SOVIET TRAVELING WAVE OSCILLOSCOPES (S-08910)

Created: 10/22/1975

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MEMORANDUM TOR: Mr. John K. Boiciock

Chief, Electronic Branch Office of Export Administration Department, of Commerce

Travelling Wave Oscilloscopes

Attachedeport on Soviet travelling wave oscilloscopes which you requeued from of this office. Please address any questions to

fltdachmenfc as stated

The USSR has manufactured oscilloscopes using cathode ray tubes with travelling wave deflection structures for aboutears. The first such oscilloscope, (formerly called theas announced as being in production Itated bandwidth ofHz direct to the tube, or DC-IOOO MHz elayhe sensitivity wasro0 MHz andm0 MHz.

Theaa replaced by the Sl-3'6 in theated bandwidth ofHz. Itsfor sensitivity are

The next Soviet travelling wave oscillograph was the Introduced in thes, itatedofHzensitivitym. ater nodification,A (later renumberedA),the bandwidth0 MHzensitivitym.s listed in current Soviet catalogs and represents the production state of the art for Soviet TH oscilloscopes.

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^Jrhoir published specifications indicate that they are not as advanced as their contemporary Western

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J Several Soviet TW oscilloscopes have been observedoviet laser research facility. On the other hand, the Soviets have made extensive efforts in the past to acquire similar US oscilloscopes through illegal channels. Several years ago, the Soviets legallyS TW oscilloscope to equip the Serpukhov nuclaar research facility, rather thanomestically produced model, it is probable that although TW oscilloscopes are manufactured in the USSR, they are available only to the highest priority users.

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