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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
While looking for something totally unrelated this morning, I stumbled across this website:
https://mullard.org/collections/vint...rial-base-no-9
What struck me was the use of this aerial base on the Wolsley Police Cars from 1940 to 1955. I wonder if that was it's original use and it was adapted for the B-Set No. 19 Wireless system, or vis a versa? Be interesting to see what type of radio the police were using back then as well.
That aside, this is a rather interesting site as far as vintage wireless parts are concerned.
David |
(Sigh) I'm going to annoy everybody again by calling "Fake".
The flat disc mounting looks wrong (and probably bodged). The "real thing" has a flat disk with lock-nuts permanently fitted, a rubber gasket, and a second ring with the securing screws (I can't remember if they were captive - probably not). The 'bar type' locking clip is correct (later/replacement 'B' set bases seem to have come fitted with these instead of the 'horseshoe' clip needed for the WS19 'in-line' socket.
The police radio was post-WW2 manufacture, made by Pye, and used a huge number of surplus components: 'B' set aerial base, 2-pin power connectors as used on WS22, etc, WS19 HT1 dynamotors (And the clamp!) from the British twin dynamotor supply unit. It was a boot (trunk) mounted unit on a wooden board, comprising a power unit with two x 12 -> 250 volt dynamotors and three separate boxes side by side on top of that: receiver, transmitter and public address amplifier.
http://www.qsl.net/gm8aob/images_3/0...209_060823.jpg
http://www.qsl.net/gm8aob/images_3/0...209_060816.jpg
The website has some 'interesting' prices, well into Audiophool territory in some cases, though I have found the occasional bargain on there,
Cheers!
Chris.