[Milsurplus] Yet more on the TCM....

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 6 Jul 2017 at 16:46, Thekan, Paul wrote:

> Hi Ken

Hi, Paul. Thank you for contacting me.
 
>  I have a TCU , the LF xmtr, and power supply that are missing
> cabinets too I plan to make mine from plywood and 'skin' it with
> smooth Masonite sheeting and spray paint it black crackle. 

I had seriously thought about using 1/2" mahogany, carefully stained and finished, for the 
cabinet. To me, the transmitter is a real beauty. :-)

My only concern with using mahogany is how to get rid of the heat?

> There is a flat aluminum border that bolts onto the front of the
> transmitter front panel , you can see it in the pics. I can give you
> dims on that when I can get to my TCM that is complete but buried
> right now. I've yet to get it on the air and operational so I'm no
> help when you start taking your TCM on a 'shakedown' cruise getting it
> going again. So for now not having a cabinet on it is a good thing. 

Yes. I agree. But having all that HV out in the open might be a problem for visitors. (Ha ha!) 
;-)

Tell you what, I'll keep a careful record of the work necessary in getting my TCM-2 in 
operation, and will post it to my website. That way, the two of us can collaborate on our 
separate projects. What do you think of this?

I'll post that to http://www.w7ekb.com/Personal/TCM-2 as soon as I get it set up.

BTW, your TCU would be very useful for use on our "new" MF band at 630 meters.

Just think: if you could find the control box and the HV switch, you'd have a complete TCN! :-)

vy 73 for now, Paul.

Ken W7EKB

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