[MRCA] Torn Fu.d2

[Tom B]

Hi Mark,

I have one a Torn Fu.d2.  I would really like to hear how the 
restoration goes.

Tom Bryan
N3AJA


On 5/28/2020 5:58 PM, Mkdorney via MRCA wrote:
> My next project is a German Torn Fu.d2 transceiver - not a repro, a 
> real one. The transceiver itself has been modified. Coax cable 
> connector for the antenna ( original was a banana plug ) a push button 
> for something where the plug for the telephone remote was, and some 
> vent holes drilled in the transmitter case. I have a 2nd transmitter 
> case that, with a little work, can become the battery case.  The 
> calibration device that is mounted in the battery box used a “magic 
> eye” tube to set calibration.  Also got a line on somebody who makes 
> really good reproduction parts. The goal is a correct, fully 
> functioning  transceiver.
>
>      The original cabinet for this radio is very interesting. It’s 
> made from a laminate.  Wood sandwiched between two thin layers of 
> aluminum. The radio I have was made in 1944. I’ve managed to get a 
> clear copy of the operators manual ( in German, of course ) and I’m 
> already gathering accessories ( like antenna base, microphone, 
> headphones, power plug and Morse code key ). I also was able to get an 
> original transmitter front cover that, while it’s not restorable, I 
> can pull parts off the lid and have a new lid made.   This radio 
> operates on the lower end of 80 meters.
>
> Mark D.
> WW2RDO
>