[Milsurplus] Military vehilce interiors

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

Group,

People tend to forget that the TCS is a five-channel set, one Master 
Oscillator and four crystal.  When I was aboard USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) in 
'67/'68, we had two TCS's aboard.  One was routinely used for Harbor Common 
(tug control, etc) and if I remember correctly was crystal controlled on 2715 
KC or thereabouts.  It isn't too well known, but there was an Interphone Amp 
built for use with the TCS in crew served vehicles.  Handled up to four 
remotes.  And there were several remote control units besides the common 
NT-23270 standard shipboard unit.  One looked just like the 23270 except for 
a Radio-Interphone switch and an additional mic and headphone jack.  Some had 
no speakers.  Two had provision for attaching to field wire with an EE-8 on 
the other end.

As AN/MRC-6(*), the TCS was a vehicular set at least past the introduction of 
the M38A1 in the 50's.  One TCS dynamotor model is dual voltage, 12/24VDC.  
Etc.

In a message dated 12/8/2002 2:22:06 PM Central Standard Time, 
milsurplus-request@mailman.qth.net writes: 
> Maybe the vfo operation was an advantage, but i sort of suspect 
> that, under combat conditions, you might want better frequency
> control, especially for a combat vehicle. If you have a 2-man
> crew, you don't have money or time to train a radioman, 
> especially for a tank-class, expendible, vehicle. CW operation
> was clearly a waste, for this role. I maintain a far better choice
> for this role, would have been one of the small FM transceivers,
> actually maybe a BC-1000 type. ( VRC-3, when built with 
> 

73
Robert Downs
Houston
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