WS 19 query
 

guys this seems a dumb question but here goes.

what dates did they change Mk for the sets for the 19 set, my pal has a working Mk3 set but its no point me telling him to hold it for me if its wrong for my carrier ?

anyone able to advise ?

secondly can you use throat mic's with this set ?


Cheers

Richie

19 set
 

Richard you be better off contacting Radio Mike..aka Mike Stott in Ovingham he's a leading expeert on 19 sets...0161-832020 best regards from a snowed in north-northumberland malcolm :drunk:

I think the MK III's were first produced around 1943. Honestly I would stay with the MK III, the PSU is quieter and a better set overall. You won't get the loud humming noise with the MK III :thup2: And really the only difference you will see is the PSU power to set is a 12 pin instead of the 6 pin used on MK I and II's. And the label that says MKIII/date.

I have not seen any type of throat mic with 19 sets, I collect 19 sets/ancillaries and have never came across a throat mic for them.

Most of the throat mics are with portable small sets, 38 set etc.

ah right he wants 50 quid for the set but it has been butchered inside modernised somewhat so it may take some doing to get it back to correct specification.

Unless you're licensed to use it, a cosmetically correct set is fine for display. Who opens it up to look inside? Also what era are you portraying. Dunkirk & post would be WS11. WS19 MKII from 1942 until replaced mid 1943 with the MKIII.

MKII power supplies & dogbones are getting hard to find. The cables & control units are interchangeable between sets.

What are you getting for 50 quid? If the front panel looks original (no added holes or bits) the price is good.
It's worth getting even for trading material.

19 set
 

snap his hand off at £50.00 they normally fetch 10 times that..snowed in again today cheers malcolm :thup:

The chances of finding an earlier mark are probably also next to zero.

The examples which have been rebuilt post-war using plastic coated wiring are also best for reliability.

Very few carriers would have been fitted with radio any how.

yeah i will give him a bell. its the main set and the power unit however the power unit is home made it has a few plugs removed and modernised but he has the originals to go back on. my grandads fighting era was from 1942 - 45 prior to that he was training in callender Scotland whilst his regiment were reforming after the dunkirk fiasco. the carrier will be painted desert scheme post 42... to be specific its a late tunisian scheme which was carried over into Op Husky very similar to Nigel Watsons carrier but rather than the red terracotta disruptive it will be black / dark brown.......... so datewise looking late 42 into 43 ;)

i would like the crew to be able to talk to the driver (moi) using the set if possible.


Iam going around to his later so will take some pics of it for you guys.


Cheers

Richie

WS19 website
 

Richard,

Check out this website: www.royalsignals.org.uk. It has a lot of info on WS19 sets.

BTW, I'm looking for text plates that go on the front of the PSU. I have got Italian on now and would like English text. My PSU is the late bulge type. I forgot the MK. Anybody got these for sale?

Cheers,

boys..... anyone after the "F" antenna set complete ? one on ebay in the US at the moment.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aerial-Rods-F-...item35ae44cb42

On the subject of wireless:
 

Does someone have an actual list of what a working WS 19 set would comprise in a MK 2 carrier canadian?By that I mean what are the proper junction boxes,cable layout call boxes headphones and hand mic"s etc.I would like to get a working set for my MK 2, but am unsure about what the proper bits to grab.Ther's bits here and there on evilbay. But no point buying the wrong stuff.Thanks for any info.

Hi buddy the full list and positions of boxes etc are all in the UC-F1 service book if you have it ?

WS 19 installation

Lance. incidentally as much of this as possible is what i need for my carrier buddy ;)

Thos diagrams are for the Mk1* Carrier. The Mk2 will be different for some stuff. As to what, Im not sure.

the Mk2 had the unit fitted behind the drivers side air ducting across the hull rather than on the track guard ala Mk1... other than that i dont know

This is the setup in a MK 2.

Another UC Mark II Installation Diagram
 

No specifics on the W/T No 19 with the drawing to show any of the specifics unfortunately.

I used similar information to Horsa for my MK2 WS19 instalation. Although I mounted my variometer differently. Ron

Oh and this is how I installed the gunners station. Ron

Hi Ron

Whats the sleeve that you have on the cables. I can't say that I have seen that before except in your pictures?

WS 19 set up
 

appreciate the info.There's a shopping list!!!I would be interested in your book on wireless Lance,also any bits you could spare for sale.Thanks for the pictures guys!!

Cable Condoms :yappy: They keep the wireless transmissions from leaking out :rolleyes

I've never come across the military pattern but better welding supply shops and places that sell oxygen have very similar looking protective hose covers.

Hi Jordan. The outer sleeving is canvas. I presume as an aid to water proofing for open vehicles. I bought the leads from a fellow carrier owner years ago when I was completing my 19 set station. They are the exact length for my MK2. I recently just missed one of the little canvas covers for the switch control units. Here is a close up of the radio operators control unit. Try a google search on 'SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY' (Ian Durrant) Some of you will know him. He quite often has 19 set spares. Ron

ws 19 tray
 

Hi, would this be the correct tray for a mk1 carrier ?.

Kev that might be a 19 set tray? I haven't researched the part number yet. Here are a few shots of the 19 set in my Jeep. There is only one central canvas strap which attatches to the plates that slot into the keyholes on the sides. So you would need four of these plates. One each end of the wireless and same on the PSU. I have had to make up this strap and I expect it should be tightened by knurled thumbscrew nuts. There is also a removable angle iron under the PSU. Ron

Here's an original Mk 1 radio tray still in place.

Dave, just for future reference, that isn't a radio tray persay. Its the mount for the WS#11 set tray. :giveup "give up" That mount would then have the shock absorbers and then the WS#11 tray then the actual WS#11

Kevin. I don't think your tray you posted is correct for a UC. It might be more for a truck or ground stn. Usualy the handles were so that it could easily be removed. The UCarrier install seems to be bolted in and not easily removeable.

Ron, thanks for the info on the cable condoms. It makes sense.

No, as Jordan has said it is for the ground/truck mount. It was often substituted for carrier set 23 which was the more common one used. It was fitted to a table using "mountings, carrier, no.1" which had a quick release mechanism to rapidly release the set.