[Milsurplus] What was TRC-1 used for?

[C.Whitaker]

Interesting, the link says TRC-1 wasn't designed for 24/7 operation.
That's news.  What do you think a carrier system does?
Tnx Fer Info.
73  Clete
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On 3/25/2012 11:27 AM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> On 3/24/2012 6:43 AM, C.Whitaker wrote:
>>    used AN/TRC-1 at various places in AACS (USAF) from 1947 to 1964.
> Thanks all for the info on the TRC-1. Interesting to learn a bit more
> about the official and "unofficial" uses! My theory about why the
> antenna has two connections was confirmed at least, I'd never noticed
> that until the other day and then it struck me as really unusual.
> Evidently it was a pretty tricky setup to get going and was soon
> replaced in the field. I looked a bit more diligently and did find this
> entry and pic also:
>
> http://www.nj7p.org/cgi-bin/millist2?mode=normal&name=AN/TRC-1
>
> Having 8 duplex channels was probably a pretty big deal back in the
> Korean war era. Interesting that the first production run was made by
> Vulcan Steel Products - not a name that normally comes to mind.
> Hallicrafters got the 2nd contract in 1952, but all Dachis' book shows
> is the receiver. Looks like this guy has one of the T-14 "receivers" for
> sale for $225 for any intrepid FM broadcasters out there (note this
> "receiver" is "missing its "PA tunning knob", lol).
>
> I'm sure a lot of historians will write about how the computer and
> microprocessor enabled the enormous technological change we've seen in
> our lifetimes, but I think the "Expansion of Bandwidth" may prove to be
> the bigger factor in the end. It's pretty amazing to consider what it
> would take to duplicate the function provided by the TRC-1 today. As an
> example, I ran across mention of the "GEnie" network the other day - the
> initial price for connection, at both 300 bits per second and the
> then-high-speed 1200 bits per second, was $5–$6 per hour during
> "non-prime-time" hours (evenings and weekends) and $36 an hour (to
> discourage daytime use). Of course we didn't feel the need to post every
> turn of our daily lives via FB and Twitter back then!
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
>
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