[Milsurplus] TCS-8 Status Update

[Falls, Jim]

To the Milsurp Gang: The TCS PSU is healthy (Thanks, Dick N7RC) and in service. RX works fine and I'm getting mid-scale grid current indicated on the TX so far. T/R relays all healthy. Have not seriously tested the TX otherwise (I finished the cable harness near midnight Saturday. Thanks, Robert WA5CAB. Only took 8 months. Not bad w/a 4 year-old!). Don't have a proper TX antenna for it yet, nor the loading coil, but may not need it when working 80/75 and 40. I may homebrew one just in case.
We (Humboldt Amateur Radio Club) will be running an ARRL sanctioned 24-hour special event station on 10-13-07 from a refurbished WWII and Korea landing craft LCI (L) 1091 and I plan to bring the entire TCS setup I have. This type of rig was used on the 1091. We will be operating 2000Z Sat to 2000Z Sunday on CW and 'phone (1PM PST) and have a special QSL card ready for the event. I don't have the general freqs yet (if any). We'll have other (modern) rigs operating also. If it's a success, we'll make it an annual shindig!
Here's a link for the 1091:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/15/151091.htm

Jim Falls
KG6FWT
Eureka, CA