[Milsurplus] TCK-4 info

[WF2U]

The GO-6 is very interesting, as the master oscillator and multipliers/driver are ganged and the frequency display is the mechanical digital direct readout, the whole section is identical to that of the TCK series. In fact when I first saw it in the photo among other stuff George had for sale, I thought someone took out that whole section from a TCK and cobbled together a transmitter with that.
I would have been interested if I had a much more generous budget dedicated to the hobby... I hope it'll find the right home!

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

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On Feb 4, 2017, 1:10 PM, at 1:10 PM, George Babits <gbabits at custertel.net> wrote:
>Hi Ken, et.al,
>
>I find it interesting that this TCK-4, with no tubes and in weathered 
>condition, generates so much interest.  On the other hand, perhaps the
>only 
>surviving GO-6, in decent condition and with tubes, generates no
>interest at 
>all.  Maybe I should post the eBay number to this list, although it was
>
>offered here with no responses prior to putting it on eBay.  Oh well,
>it 
>isn't getting mouldy.
>
>73,
>George
>W7HDL
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
>To: "Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 10:04 AM
>Subject: [Milsurplus] TCK-4 info
>
>
>> OK. I have a friend, Scott Gray W7IZ, who says that Astoria, OR is
>about 1 
>> hour away from
>> his place. He told me that if I win the bid on it (I have NOT yet
>decided 
>> whether or not to bid
>> on it), he will bring it to me in April, since he is going to drop
>off a 
>> large home-brew amplifier
>> for me to convert to full-QSK for him then, when he is on his way to 
>> Wisconsin (?) and back.
>>
>> So, just how big is this thing?
>>
>> According to the specs I find on it, it weighs around 230 lbs, which
>isn't 
>> all that heavy for
>> such a rig. The BC-610s I used for a number of years weighed over 400
>lbs 
>> each.
>>
>> And, BTW, I have all the tubes which would be used in it.
>>
>> Trouble is, my shack isn't all that big, and I may have trouble
>finding a 
>> place to put it.
>>
>> In addition, of course, I will have to deal with my wife about having
>
>> another piece of radio
>> junk.
>>
>> So, if I "rescue" this TCK-4, I would prefer it to NOT stay here but
>that 
>> it would eventually go
>> to someone who "needs" it. It WOULD be nice to be able to preserve
>another 
>> piece of
>> military history. I take it from the chatter on this list that there
>are 
>> not too many of these left
>> in captivity.
>>
>> Tell me what you think.
>>
>> Thanks, and vy 73 for now,
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
>>
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