[Milsurplus] TCS-12 was main Buff commo system???

[Edward J White]

You are correct the aircraft that was used was a KC-97 I believe. I think 
there is an article on this in CQ.Not sure what one.
ED
WA3BZT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TCS-12 was main Buff commo system???


>I am pretty certain that it was the push by Gen Curt LeMay
> to move to SSB due to the increased efficiency/range that
> was offered by SSB.  In those days, SAC (Strategic Air
> Command) headed by LeMay was virtually all-powerful in
> getting what it wanted/needed.  If I remember correctly,
> Gen LeMay (a ham himself) got Collins KWM-1 transceivers
> installed in a few SAC aircraft as a means to demonstrate
> the improved range and the rest is history.
>
> Another SAC General, Butch Griswold, was also a ham.
>
>
> Mac, K2GKK/5
> B-52F EW, 7BW/9BS & ArcLight 1965
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Grif" <KF4JG at comcast.net>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TCS-12 was main Buff commo system???
> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:15:20 -0500
>
> Hue-
> I think I'm missing something here. I wasn't aware that the FCC had any
> jurisdiction over what the military or the government did with their
> frequencies. Perhaps the military just chose to also stop using AM?
> After all, I think the AF was the first major user of SSB. Or could the
> FCC somehow dictate what everybody would do on HF? Or was there
> a major international agreement affecting everybody? I wasn't active
> during that period, so I don't have any memory of what went on.
>
> Grif, KF4JG
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hue Miller" <kargo_cult at msn.com>
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 12:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TCS-12 was main Buff commo system???
>
>
> > >  TCS lasted until the mid/late 60s when SSB forced out all the old
> > > Navy AM/Cw sets.
> >
> > At NAS Seattle ( fine activity, now history ) the Navy kept their spare
> TCS in
> > stock until the FCC ruled AM off the HF bands at end 1976. Then the Navy
> > gave MARS folks brand new crated TCS sets.  ( Most were swiftly hacked,
> > as far as i saw. )  -Hue Miller
>
>
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