[Boatanchors] TCS Tx & Rx

[whitebear1122 at comcast.net]

I've only seen a pair of TCS in person once.  They were the emergency radios in the Auxiliary Radio room aboard the USS Duluth LPD-6 as recent as 1973.   That's a loooong time of service isn't it!  They were set up and ready to provide emergency communications when all else failed.  It was quite an honor I would think because while the main radio room and transmitter room was jammed full of high power modern transmitters and receivers, here in the Auxiliary Radio room was an old TCS pair, all set up, ready to go.  The only reason I knew about them was that I had assigned radio maintenance duty in Aux Radio, otherwise only a few the RM-1's and Chiefs knew about it.  I don't remember ever turning them on so I must have had to maintain something else in that room like changing batteries in the battle lanterns. 



It would be intriguing to own a TCS set up just for the sheer pleasure of operating it as the OT's operated it.  I have an unmolested BC-348 with dynamotor and mount sitting on the backroom shelf awaiting restoration.  While I"m not expecting Yae commwood performance, I am expecting to work pretty good,  look a whole lot better and be alot more fun to  operate and use than a Yaecommwood.    I listened on one back in the late 60's at a friends Novice station.  The 348 sounded fine, tuned smooth, can't wait to hear it again. 



73, Scott WA9WFA