[Milsurplus] BC-1016 tape inker

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Rob,

I don't have and have never seen any of the hardware, but I have three 
manuals on BC-1016.  The first two are TM 11-441, dated 06 May 1943 and 25 October 
1943.  The third is TM 11-4051 dated 04 January 1946.  The first two are (of 
course, from the numbers) combined Operator's and Maintenance manuals.  The 
latter is the Repair Manual.  Beyond the earliest TM publication date, I have no 
other indication of date it went into service.  The earliest manual does not 
mention an earlier edition that it superceded.

The speed capability given is up to 400 WPM.  There is no associated 
equipment (other than spares and supplies in the form of pens, ink and 3/8" wide paper 
tape).  All mention of signal sources is generic.  I.e., no specific 
equipment nomenclature is given, only required technical specifications.

I can send you a couple of scanned photos from the Repair Manual.

In a message dated 11/3/2005 4:14:15 AM Central Standard Time, 
robandpj at earthlink.net writes: 
> Hi,
> anyone have such a unit and/or any of the associated gear?  
> 
> I'm interested to have a picture, and find out when it was put in use.  
> 
> I'm researching gear used in conjunction with RCA DR-89/Navy RDM for
> high-speed CW(300 WPM) work and wondering if it is a candidate.

Robert Downs - Houston
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