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17-10-10, 11:29
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That's interesting Kieth, any idea of the vehicle's purpose - I would assume radar servicing but what about the two triangles at the rear which apperar to hinge up and down?
Here's a couple more from the book/site - first another targeting/navigation radar a mobile Eureka-H unit and then an early Ground Controll of Approach unit (colour suggests post war but were used at the end of the war) Noel 
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17-10-10, 11:34
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Just to clarrify - I have no connection with the Canadians on Radar project - I found the website on which scanned copies of the books had been posted and asked the authors if they had any better copies of the photographs - first three are from this enquiry the others are my best sttempt to clean up immages from the pdf files.
I do have their permission to post these immages. Noel
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17-10-10, 13:20
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radar van
Hi Noel, here is a close up of the radar vans rear end and no i dont have a clue of its use.
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Keith
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21-10-10, 19:00
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Good subject Noel, heres a couple of RAF rvt trucks the second is a RVT 194 Mk1
cheers Les
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22-10-10, 18:36
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I have RVT 393 as an HF W.T. transmitter vehicle with RVT 394 as the accompanying receiver vehicle. These were used by a Forward Direction Post for wireless commuication with Group Controll Centre.
I have no dea what an RVT 194 was for, but note that the container style body is flat floor without the usual wheel arches as seen on the RVT 393 pcture. Noel Last edited by Noel Burgess; 26-10-10 at 19:10. Reason: correct typo
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26-10-10, 19:24
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Royal Air Force radar/radio (ground) has a quite complicated naming system:
First there is AMES - Air Ministry Experimental Station Each type of radar has an AMES number Each radar station or mobile unit has its own AMES number based on the type number For example - Oboe as a system was known as AMES 9400 Mobile Oboe units/trains were AMES 9441; AMES 9442 Etc. Then each vehicle had a RVT number - even GS lorries (tenders to the RAF) if they were attached to a radar/radio unit - I suspect that the RVT number sometimes related to the specific type of unit it was attached to so the same vehicle/equipment combination may have more than one RVT number.[I know of 2 RVT numbers relating to a 20KVa generator on Austin K6] At least that is my current understanding  If anyone knows otherwise please correct me.Cheers Noel
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