German radio collection

Mike Kelly · #1 09-04-12, 03:01

Radio equipment used by the other side

http://www.desyatnik.com/radio_coll.php

Ryan · #2 17-05-12, 13:45

Did anyone see the German radio gear on ebay australia a short time ago.
What a find! What a price! A complete set for a Panther tank.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....vip=true&rt=nc

ron · #3 03-06-12, 04:43

Hi Ryan , I read your post regarding the panther radio set up with interest and it has prompted me to ask do any of our radio members have any interest in cipher machines, Enigma etc? its a facinating subject, regards Ron

ron · #4 06-06-12, 10:15

Just a pic of a Swiss Nema cipher machine, it may be of some interest? I have more pics of it if anyone is interested? regards Ron

Chevrolet 41 · #5 06-05-13, 12:13

Wearing two hats, that of vehicle owner and WW11 re-enactor, I've participated in events that combine the two to find the experience of uniformed soldiers, period camps and rifle fire with the correct WW11 vehicles to be a truly immersive time.

Taking it a step further is to combine WW11 communication equipment to command and control the vehicle and troops within the limitations this equipment had. Ie the German Torn Fu D2 had a very limited range of a few kilometres so the effective directing of troops was conducted within this range instead of mobile phone coverage of the globe!

Some groups have conducted Signal weekends but I'd love to see events that combine all elements of the war era (field kitchens too would be great) so people can get as close to the wartime history as possible.

Now obviously getting all this assembled in one place is nigh impossible particularly in Australia. So the question is, does anyone with this type of gear and inclination to see it used (appropritely/safely) in re-enactments, and live in Adelaide or close by want to create a lively scene?

Cheers
Chris

Chuck Anderson · #6 07-05-13, 22:38

Hi Chris,

We've been using period radios at reenactments for a while now. The radios are either originals or replicas that have been VERY SLIGHTLY altered to work using a modern 12-mile FRS radio (the little walkie-talkies they sell in the sporting good stores). The vintage radios aren't gutted or severely altered because somewhere down the line there may be someone that wants to try to restore the unit to WWII function-ability.

Even though they supposedly have a 12 mile range, the reality is that the FRS'es tend to behave more like a real WWII radio. Distance and line-of-sight affect performance. The radio outputs are wired in to the vintage radio's microphone & headset jacks, so the controls on the vintage radio don't do anything. We're just using the vintage radio as a "front" for the FRS. It's fun because you're using period mics & headsets, but talking through the FRS. Here are a couple pictures of the German radios. I've wired up the No. 19 set in my Dingo to function this way also.

Chuck