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TCS-12 Transmitter/Receiver Set

Artifact Details

Category

Model / Type / Function

TCS-12

Collins Part Number

Year

1941-1945

Location

Collins Aerospace Museum

Donor

Usage

HF Communications

Historical Significance

The TCS-12 is a Transmitter/Receiver set produced for the U.S. Navy Department during WW II. They provided CW and Voice operation on three HF bands; 1.5-3, 3-6, and 6-12 Mc. The radio pair required a separate Power Supply fixture providing 12, 220 and 400 VDC – the latter two from a motor-generator (dynamotor) system. The military nomenclature for the Transmitter was COL-52245 and the Receiver was CMX-46159. The receiver was contracted to Magnavox to fulfill WW II production requirements – in addition to those produced in Cedar Rapids. In the 1950’s a replacement version of the TCS-12 set was produced as the URC-8.

Additional Information

TCS-12 Transmitter, Front view

TCS-12 Receiver, Front view

Advertisement – June 1945 Communications Magazine

Advertisement – June 1945 QST Magazine.