthly Letter Report
Gentlemen:
Attention;
Reference;
Declass Review by NGA.
Enclosed are five (5) copies of the 27th Monthly Letter
Report covering the period of September 1, 1966, to
October 1, 1966, in accordance with the referenced
contract.
Yours truly,
Encs: one to Contracting Officer
/four to Technical Monitor
"This tnaterial contains information affecting the nations! defense of the United
States within the meaning of the es?:cna:`e laws, Titlc 18, U. S. C., sections
793 and 7~4, the transmssion or revctat:on o; which in any manner to an un-
authorized person is prohibited by la:v."
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CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER
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HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER
TWENTY-SEVENTH MONTHLY LETTER REPORT
October 10, 1966
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Period: September 1, 1966 to October 1, 1966
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Section No.
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CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER ......
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1.1
Purpose .....................................
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1.2
Activity of th-s Report Period ..............
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1.3
Plans for Next Period .......................
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1.4
Problems ....................................
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1.5
Documentation ...............................
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1.6
Questions Outstanding .......................
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HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER .....
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Purpose .....................................
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2.2
Activity of This Report Period ..............
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1.0 CONTACT DUPLICATING AND RESEAU PRINTER
1.1 Purpose
The overall objective of the current contract is the
design, fabrication, test and delivery of a Photographic,
Step and Repeat, Contact Duplicating and Reseau Printer.
Prime design goals are high-speed automatic operation,
variable format capability, and high resolution with
minimum film distortion or damage. The delivered
equipment will be suitable for operational use. The
printer will accommodate films of 7Omm to 92-inch width
~a~th frame lengths up to 30 inches and will provide
operation in the reseau mode and selective mode as
options.
1.2 Activity of this report period
Tests were performed on the Printer and on the film
punching station on August 31 by
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facility. At that rime two capacitors were installed
into the Frame Detection Chassis to improve temperature
stability,~.s.nd a neutral density filter was installed
above the printing exposure lamps. After adjustment of
one Dodge circuit board, a flash exposure test was made,
which indicated marked improvement of exposure uniformity
with no density in the film gate.
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A review of current test data was held with the techniczl
monitors on September 13 at the government facility.
It was requested that proposals be submitted by
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far an input film measuring mechanism having better
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accuracy to be used with the frame detector, and for a
modified punch station, which would improve system
precision.
Further discussions with the government monitors by
phone during the week of September 26 resulted in a
decision to move the printer to
during October.
1.3 Plans for Next Period
tests and possible modification. A proposal for testing
is in preparation and will be submitted to the government
Initiate test and modification program at
to permit final calibration.
b. Correction of~~erratic metering..
1.4 Problems
Outstanding problems are:
a. Modification to the Preview and Punch. Station
c. Retest of exposure lamp balance..
There was no new documentation this period.
1.6 Questions Outstanding .~
There are no outstanding questions.. ~,
1.5 Documentation
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2.0 HIGH RESOLUTION STEP AND REPEAT PRINTER
2.1 Purpose
The purpose of this effort is to design, fabricate,
test and deliver in twenty months a high precision
step and repeat photographic contact printer.
This printer will be capable of producing photo-
graphic contact prints of the highest possible
quality, resolution, and acutance from roll films
of width varying from 70mm to 92 inches and in
pre-selected frame lengths from 5 inches up to a
maximum of 30 inches.
2.2 Activity of this report period
There was no activity this month. The stop-work
period expired January 11, 1966.
awaiting Government direction.
is still
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