[Milsurplus] WTB(T) AN/TIQ-2 PA book or copy.

[Marty R's GI-stuff haunt]

STARTED SHORT, GOT LONG

The PAM2 discussion woke me to this

It'd be fun to have a 'TIQ-2 book.  Own one & 2 matching reflex trumpets* & 
have used it as hamfest boneyard PA a lot.  Hard to substitute for that 
"Parade Ground itten-hut sound"

One notable is that it's power xfrmr went up @ '97 Atl hamfest as a gal
was about to make an announcement.

No matter, schemat on base plate (or cover inside?) & I dashed to a guy
closing out his junk pile & bought a TV pwr xfrmr for .25 (?)

Brought it home that nite  & gaffed w. outa town buds for hours &
was about to go into lidlock when I was challenged to "fix the damn green 
PA."  I took the bait, discovered TV xfrmr fair match w. orig, then mounted 
same in orig. xfrmr hole w. stand-offs.  And most neatly I might add 
considering beer quotient.

& 'TIQ-2 stayed on duty 2 more days

  M

*These are the things w. snap-on bells.  The driver, matching
 xfrmr, & trumpet innerds attach that way & for the life of me, I can't
 find the "LS id" for 'em.

 Specsmanship is not my middle name.

 My ROTC had these ~1959 & I thot they were Korean era.  But "trumpet
 innerd" here inside says "bad VC 11-60" & driver xfrmr therein says
 UTC-made 1-45.

 So I just discovered it was a WW2 system

 Last.  I saw a NEW one @ Dayton 2 yrs back & resisted buying even after 
 marked down to $50.  To me then & now, one's plenty... even tho it had
 chest & book - which showed R100/URR as entertainment accsy. & it's
 hook-uppage.  That's maybe only mil manual reference to the R100.