[Milsurplus] Comparison of Navy vs Army Air Corps equipment

[WF2U]

The TCS as issued, only has a 30 % modulation - AM is really not the main
mode of operation for the TCS as designed.
The ARC-5 with the MD-7 has much better modulation...

73, Meir WF2U / NNN0AAF
Landrum, SC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Kenneth G.
> Gordon
> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 7:37 PM
> To: Bob W7AVK
> Cc: Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Comparison of Navy vs Army Air Corps equipment
>
>
> On 2 Jul 2006 at 16:30, Bob W7AVK wrote:
>
> >
> > Ken - Good run down. Wasn't the TCS keyed by relay and as such made a
> > very slow speed and poor CW transmitter / receiver combination?
>
> Yes. I was thinking of mentioning that I don't remember many TCSs
> being used on CW, but almost all the ARC-5 transmitters I remember
> were...but they all, without exception, had been "modified" for cathode
> keying.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>