[Milsurplus] TCS for marine use

[Bruce MacMillan]

The Royal Navy Communications Museum lists the TCS as an issued item.
Scroll down to TCS.There are two files to view. The second one shows the 
TCS with US Navy nameplates and set made by Air King.
http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/TRANSMITTERS.htm

The RN Communications Review of 1947 also lists the TCS (along with 
other US sets) as issued to the fleet.
http://www.rnmuseumradarandcommunications2006.org.uk/1947%20COMMUNICATIONS%20REVIEW.pdf

Bruce
M0SOE

On 23/01/2016 06:32, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus wrote:
> Sorry, but the Brits couldn't have bought them from Collins sans USN 
> approval.  As I indicated earlier, the first five TCS models had 
> Collins tags, not USN nameplates.
>
> As to the "Ships Emergency", the classification on SHIPS 242A was only 
> CONFIDENTIAL (today's SECRET).  So it could well have been 
> disinformation.
>
> But there is no valid reason to doubt the Lend Lease comment. I happen 
> to know, for example, that machine tools bought on Lend Lease 
> contracts were not marked "Lend Lease".  And a TCS transmitter has 
> turned up in Australia that was almost certainly bought on a Lend 
> Lease contract.

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