[Milsurplus] BC-375

[William Donzelli]

> Having owned a TBS for 40+ years (it's now on the Haida) I have
> trouble seeing it as a 24/7 set. Brick outhouse, yes, but excessively
> complicated and primitive, even for it's day.

It's day, however, was quite a bit before the outbreak of World War 2. The
first contracts (TBS) were in 1938, with the next (TBS-1) in 1939. For the
other Navy radios working up at that band (TBP, MK) during the mid 1930s -
yes, the TBS is very complex. One has to see, however, that it could be
"overbuilt" without too much penalty - not field or aircraft, like the
others.

Also, it seems that of the early "UHF" (that's what the Navy called
it) band, the TBS series was clearly the most successful.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org