Title: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: kb2mob on May 19, 2006, 02:29:20 PM I found this in my basement a few weeks ago. It looks pretty beaten up and I forgot I even had it. It got shoved under and twoards the back of the workbench and I forgot all about it. It recently got pulled back out after a bunch of years and I'm looking to start playing a little with it. First step, does anyone recognise it? There are 4 screw holes on the front where I assume some kind of plate went but since I can't find it, I have no clue the make and model or anything.
(http://www.frontiernet.net/~mobbyg/reciever_thumb.jpg) (http://www.frontiernet.net/~mobbyg/reciever.jpg) Thumbnail takes you to a hi-res version of the pic. Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: Tom WA3KLR on May 19, 2006, 07:38:27 PM I'm not able to read your .jpg from your website.
You can post your photo directly from your hard drive to your posts. When posting, look for a box near the bottom of the page labeled "options" or something like that. Your photo must be less than the limit, about 600 kb as I recall. The specs will be stated as you select the file option. Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: kb2mob on May 19, 2006, 09:57:53 PM I'm not able to read your .jpg from your website. You can post your photo directly from your hard drive to your posts. When posting, look for a box near the bottom of the page labeled "options" or something like that. Your photo must be less than the limit, about 600 kb as I recall. The specs will be stated as you select the file option. I'll have to attach it when I get home from work tonight. So should be up by 1 am EST if you're a night owl. If not, it'll be there in the morning. :) Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: KB2WIG on May 20, 2006, 12:04:46 AM she loads up full screen for me when i click on her..... klc
Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: W1EUJ on May 20, 2006, 10:20:58 AM It looks like a TCS reciever.
David Goncalves W1EUJ Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: Tom WA3KLR on May 20, 2006, 12:23:02 PM I agree. The TCS transmitter/receiver system was built for the Navy in WWII by Collins, 1940 - 1944. Installed on PT boats for one.
Another nomenclature for the receiver portion: COL-46159 I.f. = 455 kc. 7 tubes - 12SK7 in r.f. and (2) i.f. stages, 12SA7 mixer, 12A6 in local oscillator and audio output stage, 12SQ7 detector/1st audio/bfo. Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: wavebourn on May 20, 2006, 01:20:34 PM I would not suspect it is Collins because of aergonomics...
Especially, sockets and cables just under knobs. Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: Tom WA3KLR on May 20, 2006, 02:35:21 PM Here is a website with TCS information:
http://www.portabletubes.co.uk/boats/collins.htm Title: Re: Can anyone help identify this reciever? Post by: kb2mob on May 22, 2006, 12:52:39 PM CooL! Now I have someplace to start from. I want to see if I can get it running. Maybe learn something while I'm at it. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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