I got this Remote Unit A off Oz ebay. The build year is 1943 and the serial # is 17876. It was still in the original wrapping so was never issued and was likely one of the last ones made.
The general consensus was that Australian 11 sets were made into 1942 but this seems to stretch that by another year. 2 Unit A's were used per 11 set so there were enough of them for about 9000 radios. The Unit A's were used in ground stations and radio trucks but not in AFV's so we could probably add 5000 or so more radios in the 2 1/2 years of production. This would make for around 14000 Oz 11 sets. This seems rather high.
The remote unit is ZA7533 which is the British number so the Australians never redesigned them or most of the accessories.
This is being shipped by sea mail and expected delivery time is 4 to 6 months. They must be putting it in a rowboat!!
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Last edited by cletrac (RIP); 31-01-15 at 22:46.
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