[Milsurplus] 884, 102E sets

[Marty Reynolds]

> Marty, my first reaction to your post was "of course
> they used the 884 set". Why wouldn't they - they
> didn't have a lot of alternatives.

Hue I never thot of limited choices.  My 'goofy design' assessment
arose as follows

I and a pal spent a lot of time rattling thru the 884 schemat & noted
some neat features

  - CW on a FM set
  - Runs on all D cells - 11 of 'em!
  - Calibrate by 1.5 mc xtal & a comb generator.  IF is 1.5 mcs
    so marks every 1.5 mcs around 48 mcs - cute

An unexpected presence

  - FM AFC

And a horrid faux pas

  - VFO runs @ final freq. & tank tapped for tx & rx (tx-1.5mcs).  Whew....
    if battery V down by 10% then freq. off by 5%

FM AFC is selectable there & wudda been handy on BC-1000.  But it's a
necessity on the 884.

The variable inside on 'freq select' has seven sections.  One for VFO &
2 others for rx.  VFO again & four others for tx.  Getting them all
to track together must have been gawdawful.  I bet depot manual was/is
a gem

But limited choices may have prevailed & they muddled anyway

After this adventure over, we thot we got further into the set than
NSA ever went.

Finally we did get the thing(s) on 51 mcs but rx/tx freq. sync there
only.  Good news: one 7uh inductor.  Suited us

Hope I didn't jam heads with techy stuff

  Marty