19 set
Although the 19 set is a nice bit of historical kit , they were not the most user friendly thing to play with .
The Mk 3 version ( which Michael has I think ) is the best one as the Canadian built mk 3's have a vibrator running the receiver .The earlier Mk 2 's have the large genemotor whizzing around all the time , flattening your battey in no time .
The 19 set was designed to be good enough to ' just do the job 'and thats all , in other words it was a mass produced item with borderline specifications . How they managed to use them in a mobile tank , I will never know .
The VHF B sets were so bad , a very crude design not worth the trouble .
With the A set - If you detuned the PA tune dial slightly , you would transmit out on 455 odd KHZ ( the IF ) from your desired frequency .
A big trap for the uninitiated !
Mike
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