[Milsurplus] TBS question

[WA5CAB@cs.com]

Jack,

I have nothing to support this but I've always assumed that the TBS 
nomenclature was assigned like any other and the fact that it matched the acroynm was 
coincidental.  Or perhaps that the nomenclature led to the acronym.

The MBF, like one of the power supplys for the TBY, operates from 115 volts 
AC/DC.  A lot of the older merchant shipping in use had 115 VDC primary power.  
The Preliminary Instruction Book, NAVSHIPS 900,508, doesn't discuss specific 
employment.  But the installation instructions seem more generic than most, 
and would seem to apply to almost any vessel or building ashore.  There's even 
one page in the manual on how to carry the set around, either separately (the 
"suitcase method") or backpack with the accessories case in it's position atop 
the radio (the manual says that a pair of adjustable shoulder straps were 
supplied with each set).

In a message dated 9/12/2003 9:27:39 PM Central Daylight Time, 
scr287@sbcglobal.net writes: 
> I was just wondering if the acronym TBS (talk between ships) is related to 
> the actual
> radio set designated TBS.  Or did the acronym refer to any radio set being 
> used for
> close range intership communication?
> 
> Also, what was the relationship between the TBS set and MBF set, which have 
> the same frequency
> range.
> If the TBS was intended for ship board use, was the MBF intended for shore 
> use, or another
> use altogether?

73
Robert Downs - Houston
<http://www.wa5cab.com>
<wa5cab@cs.com>


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