[Milsurplus] TG-5 vs EE-8

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

Clete,
  I think all of your postulates(?) have merit (from what I have read 
and gleaned from what pubs I have perused).I think the switchboards 
BD-71 and -72 had two circuits for telegraph.Sadly I sold the very nice 
TG-5 (had wrong key,but close) before I started my field wire comms 
collection.Now looking...
  There is a series of booklets from the Signal Corps Training 
Center,Camp Crowder,Missouri that are very useful to the collector of 
this gear.They are pocket sized in orange covers so should be easy to 
find in piles of pubs at fleas and swaps.I do not know how many there 
are but I have "Basic Wire Communication","Field Switchboard 
Installation", and "Switchboard Operation and Substation Installation".
  I never knew how much fun telephones could be until I got my first 
pair of EE-8's!I even sent a pair to my brother in N.J. so the kids 
(whose parents are active military vehicle collectors/restorers) would 
have something they could easily deploy and connect and have fun with.
  Also seeking a pair of Linesman's pliers at a reasonable price.Can't 
think of the number as I am about to fall head first into the sack. 
4:30 AM comes all to soon in this house!
Jay


-----Original Message-----
From: C. Whitaker <whitaker at pa.net>
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 1:41 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TG-5 vs EE-8


Language with "Q" and similiar signals for one. 
A key is quieter than a phone. Signal easily 
interfaced with telegraph carrier systems. They 
could be DC multiplexed (phantom circuits) 
easier than could voice. And so on. Or, maybe 
they had more of them. Maybe less expensive? 
73 Clete 
 
 
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