[Milsurplus] TBW Transmitter power-ON

[Mike Morrow]

Greg wrote:

>I'm not going to use it on phone.  Just cw.

CW also is my favorite mode when I can at rare times get on the air.  But
with the TBW you'd also still have the opportunity for that built-in
suppressor grid modulation (though at far less output than plate modulation
affords).

>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.

Except for the missing parts in the rectifier section, it sounds like you've
got a nice set.

>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?

It somewhat depends on how hard it would be to restore the unit to total
original state.  If the rectifier is wrecked then any option will be about
the same, except that you may have more fun putting it on the air than
selling it for parts.  I'd say go for it.

There are a good number of people on this list (but not me) who know a lot
about putting a Westinghouse TBW or GO on the air.  I'm sure you can get as
much discussion about it as you'd wish.

Mike / KK5F