[Milsurplus] TCS-8 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-vintage 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

I really want to thank all of Group for the great advice and info that helped me get this done. It is EXTREMELY satisfying to have it running again, doing most everything it was designed to do.

Jim Falls
KG6FWT
Eureka, CA