Wireless of the Week - week 23

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Face cover, Coupler C and Remote Control Unit A

[things_green]

fantastic series Bruce...great synopsis' and brilliant images.... your WS 11 is the pinnacle for me, thus far.

[Mike K]

The WS11 would have been considered a big leap forward when it first came into service .

In terms of rarity , the most elusive version these days is the British set.

1. British....Most of these were lost with the BEF
2. Canadian.......... How many are known of ?
3. Australian.......... Fairly common .

I feel that the AWA set was built to a tight budget . it fell down in many respects. Cheap components , the paper capacitors and the low quality genemotor castings plus the heavy steel cabinets. The Aust. army didn't think much of them either , because they were declared surplus and disposed of as the last bullets were being fired

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I know of three privately held Canadian 11 sets and two more in museums. Not exactly awash with them like 19 sets!!

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The WS11 would have been considered a big leap forward when it first came into service .

In terms of rarity , the most elusive version these days is the British set.

1. British....Most of these were lost with the BEF
2. Canadian.......... How many are known of ?
3. Australian.......... Fairly common .

I feel that the AWA set was built to a tight budget . it fell down in many respects. Cheap components , the paper capacitors and the low quality genemotor castings plus the heavy steel cabinets. The Aust. army didn't think much of them either , because they were declared surplus and disposed of as the last bullets were being fired

[Bruce MacMillan]

I had two but have passed them on to a Western Command member.

One was an early s/n and lime green in colour. This was the original paint. When pulled from the case the chipped corners showed no other paint colour.

The second s/n was in the 600 range but below yours Bruce. It was a dark grey colour. Both made by Canadian Marconi.

[David Dunlop]

I wonder if the Germans ever put any of them to use. Certainly not all of them would have been destroyed before the collapse of the BEF.

David

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Bruce, any chance for pics of those sets? I really wonder at so many colours with such a small production run. Given that all the sets I've seen are green wrinkle finish I assume we can add two more known 11 sets to the list.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

I wonder if the Germans ever put any of them to use. Certainly not all of them would have been destroyed before the collapse of the BEF.

David

I believe the Germans published a 11 set manual in German