David EilersNovember 13, 2018

1944 "Beach Jumpers" Photo

Buz shared this Ocracoke Preservation Society photo. We were hoping to determine whether the hood has been repainted something shiny or whether it is bare metal.

3 Comments

PaulNovember 13, 2018 at 2:01 PM
Interesting that there is a Navy TCS radio set in the back of the jeep. What's interesting is that it is in the stacked configuration as used on the PT Boats with the receiver, transmitter and the antenna tuner , the small box on top.
David EilersNovember 13, 2018 at 5:20 PM
Paul, Thanks for that insight. Maybe the group was communicating with boats offshore? - Dave
PaulNovember 13, 2018 at 7:08 PM
Dave Yes they could be communicating with a boat or a land base station. The TCS operated on a freq range of 1.5 - 12 mcs both voice and cw which made it a very versatile set. The USMC had the Willys MZ-2 radio jeep that used the TCS but the radios where in waterproof chests and once off the beach landing the front covers could be removed to access the radios. I'm guessing the TCS set up in the jeep pictured was what was handy to use and so installed. Did you post this pic? , if so thanks and where can I find it to post on a TCS radio collectors group with proper acknowledgement to where the photo came from. This is only the 2nd time I've seen a TCS installed in a jeep that was not the MZ-2 Thanks Paul