[Milsurplus] Preview: TCS Receiver Resurrection Tips.

[boatanchor at martasystems.com]

Me, too. Seems last time I was in my TCS, access was pretty tight. I'm sure 
there must be tricks I don't know about. My receiver has developed some 
issues recently (low sensitivity, pops in audio), and needs attention.

John WB6AZP


-----Original Message----- 
From: Kenneth G. Gordon
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 17:41
To: David Stinson
Cc: Milsurplus
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Preview: TCS Receiver Resurrection Tips.

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

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