[Milsurplus] TCS Tx and RX identity

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Dave,

Yes, that photograph is from the TCS entry in NAVSHIPS 900,116.  I had 
never noticed that the plate behind the roller coil knob was missing.

"TCS" can be either generic (meaning any model) or specific (meaning the 
equipment ordered on the first contract (think of it as TCS-0).  The Navy had 
the bad habit of incrementing what should have been the model or revision 
indicator with most (but not all) re-orders, whether any modifications were 
made or not.  So TCS-14 was the 15th variant.  A few of the variants were 
ordered multiple times with different contract numbers but the same "model" 
number.  But most were not.

The color is black.

If the three manuals I mentioned yesterday shed any light on the subject, I 
will let you know.

In a message dated 11/23/2010 4:07:14 AM Central Standard Time, 
davprin1 at optusnet.com.au writes: 
> Many thanks, Robert.
> 
> I found a pic of what purports to be a TCS (whether or not 
> it means TCS or a TCS variant I'm not sure) at
> 
> http://www.hnsa.org/doc/ecat/cat-1172.htm
> 
> Although not a clear pic, it seems to show that the Antenna 
> Loading control does not have the extra 'plate' behind the 
> control like mine. It would be interesting to know at what 
> variant it appeared. The pic also seems to show the paint as 
> not being black when compared to the knobs and meter flange.
> 
> Cheers
> Dave

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