[Milsurplus] TCM-2

[Richard]

That's what I thought too.  40 WPM is impressive, It must be using 
grid-block keying rather than primary keying with that big clunky relay 
in the TBW.  Also no 800 cycle power to use for MCW, so they make the 
modulator tube oscillate.

Richard, AA1P


On 07/04/2017 11:13 PM, howard holden wrote:
> Looking at the tube lineup it's a GO-9  (or a TBW) on steroids.....should be a fun rig to operate.
>
> Howie WB2AWQ
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 7:55 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
>>
>> What I find most interesting about this rig in the little information I have is this: "They are of
>> compact construction, intended for limited space."
>>
>> Compared with other Navy transmitters, the TCM-2 is tiny.
>>
>> Neat rig. VFO controled, covering 2.0 through 18.1 MHz, has more knobs, dials, and meters
>> per square inch of panel space than any other military transmitter I know of.
>>
>> Good for 40 wpm CW too, and includes a built-in antenna change-over relay.
>>
>> I guess I'm going to have to find a place for it alongside my TCK-4.
>>
>> Since this particular transmitter was given to our local club by the son of the SK, I would like
>> to get some idea of what I should pay for it. Anyone have an idea?
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
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