829`s were on the beach, D-Day, June 1944...Inside Hallicrafters T-14,
AN/TRC-1 Radios.. used in radio relay set-ups for Comm. back to England...Also
used in the 50`s for Comm from Korea to Japan. Very interesting rig, Tx 50
watts out, Tx Xtal freq = freq/96, Rx (R-19 AN/TRC-1) double conversion, One
Xtal. controlled both conv. mixers.. I.F. 1st 30 to 40 MCS, 2nd 4.5 MCS.Range
70-100 MCS...antenna was a 3 element beam, could be vert. or horz. pol... Last
time i saw one of these Tx in use , (1959) was at Kimpo AFB, Korea. a slow
speed code wheel, was keying the tx on/off.thru the PTT mic. jack...call sign
was O K ( 75 MCS , Z beacon) 73`s Gene WB7NGI (TSGT USAF Retired, Radio
Maintaner)