Agreed Ray!  And yes the GO/TBW might be based on the TDE, although the TBW and GO are maybe by comparison lightweights. The TDE and TCK also require a MG set.  The 803 is indestructible! They should have never come out with the 813 although it's rated for higher Mhz. 

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From: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI@salisbury.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2025 8:12 AM
To: howard holden <holden7471@msn.com>; Charlie L. <mjcal79@gmail.com>; milsurplus@mailman.qth.net <milsurplus@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Ebay TBY now TBW

I built up and ran a TBW for some time, sold it off a long time ago. Fun transmitter. The 803 output tube was almost indestructible! Did a video of it back in the old SD analog days at :

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd4gPNGNYRU

 

The GO and the TBW always appeared to me to be a light weight version of the shipboard TDE transmitter. Don’t know if that’s the case or not. For a long time wanted a TDE or TCK for playing around with AM but now days all I can think of is how much that stuff weighs.

 

Ray F/KA3EKH

 

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