Wireless of the Week - week 10

[Bruce MacMillan]

The Canadian Army Overseas showed interest in the WS38 in early 1943. A request of 9 April 1943 for 20 sets for training purposes was placed with the UK.
Besides the infantry the set was adopted for armoured regiments. It was accepted on British scales and could be requested on a 1098.

Initially only the battery version was available (Plan A) and was fitted to purpose. The later AFV version (Plan B) replaced these. The set remained in use through the end of the war.

Here are some reports on the set.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bruce MacMillan

The Canadian Army Overseas showed interest in the WS38 in early 1943. A request of 9 April 1943 for 20 sets for training purposes was placed with the UK.
Besides the infantry the set was adopted for armoured regiments. It was accepted on British scales and could be requested on a 1098.

Initially only the battery version was available (Plan A) and was fitted to purpose. The later AFV version (Plan B) replaced these. The set remained in use through the end of the war.

Here are some reports on the set.

Thanks Bruce, great info. I plan on doing the 38 AFV soon. One question: on the middle document, paragraph (f) it talks about a future man pack working with the 29 B set. That set works on 235 MHz and 245 MHz and I know of no man pack set produced or in development that worked on those frequencies. Do you have any idea what they were talking about?

[David Dunlop]

Bruce P.

Not sure, but when I read that comment regarding the 29-Set, I read it as being an interchangeable module was to be developed such that some tanks would have the standard B-Set removed and the Infantry capable 38-Set module slid into the empty B-Set case, ready to go.

David

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Bruce P.

Not sure, but when I read that comment regarding the 29-Set, I read it as being an interchangeable module was to be developed such that some tanks would have the standard B-Set removed and the Infantry capable 38-Set module slid into the empty B-Set case, ready to go.

David

I read it to mean that the 29 B set (not unlike a 19 'B set') would communicate with a 'future' infantry man pack operating on the same frequency. I'm fairly certain nothing ever came of of it.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

That set works on 235 MHz and 245 MHz and I know of no man pack set produced or in development that worked on those frequencies. Do you have any idea what they were talking about?

I read that paragraph over & over and it was a bit of a mystery. It could be a new manpack itself or as suggested a replacement module for the C29. Must do some more research.

[Jordan Baker]

Here is my WS38. Mine has the neck strap for holding the set centred on the chest. The operator cards are ones I made using a scan from an original from David Gordon.

[Mike K]

Here , 38 set

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WWII-Wire...cAAOSwKfVXIcI~