[ARC5] OT - about the Collins TCS receivers

[Ian Wilson]

Looking for a donor with operational bandswitch in the Southern California
area
to refurbish my cherished TCS-12 (apologies for borrowing Les's thread :) ).

73, ian K3IMW


On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 3:17 AM, Leslie Smith <vk2bcu at operamail.com> wrote:

>
> www.eBay.com/itm/152429281000
>
> This link points to a Collins TCS-12 receiver.
> The outer case is missing, but the rest of the set appears intact (to my
> eye).
>
> I would be interested to hear about the weight of this set, with a view
> to estimating the cost of freight to Australia.
> I could not find the weight in the manual - although it may be there.
> I would be interested to hear about the possibility of damage to the set
> by shipping (or the likelihood of NO damage).
>
> I would like to hear from any-one who has owned and operated and of the
> TCS series.
> There are a number of reviews of the TCS on the net, and I have read
> these.
> I imagine the set will have some problem with images above about 5MHz,
> yes?
> I imagine the set should have somewhat better stability than most (due
> to the use of a separate LO).
> I specifically note that a number of reviews state that this is a
> particularly stable receiver.
> Comments, please!
>
> I presume Collins used the 12A6 as the local oscillator in order to
> rationalize the number of tubes in the "spare parts" box?
>
> Thanks to any respondent, in advance.
>
>
>   73 de Les Smith
>    vk2bcu at operamail.com
>
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