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Station Radio A13 – HF manpack transceiver. Station Radio A40 – Based on the Canadian C/PRC-26. Station Radio A41 – British copy of the US AN/PRC-10. Replaced the WS No. 31 Set. Station Radio A42 – British copy of the US AN/PRC-9. Station Radio B44 – Short-range duplex AM set for artillery and anti-aircraft batteries. Station Radio B45
The Wireless Set No. 38 was a High frequency (HF) portable man-pack radio transceiver used by the British Army during World War II. Designed by Murphy Radio , it was a five- valve set covering 7.4 to 9 MHz and powered by a large dry cell battery carried in a separate haversack . [ 1 ]
The Wireless Set No. 19 was a Second World War mobile radio transceiver designed for use by armoured troops of the British Army. First introduced in 1940, the No. 19 began to replace the pre-war Wireless Set No. 11. Two modified versions were introduced, Mk. II in 1941 and Mk. III in 1942.
The Wireless Set No. 18 was a High frequency (HF) portable man-pack radio transceiver used by the British Army during World War II. Frequency coverage was 6 to 9MHz with an RF output of 0.25W. Range was up to 10 miles. [1] Wireless Set No. 18 in use during a training exercise in 1941 Wireless Set No. 18 in France during 1940
Larkspur was the retrospectively adopted name of a tactical radio system used by the British Army. Its development started in the late 1940s with the first equipment being issued in the mid-1950s. It remained in service until replaced by Clansman in the late-1970s although some elements of Larkspur were still in service well into the 1980s. It ...
The Wireless Set No. 46 was a HF portable manpack transceiver used by the British Army during World War II. Designed by Ekco for use during beach landings, the set was introduced in 1942. [1] It was a 6 valve set with 3 preset crystal controlled channels, housed in a water-resistant enclosure carried in a webbing pouch.
Garrison Theatre – for the British Army; Danger - Men at Work! Sincerely Yours, Vera Lynn; Hi Gang – for the British Armed Forces; Initially, the station was on the air from 11.00 am until 11.00 pm. However from Sunday 16 June 1940, the station would commence its broadcasting day from 6.30 am and would continue until 11.00 pm.
The Troop was the first formal professional body of signallers in the British Army and its duty was to provide communications for a field army by means of visual signalling, mounted orderlies and telegraph. By 1871, 'C' Troop had expanded in size from 2 officers and 133 other ranks to 5 officers and 245 other ranks.