[Milsurplus] TBW Transmitter power-ON

[Greg Mijal]

Hi:
I'm not going to use it on phone.  Just cw.
I have all three sections too. LF HF and Rectifier boxes.  The
LF unit has no tubes but looks brand new.  The rectifier has a couple of 
critical parts removed.  The HF unit
is NOS and complete.
All I am planning to do here is change the power connector on the bottom and 
bring in my home brew power supply to power the HF unit.
Do you think it would be better to keep the thing as it is, slightly modify 
it for ham use or peddle it to the collectors?
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TBW Transmitter power-ON


> >What ae you using as a  modulator?
>
> Perhaps he's using that built-in suppressor grid modulator on the TBW that 
> the USN
> didn't think was needed for the aircraft GO version.  It's hard to believe 
> that
> things like the TBW and GO-9 existed in the same era as the ATC.  (Yes, I 
> know
> the ATC was extraordinarily expensive, but I bet the TBW and ATC weren't 
> exactly
> cheap.)
>
> What I'd be interested in knowing is if Greg has the whole TBW, including 
> the
> intermediate frequency section.  If so, it would be a shame to ham-hack 
> with any
> changes.  They're too rare, valuable, and treasured when complete and in 
> good
> condition.  But with modification, they become common post-war ham 
> "improvements".
>
> Mike / KK5F
>
>
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