[Milsurplus] Preview: TCS Receiver Resurrection Tips.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Who wants it? ME! That's who!

Ken W7EKB


On 21 Jan 2016 at 4:55, David Stinson wrote:

> The TCS receiver gets a bad rap. Granted; it's best 
> used for that which it was intended: Modest range AM.
> It was designed to use a short, whip antenna. 
> A full-size dipole gathers a lot more signal so overload
> can be a problem. BFO "injection" is too low for
> very strong signals. And of course, it's very broad.
> 
> It also sounds wonderful on AM, is very stable, 
> Has good dial calibration once aligned, is almost
> too sensitive, is easy to fix (if you know some tricks) 
> and is built like the proverbial battle ship.
> I like the receiver for casual SWLing and jawing
> with the local AM guys. And, when paired with
> the TCS transmitter, it looks "pre-historic," which
> is always a plus for me.
> 
> Here are some refurb tips learned "the hard way."
> It takes some time, 
> but "your patience will be rewarded."
> 
> (Note:  This will be a long post.
> I need to know someone is actually going to 
> read it before I take the time to write it. 
> Who wants the info?  Thanks.)
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Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John   Wayne