[MRCA] [MRCG-West] TRC-77 transceiver XMITTER power "ON" indicator mod

[Tim]

Hi Tom - A D-104 on an ART-13?   Yikes!  Them Torches and Pitchforks must
have hurt!  haha

But not as bad as a KenYaeIc installed aboard a museum ship...Just
say'n.... ;o)
Cheers, Tim
N6CC

On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM Tom via groups.io <tpmurphy=
sonic.net at groups.io> wrote:

>     Good Grief!!! Next thing you will be using a D-104 with an ART-13!!!
> (did I ever get some Sh*t for that!!) Gotta have that (Crappy) carbon mic
> sound even though no one can understand your poor audio not to mention the
> Old Fartz like myself that have hearing deficits.
>
>     Seems like a very common sense, minimally intrusive mod, Great Idea!!
>
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>                                         W6TOM
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> On 2025-06-21 10:45, Tim N6CC via groups.io wrote:
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> TRC-77 Ops:  I hate mods (I know, I know) but this problem has drained my
> battery too many times.
> When the radio is switched to XMIT there is no other indication that the
> HVPS and filaments are powered waiting for a Key closure in QSK/Break-in
> mode.  It draws 2 amps while waiting.  So I added a simple LED indicator
> that shines through an existing panel hole to alert me that I left it in
> XMIT mode by mistake or accident.  Dumb!
> Other details here, about halfway down the article:
> https://www.n6cc.com/trc-77-hf-cw-transceiver/
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> [image: IMG_7404-1536x1152.jpg]
> Flame Shields Up !!
> FYI, Tim
> N6CC
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