what radio is this?

[Eric B]

Hello

A friend is trying to find what radio is installed in this post WW2 MB/GPW.

Thanks

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Eric B

Hello

A friend is trying to find what radio is installed in this post WW2 MB/GPW.

Thanks

R209 receiver.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Specifically an R209 Mk.1 in Carrier, Set No.48.

See: http://www.royalsignals.org.uk/R209-all.htm

It's the original late-WW2 6-volt version (later there were 12V (Mk.2) and selectable (via different power cables) 12/24V DC or 110/240V AC (Mk.2/B) versions.

Chris.

[Eric B]

I will pass this info on.

Were these compatible to the 19 Set?

I guess we used them for a period of time before being replaced by the C42 family.

Thanks

Eric

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Eric B

I will pass this info on.

Were these compatible to the 19 Set?

I guess we used them for a period of time before being replaced by the C42 family.

Thanks

Eric

They were basically a replacement (fully waterproof, more sensitive, and a vast improvement) for the R109. The Mk.2 was also used to replace the R107 when used with the WS53, as well as being a general-purpose receiver used well into the Larkspur era - there's a C42+R209 install guide for some vehicles, I think.

Frequency coverage is wider than the WS19 - as it was used with the WS53.

1.0 to 20 MHz, the WS19 covers 2 to 8 MHz, and the WS53 1.2 to 17.5 MHz.

Could be used as a "staff car radio" and also for listening to long distance transmissions, whereas the C42 was designed for short(-ish) range in tanks .
(It's HF, not VHF.)

They really are a very nice little receiver, and very reliable.

Chris.

[Joe C]

Chris, Your page doesn't cover the Canadian R209 C1. It's different from the others, no?

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Joe C

Chris, Your page doesn't cover the Canadian R209 C1. It's different from the others, no?

It's not my page, it's Keith's! (I don't think he's got a C1 (if so, I'm sure he'd be delighted to get one for the collection - but suspect the shipping cost would make that impossible.))

Best,
Chris.