MONTHLY NARRATIVE SUMMARY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 1976

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 - ....? _ " "` MAY 1982 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
Acting Director of Communications
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OCE-M76-441
DATE: 04 October 1976
Chief, Communications Engineering
SUBJECT: Monthly Narrative Summary Report--September 1976
1. Harris Corporation, ESD, completed the breadboard
Laserfax test bed equipment and successfully tested the
system in-plant over a 1.544 Mbps secure link. The formal
RFP for Phase II-B of the ITS-W program was forwarded to
Harris Corporation during the first week of September.
The technical and cost proposals were received on
29 September. Harris Corporation representatives were
given a briefing by COMSEC and Atlantic Research Corporation
representatives on the results of TEMPEST tests performed on
a digital version of the Laserfax provided by Harris.
2. CDS Operator and Analyst training was completed on
02 September. The signal and power wiring for printers and
VDU's was completed. Movement of the devices will occur
after completion of the pre-acceptance test. A budgetary
estimate was requested from Collins for the software to
replace the Collins 8874 discs with IBM-style disc packs.
A revised schedule was obtained after several requests.
The scheduled date for final acceptance is now
17 February 1977.
3. An additional ten Compuscan OCR units were procured
for AFT with bulk stock funds through the existing NSA
Compuscan contract. Two copies of the DBA system design
specification were received and are being reviewed in
preparation for the formal design review scheduled for
5 through 7 October. The Agency's AFT programmer met with
the AFT Working Group at Headquarters on 17 September to
discuss a number of topics for clarification purposes.
4. The Field Station Unattended Operation FSUO test
system was partially demonstrated by on
20 September. Several minor changes are being made and
delivery is expected around 01 October.
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5. On 15 September, Mr. ~ , OC-E, presented the
results of the HF Barry Research modem tests to the OC
Equipment Board. The Board decided that placement of the
error control devices on HF circuits should be made very
sparingly. OC-0 is to establish criteria for determination
of marginal circuits where the seven sets of BR modems
presently on order will be installed. No additional work
on the ACC encoder/decoder is planned.
6. Representatives from OC-E and OC-O/SOD visited
Company 20 through 22 September to review the
status of the tandem switch program. It was found that
is on or slightly ahead of the new operational activation
schedule set for 01 April 1977.
7. An amendment to the HATS Program contract has been
signed exercising options 4 and 5 and a portion of option 1
of Raytheon's original proposal. The amendment provides
for two additional links: Headquarters to
paces
; and a spare parts
8. Following completion of the Red grid on the second
floor of the Building, it was discovered that the
contractor had installed non-ferrous conduit couplings and
fittings. The contractor has accepted full responsibility
for this mistake and has agreed to retrofit the grid as
required. All work is expected to be completed prior to
15 October, which is the date occupancy by the Office of
Security is expected to commence. The contract for the
secure communications system installation has been awarded
9. The (satellite failed at 1251Z on
09 September. total spin-up occurred and all attempts
to recover it have failed. The next recovery attempt will
not take place until the week of 11 October. However, all
Atlantic SKYLINK stations have successfully accessed the
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10. SC-lA terminal
the manufacturer's plant
was accepted for delivery at
This terminal is the last of the SC- procure-
ment effort. The installation of an SC-lA terminal was
started at Site surveys for future installa-
tions were completed at Project
TURNKEY relocation of the SC- terminal at was
also completed.
11. An in-depth coordination review of the new SC-3
satellite field terminal specification was conducted in
preparation for procurement. Representatives from
OC-E/SED, OC-E/ESD, OC-0/SOD, OC-S/CMD, OC-S/Q and
attended and participated.
12. The T-96 TDM's for Project TURNKEY were accepted
and shipped to F. The project monitor is on site
performing the Engineering/Operational acceptance tests.
Other than a clock problem with the T-96/SKYLINK terminal
interface at 0, the equipment is functioning properly.
13. The T-96 TDM for was accepted and installed
at here Engineering/Operational tests are being
conducted. The T-96 has been accepted at 4800 bit operation
over landline and SKYLINK. The remaining test is the 9600
bit operation testing over SKYLINK and landline.
14. The SKYMUX test bed installation at has
been completed. Testing between
progressing according to schedule. New MX-113 cards have
been received from Timeplex to replace the cards that were
rejected because of cuts and straps.
15. Modifications for the HS-16 telephone set,
0I4/VOI and the VADAC III have been identified. Three of
four modified VADAC III from E-Systems have been accepted.
16. The First Article for the SE/SK-113 SATCAL was
received from Delta Electronics. The equipment is being
tested and evaluated in a back-to-back configuration. It
will then be incorporated in the overall SKYMUX system
test plan.
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18. The First Article SB-2 Speed Buffer has been
shipped to for air loop tests. Initial test results
are encouraging.
19. The breadboard version of the Auto EI MWO is being
tested prior to interfacing with the AK-4. This work is
being done by the co-op student engineer.
20. TURNKEY - The official dedication ceremony took
place on 30 September and our first black patch base
station is officially operational. The Headquarters OSG'ers
are returning to the United States on 01 October.
21. - The shielded enclosure installation
team leader arrived on post 30 September. The contractor
team is scheduled to arrive 04 October.
22. The first shipment of motor generator sets have
been received from the contractor. These units are built
in accordance with a joint 0 specification for
installation in "High Threat" locations requiring
additional red power isolation.
23. The contract for the shielded enclosure scheduled
for eventual installation in has been awarded
to Ray Proof.
24. The last ~ KW-26 field station has
25. DD/SIT/OD&E advised CED that Congress cancelled
the satellite program. CED has initiated
action to conduct a study to determine the o erational
life expectancy of to aid in
future planning of long-range communications.
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26. was visited on
14 through 15 September to discuss a number of problems
associated with the CK-43. Testing of the CK-43/P unit
has been resumed by CED.
28. Thirty-five KE/M-8 units (converted KE/G-8's)
were delivered ahead of schedule by
Inc.; the KE/M-8 units are for use wit the TAR-224 and
will be used to fulfill outstanding requisitions.
29. TU-531 printers, scheduled for delivery by
01 October, were inspected at the ACD Corporation plant.
Modifications to the TU-531 were also discussed.
30. ~has been selected as the vendor for the
low-cost optical IR transceiver. Negotiations are
presently being conducted for the purchase of
of their DL-11A units.
31. Two high-priority SV-8 projects have consumed a
considerable amount of time during the month. First, the
Executive Net; we anticipate an initial issuance of three
(3) with up to twelve (12) add-ons. Second, the "Mini
SV-8", to be called the SV/A-8; we will produce six (6)
STM's and fifty (50) production models.
32. Various inquiries have been flowing in from over-
seas areas concerning SV-4 and SV-8 operation through the
Motorola RU-523 repeater. The six on-hand RU-523 clock
timing boards are presently being modified to serve this
purpose. We are still looking for a lower-priced repeater.
33. OTS has provided a complete UVK-10/11 spectrum
survey system for our evaluation.
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34. A total of 268 requisitions consisting of 992
line items was processed during September, the last month
of the Transitional Quarter. The cutoff for material
requiring procurement action was 10 September and for
stock issue, 30 September. This was adhered to quite
rigidly--the only exceptions being a few emergency requests.
All the Area Headquarters were late in submission of some
requirements, but only 18 percent of the items missed TQ
action. Of these, some will be resubmitted during FY-77
and others were referred back to the Areas for their
concurrence or cancellation.
35. Three MPL's were submitted to Drafting for final
proofing and preparation prior to printing by PSD. The
significance of this is that we are revising and updating
our MPL's well ahead of our planned MBO of ten by 30 September
1977, and we have reevaluated our MBO upward to complete
fifteen MPL's by the objective date.
36. The project to transfer tactical spare parts from
OC's to SOG's cognizance is approximately 50 percent complete.
In terms of parts and money, it is in excess of 500 items
valued at $79,000.
37. The new ATE, General Radio 1792D, was accepted
this month.
38. The ATE "FIXIT" was reinstalled and is now
operational in Room 134.
Satellite was initially acquired by
minal on 23 September.
Distribution:
Original A/D/CO; OC-EXA; OC-P$B; OC-IC (Archives)
1 OC-O; OC-O/D
1 - OC-S; OC-CS
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