[Boatanchors] [BoatAnchors] Preview: TCS Receiver Resurrection Tips.

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Ronnie W5SUM

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From: David Stinson via BoatAnchors
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:55 AM
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Subject: [BoatAnchors] Preview: TCS Receiver Resurrection Tips.

The TCS receiver gets a bad rap. Granted; it's best
used for that which it was intended: Modest range AM.
It was designed to use a short, whip antenna.
A full-size dipole gathers a lot more signal so overload
can be a problem. BFO "injection" is too low for
very strong signals. And of course, it's very broad.

It also sounds wonderful on AM, is very stable,
Has good dial calibration once aligned, is almost
too sensitive, is easy to fix (if you know some tricks)
and is built like the proverbial battle ship.
I like the receiver for casual SWLing and jawing
with the local AM guys. And, when paired with
the TCS transmitter, it looks "pre-historic," which
is always a plus for me.

Here are some refurb tips learned "the hard way."
It takes some time,
but "your patience will be rewarded."

(Note:  This will be a long post.
I need to know someone is actually going to
read it before I take the time to write it.
Who wants the info?  Thanks.)
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