Identification request

[David Dunlop]

Mike.

They might be a pair of R216 Receivers and PSU’s, but I have no idea if that would be part of the Larkspur series or Clansman, or even what frequencies they lurked about on.

David

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Mike.
They might be a pair of R216 Receivers and PSU’s, but I have no idea if that would be part of the Larkspur series or Clansman, or even what frequencies they lurked about on.
David

Spot on David. They are a pair of R216 receivers with PSU #45. These are a vhf monitor/intercept receiver covering 19 MHz to 157 MHz. They are a part of the Larkspur family.

[Lynn Eades]

So FFW, Fitted For Wadio
(I knew it was a wadio, but that's the sum of my knowledge)
There are some clever people on this great forum

[Mike Cecil]

David, Bruce and everyone else that looked at their reference books, thank you: problem solved.

I'll do some more research on the R216, but have to wonder what use a double set of reception sets would be in a comms vehicle? 'I can hear you, just can't reply...'.

The C13-R210 combination was odd enough (a separate receiver set and reception set combined with the one PSU).

Edit: OK, found the R216 on the WftW website: used for 'monitoring and interception'.

Ahhh, Lynn - that's what FFW stands for ONLY in New Zealand!

Again, thanks,

Mike

[Lynn Eades]

Mike I may one day cross over to the dark side and learn a bit about wireless/ radio, but only in as much as they relate to my vehicles. So that would be 11 sets and 19 sets and of course, for the sake of national pride, the ZC1 of which I have one.
(I do have a few radio books as it happens)

[Mike Cecil]

Well, Lynn, you cannot go past Wireless for the Warrior - the four volumes plus the five Compendiums. They are my wireless/radio bibles for many sets including some US sets.

I'd forgotten about the compendiums that include Larkspur until earlier today - Comp 2 would have answered my question without having to raise it here, so apologies to Bruce and David for taking up their time. It's even more embarrassing because I helped Louis when he was writing them (as did Bruce, I see)!!

Regards

Mike