Aerial mast base

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

Here's my 11 set, made by Canadian Marconi in 1941. The serials are C-692 for the set, C800 for the low power supply unit and C198 for the high power one.

Does anyone have a spare, or can anyone help me find an ammeter and the plastic ammeter cover for one of these sets? I bet Oz ones would fit...

Bruce, Nice set..the vehicle mount frame is a rare item .. do you have the lid ? The numbers indicate a fairly low production run... maybe less than 1000 . The thermo couple meters come in HP and LP ...many of the LP ones are burnt out as people use them when the set is switched onto HP mode ( a whopping 4 watts ) . The Aust. sets have a larger diameter meter and plastic cover than the British sets ..not compatible.
The Aust. meter may fit your set..but hard to tell from the pic. I had many of the Aust. meters here . The covers are usually discoloured and scratched ..but I did see a box of new ones many years ago..

Would be interested in knowing what tubes the Canadian set has inside it .
Mike

BTW a friend here in Adelaide made up some of the 11 set mobile mount frames .. not 100% accurate but not bad.. Ron bought one for his PU .