AUS Carrier radio/wireless

Darren Witty · #1 05-04-09, 04:52

Can anyone help with the type of radio fitted to AUS carriers and drawing or pictures of that radio in the carrier?

Thanks

Mike K · #2 05-04-09, 09:21

For home theatre use they were usually fitted with the No. 11 set ( Aust.) of which, approx. 6000 were built by AWA in Sydney , beginning late 1941 and on into 1942. The LP carriers despatched to the Middle East would possibly also have been fitted with British sets eg, the No. 11 and 19 , while in use there.

Before making the 11 set, AWA was manufacturing the 101 field set ..don't know if it was ever installed in a carrier ...probably was done on a ad hoc basis.

I have seen a AWM pic of a 109 set , 1500 made by STC Sydney 1939-42, in a LP1 carrier , but only in a training role. Type in 'rokeby' in the AWM pic search engine and you'll see it.

The 11 set required a 12v supply and I dont know how they managed that in the carriers ..does anyone know ?

mike

Jordan Baker · #3 05-04-09, 13:18

Wouldn't they have used two seperate batteries and just hooked them up to provide 12v.

I know in Cnd Carriers that the radio batteries were seperate from the vehicle battery and that two were used.

Darren Witty · #4 06-04-09, 09:41

Thanks for the info. That's good news because I have a #11 ready to install. I know that some of the later Aust. carriers had hinged covers that were mounted on the carrier to cover the radio but I don't know how the radio is mounted, if it sits up with dials/instruments facing up or inwards towards the motor. None of the carrier manuals seems to mention mounting radios. Does the #11 manuals show that radio mounted in an AFV?

Mike K · #5 08-04-09, 04:30

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Originally Posted by Darren Witty

. Does the #11 manuals show that radio mounted in an AFV?

The 11 set was originally a UK design and over there, it was installed in AFV's of various types from around 1939 on. The UK 11 set manual was reprinted here in Australia , I have a copy . As far as Aust. is concerned ,some UK sets were probably aquired in the M.E. and also a few would have been sent out for AWA to look at .

The AWA set is a poor copy and was heavier , using steel cases as opposed to the Uk set with aluminium cases. The 11 set Aust manual doesn't mention LP carriers from memory, but it doesnt mention other vehicles either. The AWA set was used in New Guinea and other Islands.

The 11 set was also manufactured in Canada ..but very few were made there going by the number of surviving sets.
Mike

Mike K · #6 08-04-09, 04:45

The UK 11 set manual printed in Sydney .. date of reprint is 42 I think . The BEF took many of these sets to mainland Europe ..virtually none came back.

Mike