[Milsurplus] T-14/R-19 TRC-1 Radio (again)

[Bob Wilder]

We had a pair of AN/TRC-1s at the lashup site from Red Cliff, NFLD to 
Torbay aitport for the 152nd  AC&W Group (became 64th AD) About a 6-7 mile 
shot to pass radar plot info.  We use one unit with 4 channels and kept 
second set as backup. Alway kept a radio operator at the site in case TRC-1 
one went down.  Operator used BC-191/BC-342 on voice.  When I was on duty 
as operator at night spent most of my time on target simulator helping 
train scope operators.  We never had TRC-1 blow the power 
transformer.  With such a sort haul we ran ours at low power as 
possible.  If you did not push the set it worked fine.  It was acually a 3 
channel + one maintenance channel.

Bob

At 04:02 PM 8/17/2005 -0400, C Whitaker wrote:

>de WB2CPN                 2005.08.17
>
>I have used those, but in a TRC-1 configuration,
>without the amplifier.  There were some radio
>relay systems in Europe and Africa during and
>after the war, (WWII for yur newbes), but they
>were soon replaced by Siemens-Halske equipment
>because the damn things weren't reliable.  The
>power transformer in the T-14 exploded with tar
>all over, and the R-19 had a rectifier choke
>that always melted.  The gasoline engine PE-95
>was used all over in many applications.  We
>had to use some TRC-1 in Korea because we didn't
>have anything else.  I have pictures.  The radio
>relay book had a nomogram on frequency selection,
>and you wouldn't believe how many little crystals
>there were in that box.  End of Trivia.
>
>73  Clete
>
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