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• NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT • RESEAR~H AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD 

WASHINGTON 2.5 0 C 

.t$;"..L0RA1IDU"li FOR1 Subpanel on Systems 

' Ke•tiog of the Subpanel 

24 June 1949 

_ 1. Ther.a..Ttill'°--ha.~m~et~g Qf _~he $~bpanel on_ Syst~ of the 

Panel on Communioation-as tollmrst 

'l'imtu 0930 

Placet Room 3E869, Pentagon Bldg., Washington, D.C. 

Date1 "I July 1949 

2. The ngend.a will be the submission of -teohnical estiDJ.tes tor 

systems. Serv1ce repreeeutatives are requ.ested to emphaaise th• sub• 

mission of complete rsports on those sratems on which l.?ltormation is 

readily available rather than partial ~eporta covering thee entir• list 

of projects. 

J. z. MILLAR 

Chairman 

Subpa.nel on Systems 

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·RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD 

Committee on Eleotronics 

Panel on Conmnmication 

SUBPANEL ON SYSTEMS 

Minutes - Third Meeting 

Room aoo, 60 Rud.son St. 

Nai.7 York lS, N.Y. 

Col. J. z. Millar, Chairmnn (CM) 

Mr. RobCJrt F. Bro.dy, OCSigO {M) 

Hr. John J. Kolloy, BuShips (M) 

Mr. Stuart M. Schroon, Jr., 4\MC (M) 

:Llr. H. y. Littloi'iold, V!L (i.1) 

:Mr. lfoycien F. Allon, ·,IL (D) 

t~lso Present 1 

Ur. Harry Tf. PD.rm.er, SCEL 

J~bsent: 

Mr. Boirm.rd T • Ha rt, AF (14) 

Hr. l'i. B. Brllnn, J~StA. (lri) 

Ur. Yiilliam M. Richardson, ONR (M) 

Lt. Cmdr. J. i·:. Jonc.s, CNO (li) 

June 1949 

This document oant.."llls ini'crmo.ticn c.!'rccting tho nrti..ino.l do!'c •• sc of' tho 

Unitod sto.tos within th<.. moaning or tho EspionD.gc Lo.ws, Titlo 18, u.s.c., 

Sootions 793 o.nd 794. Tho trruismissir-n or tho rcvohtion or its contents 

in any manner to o.n unnuthoriz.od pcrs..in is prohibi tod by la.w. 

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.I 1. Technical Estimo.tos 

J..n oti'ort vras mado to dra.tt Technical Estimlltcs tor Systems Projects but 

bl.sic do.tn v1cro not avio.lo.olc. S'-rvicc rcprcscntntivcs wore given copies of 

cht'.rt form :for tabul:::.tion ar..d uorc. rcquc stod to propo.ro gcnerc.l description 

c.nd cha.rt tor co.ch :I.tom. It is plc.nnc,d to includo this i111'0XT'.Dtion in o.n 

appropriate appendix ot Toohnicc.l Estimntos • 

2. Systems Projcctss 

'l\ro now items a.ppca.rod to be of primr.ry L."'ltorest, the Army project 

SC-505C 11 0vera.ll study of' Do.ta. Trr.n smission" nnd the Navy CCIDJ.R, Thcso 

items \Till to included in Tochnico.l Estima.tos if' it appears that they should 

bo considered as Systoms Projucts. These itcl'l.s '.rill bo discussed at the next 

mooting. 

Not much cctivity·obncorn:lng the Bolt Li.~e Project vro.s roportod. 

llr. Po.rmor roport~d thc.t o.grcomcnt had boon rec.ched to stcndo.rd.ize on 

20 cycle ringing systol'l.s, lir. Po.rm"r also gave n compl~to roport indioo.ting 

good progress on (1) Investigation of' Automtic Trunk Dilll Systems, (2) GS.L.i.4, 

Romoto Control Devioe tor Fc.cilito.ting the Intoroonnection of Radio nnd Wiro 

Eloments of ConJIUnioo.tion Nut•.rorks, (3) GSii.5, Systems Control Boa.rd tor Audio 

Circuit Pa.tohing, etc. and (4) GSJ.~7, Voice Operated Control Unit for Intorconnccting 'J."rJO Tc..cticnl R.":l.d10 Sots at Relay or Switching Point, c.tc. Tho 

last itor.i. uill hf'.vo nt.'W nomcnclo.turo soon. 

Ur. IColloy gavo o. comploto description of tho No.vy Fox com..,unico.tivn 

system. Thero vms some discus siQl.l a.s to v1l)r.:thor those aystoms should be 

cla.ssificd as RDB Systems Projocts since they o.ro oporntio1_0.l in :na.turc nnd 

~o not ro~iro spocia.lly developed equipment. It Wa.s agreed tht>.t thoy be 

oo.rriotl o.s soaondo.ry intc.rost itoms. 

3. Systems St~.ndnrds 

Mr. Po.rm.or presantod copies of c. v.iorking lovol c.groomont ns to standards 

for frequency divisicri systems, including torms and doflll.itions, oxplor~a-

~ , tory notos and' c':.ingratJ.s, nnd tonta.tivo C:.csip objcativus t\lld standards. 

This po.poi: vlill bo submitted to Departments for concurranco, c.ftar which 

it will b ... oome tho \rorking standt'.rd. i,ork will continuo on other trc.nsmission stcndo.ros. Frequonoy str-.nc'!.arC:.s "PTOro discussod, 

4. Countermeasures 

Attention vm.s d ireoted to oxohange of letters between B!)B a.nd JCS 

do.tad 13 Ua.y 1948 o.nd reply of l"\J~ent do.to. 

5. Coil!IlUnioa.tions Systuns Bibliocra.phy 

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by Chainna.n. 
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6. Circuit Requiromonts 

This mc.ttor will. be brought to o.ttcntic.n of Panel on Co:mmu11icei.tion 

c.t noxt mooting. 

7. Noxt Moating. 

Nc:rt mooting will bo hold in Wo.shington, D. c .. , timo o.nd plC\oo to bo 

a.nnouncod. Mr. Brauy will o.rrango. Jkito. July 7, 1949. 

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