[Milsurplus] My Latest Project ART-13/B AM Transmitter

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:

> On 5/28/2012 1:30 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
>
>> I'm still confused as to why my ATC has TCZ slides on the bottom, unless
>> the Navy used this rail system before the later shock mount system was
>> available?
>>
>
> Exactly right.  For some reason, the original ATC had the same system that
> was used on the GP-7 and ATD, all of which had a 'female' set of rails that
> then required mounting to an external shock system if any life was to
> expected from the tubes in an aircraft.
>

Interesting. Never realized they were shared with any other equipment.
Though I had come to the realization that, even if I found a set someday,
I'd still need to come up with a base of some sort with shock mounts as you
mention. Was thinking along the lines of something similar to the dynamotor
base for the RU/GF or such: a blank plate or frame with shocks beneath,
which the slides could be mounted to.

BTW, I've got some photos of a complete TCZ set up if you'd like them. Not
a lot of detail underneath, they just show the transmitter sitting on a
honkin' power supply base about 2/3rds the size of a BC-610! Think I might
even have a manual or some other documentation in the slag pile here.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4