TMC Manuals

TMC Manual Sources

TMC manuals are a bit hard to come by, though you can find some of them at the usual manual sources.

One of the best sources for manual copies is Robert Downs, a terrific gent who makes top quality manual copies at very reasonable prices. You can contact him by email at

Here's a list of the manuals he has on hand presently.

FFR (AN/FRR-49 and -502) "Fixed Frequency" Reciever (AKA, "Strip" Receiver)
GPE-1A General Purpose Exciter
GPR-90 General Purpose Receiver
GPR-90RXDS General Purpose Receiver
GPT-750 750W General Purpose Transmitter
MSR-4 & -5 (CV-591) Sideband Adapter
PAL-350A,B Linear Power Amplifier
PSP-1 and -2 Power Supply
SBE-2 & -2A (AN/URA-23) Sideband Exciter
TAC-1 Antenna Tuner
VOX (O-330/FR) RF Oscillator
O-330A,B/FR) RF Oscillator

TMC Manual Scans

Some of the manuals below are listed, but there's no scan. That indicates that I have the manual in my files, but just haven't gotten around to scanning it yet. If you need a copy of a manual I have, let me know by email and I'll scan it for you as quickly as possible.

Many thanks to my friends and fellow TMC collectors Brent Bailey, Larry Godek, and Michel Bernard for the loan or scans of a number of the manuals below.

AMC/LMC Antenna Multicouplers
These scans kindly provided by Michel Bernard. They cover the AMC-32, LMC-32, AMC-8, AMC-22, LMC-8, and AMC-23 multicouplers. The first file below is a B&W scan of the entire manual. The second set of files is an extremely high quality, very high resolution gray scale scan for you purists out there.
- AMC/LMC Manual (B&W scan, PDF, 3.2MB)
- AMC/LMC Manual, Part 1 (grayscale scan, PDF, 6.7MB)
- AMC/LMC Manual, Part 2 (grayscale scan, PDF, 6.7MB)
- AMC/LMC Manual, Part 3 (grayscale scan, PDF, 3.2MB)
- AMC/LMC Manual, Part 4 (grayscale scan, PDF, 3.0MB)
AMC-6 Antenna Multicoupler
- AMC-6 Manual (200DPI, PDF, 5.7MB
AMC-21A Antenna Multicoupler
- AMC-21A Manual (200DPI, PDF, 3.3MB
- AMC-21A Manual (200DPI, most 11x17, PDF, 0.4MB
APP-4 Auxiliary Power Panel
- APP-4 Manual (200DPI, PDF, 1.4MB
ATS-2 Antenna Tuning System (5/1/61)
- ATS-2 Manual, 200DPI, scan of crappy copy, PDF, 3MB
- ATS-2 Schematics, 200DPI, scan of crappy copy, PDF, 0.2MB
CBE-1,2 Sideband Exciter (6/15/61)
Many thanks to Larry Godek for the loan of the original!
- CBE-1,2, 0-714/UR Manual, 200DPI, PDF, 11.2MB
CFA-1 Frequency Shift Converter (11/30/63)
- CFA-1, CFA-1L, CFA-1LB, CV-763/URR Manual, 200DPI, PDF, 11.9MB
DDR-10 / FRR-64 Diversity Receiver System
Thanks much to Jeff Parker WA1WXL for supplying a nice scan of Vol 2 of the FRR-64 manual. This contains the very useful Section 5--Maintenance, as well as schematics. If anyone has Vol 1, it'd be great to add it!
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 1-30, 200DPI, PDF, 2MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 31-46, 200DPI, PDF, 1.7MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 47-82, 200DPI, PDF, 4.3MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 83-128, 200DPI, PDF, 6MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 129-168, 200DPI, PDF, 7.3MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 169-204, 200DPI, PDF, 7.7MB
- FRR-64 (DDR-10) Manual Section 5, pages 205-End, 200DPI, PDF, 3.3MB
FFR Communications ("strip") Receiver (copy)
- FFR Manual (scan of copy), 200DPI, PDF, 6.1MB
- FFR Schematics (scan of copy), 11x17 format, 200DPI, PDF, 0.6MB
GPE-1 General Purpose Exciter (5/1/62)
- GPE-1 Manual, Sections 1 - 2, 1.7MB
- GPE-1 Manual, Sections 3 - 4, 2.1MB
- GPE-1 Manual, Sections 5 - 8, 3.3MB
GPE-1-A General Purpose Exciter (10/1/63)
- GPE-1-A Manual, Sections 1 - 5, 6.0MB
- GPE-1-A Manual, Sections 6 - 8, 2.2MB
GPR-90 Communications Receiver
- GPR-90 Manual, 200DPI, PDF, 3MB
- GPR-90 Schematic, 300DPI, 2pgs, 11x17, PDF, 0.9MB
GPR-90RXD Communications Receiver
- GPR-90RXD Manual, 200/300DPI, PDF, 5.9MB
- GPR-90RXD Schematic, 300DPI, 2 pgs, multiple 11x17s, PDF, 1.1MB
GPR-92 Communications Receiver
- GPR92 Receiver PART 1, 200DPI, 1.6MB
- GPR92 Receiver PART 2, 300DPI, 0.25MB
- GPR92 Receiver PART 3, 200DPI, 1.1MB
- GPR92 Receiver PART 4, 200DPI, 1.9MB
- GPR92 Receiver SCHEMATICS, 300DPI,11x17, 1.0MB
GPT-750-1 Transmitter (early version)
- GPT-750-1 Manual, Intro and Section I
- GPT-750-1 Manual, Sections II (Theory) and III (Install/Operate)
- GPT-750-1 Manual, Sections IV (Maintenance)
- GPT-750-1 Manual, Sections V (Data & Parts Lists)
- GPT-750-1 Manual, Sections V (Schematics)
- Parts List for Early Modulator RTM-1(200DPI)
- Schematic for Early Modulator RTM-1(300DPI, 11x17)
GPT-750-2 Transmitter (later version)
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Table of Contents & Part 1
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts 2 - 4
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts A (CW vers) and B (AM vers)
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Part C (FSK vers)
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Part D (SSB vers)
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, CAB, RTF sections A,B
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, RTF sections C,D
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, RTF section E, RTP
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, RTM, RTS
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, Exciter (SBE)
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Parts List & Illustrations, XFK
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, CAB Cabinet
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTF Power Amplifier Section
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTF Multiplier Section
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTF Master Oscillator & Front Panel
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTF Interconnect Chassis
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTM Modulator
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTP Power Supply
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTX
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, RTS
- GPT-750-2 Manual, Schematic, XFK
GPT-10K Transmitter
Thanks much to Larry Godek for lending me these original manuals..
- Vol II, Maintenance Instructions for Transmitter, Radio, Model GPT-10K (5/1/64)
- Vol IIs, Technical Manual for Transmitting Set, Radio, Model GPT-10K (3/1/62)
  - GPT-10K Technical Manual, Vol IIs, PDF, 1.0MB
GSB-1 SSB Adapter (copy)
- GSB-1 Sideband Adapter Manual, 200DPI, 2.1MB
- GSB-1 Sideband Schematic, 11x17, 200DPI, 0.7MB
LMC-10 Antenna Multicoupler
- LMC-10 Multicoupler, 200DPI, 5.2MB
LSP-7 Loudspeaker Panel
MMX Multi-Mode Exciter
Many thanks to John Kopke for the loan of these documents!
- MMX(M)-2 Exciter (3/23/71)
  - MMX(M)-2 Manual, Parts 1-5, scan of Xerox, 200DPI, 4.1MB
  - MMX(M)-2 Manual, Part 6, scan of Xerox, 200DPI, 1.5MB
- MMX-2A Exciter (9/1/78)
MSR SSB Converter
- MSR-1 SSB Converter (1/58)
  - MSR-1 Manual, 200DPI, 5.7MB
  - MSR-1 Scheamtics, 11x17 format, 200DPI, 0.7MB
- MSR-4 SSB Converter (1/65)
- MSR-9 (CV-1758/URR) SSB Converter (2/15/64)
  - MSR-9 Manual, 200DPI, scan of Xerox--fair, 2.0MB
PAL-350(A) Linear Power Amplifier Full manual, revised 8/62
- PAL350(A) Manual, 300DPI, 10.4MB
- PAL350(A) Schematics, multiple 8.5x11's, 300DPI, 0.6MB
- PAL350(A) Schematics, 11x17, 300DPI, 0.6MB
PAL-500 Linear Power Amplifier
Many thanks to Walt Szachara, W2OKF, for sending me a decent scan of this manual!
- PAL500 Manual, 6.8MB
PAL-1K
Thanks to Larry Godek for lending me this fragile, rare, possibly unique "Preliminary Manual" for the PAL-1K. This is a scan of a mimeograph, so a bit difficult to read. There were also a bunch of blueprints with the manual--I've scanned them at 11x17, 300 DPI, so you can (with some effort) paste up a copy of the originals at full scale!
- PAL-1K Preliminary Manual PDF, 200DPI, 14.9MB
Thanks to a kind loan from Brent Bailey, here's a scan of a 2nd generation Xerox copy of the PAL-1K (AKA AN/URA-36) manual. It appears to be complete, though the schematics may be a bit hard to read. For some reason, it also includes the Eimac data sheet for the 4CX1500..
- PAL-1K Part 1 (Sections 1-7) PDF, 2.6MB
- PAL-1K Part 2 (Section 8 -- Schematics) PDF, 3.5MB
PAL-1K(A) (Amplifier Power Supply Group, AN/URA-36A) (6/15/62, with addenda dated 4/5/65)
- PAL-1K(A) Manual, Part 1 (Sections 1-3) PDF, 2.8MB
- PAL-1K(A) Manual, Part 2 (Sections 4-5) PDF, 5.7MB
- PAL-1K(A) Manual, Part 2 (Sections 6-8, including schematics) PDF, 2.9MB
PMO Portable Master Oscillator (6/22/56)
- PMO-( ) Manual, 200DPI, 4.8MB
- PMO-( ) Schematic, 300DPI, (3x8.5x11) 0.3MB
- PMO-( ) Schematic, 300DPI, (2x11x17) 0.3MB
PSP-1/PSP-2 Power Supply (2/1/59)
- PSP-1/-2 Sales/Service Bulletin & Manual, 200DPI, 0.6MB
- PSP-1/PSP-2 Manual, 200DPI, 1.5MB
SBE-2 Mode Selector (SSB Exciter) (copy) 3/1/63)
- SBE-2 Manual, Part 1, PDF, 200DPI, 4.5MB
- SBE-2 Manual, Part 2, PDF, 200DPI, 3.8MB
- SBE-2 Schematic, multiple 8.5x11 pages, PDF, 300DPI, 0.54MB
- SBE-2 Schematic, 2 11x17 pages, PDF, 300DPI, 0.71MB
SBE-2 Lesson Plan (training manual for SBE-2)
SBE-2 Test and Alignment Proceedures
Many thanks to Roy Morgan for the loan of these documents!
- SBE-2 Test and Alignment Proceedure, Copy of Mimeograph, PDF, 200DPI, 0.8MB
- SBE-2 Complete Instructions for Production Testing, Copy of blueprint, PDF, 200DPI, 1.9MB
These seemed like pretty useful documents, but they're hard to read. I had an hour or so to kill at work, so I hand-transcribed the test/alignment proceedure. Italicized text was stuff that was pencilled into the document.
- SBE-2 Test and Alignment Proceedure, Hand transcribed and formatted, PDF, 23KB

SBE-3 Mode Selector (Exciter) Full manual, revised 12/63

SBE-8/9/10 Mode Selector (Exciter) Full manual, revised 5/95 (yes, that date is correct!)

SBG-1,2 Sideband Generator (8/1/61)
Thanks much to Larry Godek for lending me the original manual for this unit!
Housed in a 6-foot rack, this sideband generator is used with the PAL-1K to make one of the many variations of the SBT-1K. It is also used as an exciter for the GPT-10K and -40K transmitters.

SBT-1K Transmitter System
The following is the manual for the SBT-1K(C). Housed in a single 6-foot rack, this version of the SBT-1K is intended for RTTY operation. This manual describes the assembly, which contains a PAL-1KA, SWR-1K, VOX-5, XFK, APP-4 power panel, and RAK-9C rack. Unfortunately, the very useful diagram which shows how the modules are connected to one another is missing. The manuals for the individual components can be found elsewhere on this page.

SBT-1K(C) Manual, PDF, 200DPI(text), 300DPI(diagrams), 2.5MB

I also have two fragmentary manuals for FRT-53 (AKA SBT-1K). Pages are missing, and they're 2-side xerox's of an original, so not great quality. Each file is about 4 MB.

SFO/SFO-1/SFO-2 Teletype Regenerator Full manual, no date

SPU-2 Speech Processing Unit (3/1/63)
Many thanks to Roy Morgan for the loan of this document!

SPU-2 Manual, PDF, 200DPI (scan of excellent Xerox), 2.9MB

STE-1 Sideband Strip Exciter (8/15/65)
Many thanks to Larry Godek for the loan of this document!

STE-1 Manual, PDF, 200DPI (scan of Xerox--fair), 5.2MB

STE-5 Sideband Strip Exciter (8/15/65)
Many thanks to Walter Szachara W2OKF for scanning this document!

STE-5 Manual, PDF, 23.0MB

SWR-1K SWR Indicator (6/15/61, revised 2/17/73)

SWR-1K Manual, PDF, 200DPI, 2.0MB

TIS-3 Tone Information System
Many thanks to Larry Godek for the loan of these documents! The originial for the late (11/91) manual is missing pages 4-5 thrugh 4-8, unfortunately.

TPSA-1 Power Supply Full manual, June 7, 1965