11 Set stuff

[cletrac (RIP)]

He didn't get any bids so it's relisted. Same price though.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Well, this time the 11 set sold for the buy it now price of $1200. I guess they must be worth that much!

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Well, this time the 11 set sold for the buy it now price of $1200. I guess they must be worth that much!

I recall buying three of them for 50 bucks each , would have been 1990. Not as complete as that set just sold but the power supplies were in the deal. Included in the same deal were three British 22 sets with power supplies , ah the good old days ! I paid 100 bucks in the mid 90's for a B2 spy suitcase set , I had 3 of these sets at one time, one sold recently for 5k$ , madness if you ask me. I ran out of space and the sets in my collection were deteriorating from dampness , wardrobes stuffed full of stuff, under the house, whats the point, we cannot take it with us to the grave.

A chap in NSW had shipping containers jammed full of this stuff, he died, the wife had to deal with it all, the vultures came out of course.Found the story here http://www.portabletubes.co.uk/sitefiles/colin.htm

His main site is here http://www.qsl.net/vk2dym/

[cletrac (RIP)]

Wireless training in England.
This picture is for sale on ebay.

[Tim Bell]

Aerial Coupling Unit C for Ws11 - appears to be in good condition - not mine...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aerial-co...s/192419008345

Starting Price @ £19.99

Tim

[Ron Pier]

Does anyone have a definitive answer to the type of antenna base used for 11 sets in British trucks (especially the 8 cwt's). I have this image which shows two types. Strangely they are named as MK1* and No1 ? The MK1* is shown on an 8 cwt, but is it British or Canadian? The second drawing shows a No2 and what looks like a rubber No3.

What is the number of the more squat base as fitted to UC's? I'm just trying to sort out what is what with these. Ron

[Chris Suslowicz]

The base with the toothed ring and spring (so that it can be rotated to get the clamp into a convenient position and have some flexibility on a moving vehicle) is Aerial Base No.2 and the insulator is made of ebonite (like the Insulator W/T 'B' used with the ground spike)).

The other one is Aerial Base No.3 and is a hollow rubber moulding with a heavy clamping ring for bolting it to a flat plate, and a brass socket with clamping screw and wing nut to take the aerial rod. It's rather bigger than the No.2, but doesn't require the cage for the spring mounting.

Chris.