[Milsurplus] TCS

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Hue, Ed, et al,

What I was referring to was typically called a "Radiophone Unit" or something 
similar.  Larger vessels (pretty much anything large enough to have a name 
instead of just a number) typically had most radio equipment scattered around 
the ship (various reasons, survival, proximity to antennas, etc.), not 
co-located with the operators.  In one space, typically called Radio Central, were 
located Transmitter Transfer and Receiver Transfer Switchboards.  The transmitters 
and receivers were remoted to the switchboards.  For receivers, usually only 
the audio was remoted.  From Central, transmitter control and receiver audio 
could be patched to operator locations around the ship, including the 
bridge(s).

The Radiophone Unit that I recall that was in common use in the 40's and 
early 50's was the Navy Type 23500.  There were several others.  It had connectors 
for handsets, Start-Stop push buttons for the transmitter, key jack, receiver 
volume control and line audio output for a loudspeaker.  On several ships I 
was on, during preparations for getting under way, a TCS (later an AN/WRC-1) 
was patched to the Port bridge wing where it was used for tug control (about the 
only thing that the TCS was ever used for as I recall, but this is from the 
'65 on timeframe).

In a message dated 7/3/2006 6:03:19 PM Central Daylight Time, 
ezeran at ezeran.cnc.net writes: 
> For Robert Downs:
> 
> the "TCS Intercom" - is this the device that on ship, boosted the audio
> level
> into the transmitter?
> 
> -Hue Miller
> 
>     I've had a couple of the ICS amps for the TCS. The manual states "for 
> crew
> served vehicles" and list other than standard TCS remote control boxes.
> 

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