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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
Hi Mike.
Ever noticed that whenever one of these vehicular wireless sets (including the 19) are actually in use in a vehicle, there is only one person in the photo, but as soon as it is set up somewhere outside, it suddenly becomes a group photo. I wonder if there is a weight to manpower ratio yet to be discovered in some Sigs Pam somewhere???
David
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Yes , you are correct.
The coastwatcher radios used up in the SW Pacific Islands required a whole team of native carriers to lug around the AWA teleradio , batteries and ancilleries like the petrol battery charger. This was the downfall of a few coastwatchers when the natives betrayed them to the Japs . Usually it was a execution by beheading .
A good read is :
"The coastwatchers" by Eric Feldt
A brief biography is here:
http://www.battlesforguadalcanal.com...ldt/feldt.html