[MRCA] Ft. Gordon training item query

[Ray Fantini]

Pure speculation on my part but would think the 5763 was out in the very late forties, maybe 48 or 49 so that would place the transmitter around 1950 at the earliest? Is there a tune and load control? Maybe it served in teaching how to dip and load a transmitter, a skill that’s completely lost on today’s generation of engineers and technicians.


Ray F

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All, I have in my possession what I have been led to believe is a training aid min the guise of a (roughly) crystal-controlled,AM/CW, 40 meter transmitter*.  I believe it was used to train radio techs.  It may have been a sort of kit where techs could possibly learn to build and trouble-shoot equipment.  The wiring looks to have been done by a 4 year old using a 300 watt American Beauty soldering iron. Its a rack size piece, a.c. powered and is apparently screen modulated.  The final is a 5763.  The front panel says:  "TRAINER TRANSMITTER AM/CW"  There is a large logo with "Ft. Gordon Training Aids Division".  Every stage has a metered monitor position, both RF and AF stages.  The thing works great on CW at about 15 watts.  The AM carrier is about 10 watts but no modulation (another issue).  I'd like to know more about this thing and, more importantly, obtain a schematic such that I can troubleshoot the thing.  Thanks for any info.

Jeep - K3HVG

* Or at least that's where its currently working
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