Shed Find

[Dave Mills]

And more....

[Dave Mills]

Still more.....

[Dave Mills]

Still more to come......

[Dave Mills]

The last of it......

If anybody is interested in any of this kit PM me.

Cheers,

Dave.

[lynx42]

PM sent Dave.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Dave Mills

The last of it......

Dave.

You do realise the entire group has turned bright green with envy, I hope.



Chris.

[Dave Mills]

Well Chris, when I visited the dark depths of the shed I could not believe what I was seeing in the torch light. The fellow who had this treasure passed away and the family had to clean out the shed with a all must go attitude to help their mother. As usually happens with collections like this!!!!!!!!!. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time to find out about it and appreciate the hardware so I collected it and made a donation to the widow. There is more in another shed on the property which they will fish out and let me have a look at it. Very private family.

It has been a long time since I have seen a full set of equipment as per the CES in almost pristine condition since I served in particularly the Aerial assemblies.

Sorry to make our UK friends "Green with Envy".

[Mike K]

A mixture of late WW2 and Larkspur . The 22 and 122 set (Aust.) are likely 1945 vintage . I believe the 122 set only saw service in the last few months of WW2, the CMF were still using them in the early 1960's.

The rare items are: the waterproof aluminium cover for the 22/122 set Aust. There is a rubber gasket that seals the lid/set, the whole unit was in theory, able to float.

The 21 foot wood mast bag is rare and I've never seen one before. Can you take more pics of it ? Not sure what it's for, ancillaries ?

The two small antenna bases look similar to the clip on bases for the 122 set case. On the rear LH corner of the set case there is a lug or lugs that locates the base , the base is for the F rods to be fitted directly to the set.

[Dave Mills]

Thanks for the info Mike. The aerial poles are aluminium and not timber, does this make a difference? I have one complete set as per the CES schedule and one incomplete set (two sets of mast poles though). Can post some more detailed photos tomorrow if you wish, although I have already posted the kits laid out with ropes, pegs etc. It is great to gather some info on these items and your comments help to improve my knowledge. I have another water proof case lid to compliment the complete case also. The Larkspur set I believe is from a Centurion Tank as they come with the typical head sets, hand piece and neck straps that the tankies use. Then who can tell!!!!

Cheers,

Dave.

[Dave Mills]

Hello Mike,

Hope these assist, inside the aerial bag is a separate compartment with a press stud flap.

1 - Aerial bag which carries all the CES apart from the pegs and spikes.
2 - Bag markings
3 - Diameter of bag
4 - Peg/spike bag
5 - Peg/spike bag length

Cheers,

Dave.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The 21 foot wood mast bag is rare and I've never seen one before. Can you take more pics of it ? Not sure what it's for, ancillaries ?

Aha! So that's what it it. I've got one of those (came from Australia with another bag). I imagine it was to contain all the ancillaries (guys, pins, hammer, and base plate) and the mast would be carried separately - being wood I'd expect it to be rather longer than the 3-foot 'D rods', possibly only two or three sections, like the 17-foot poles used for overhead line and road crossings which were two-piece with a slot-in joint sleeve.

Chris.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Dave Mills

And more....

The still-wrapped J1 box is the control unit for almost any of the vehicle-mounted sets. It's the same as the large one on the tray to its immediate right.

The tray on the right (with a J1 and an 'O' box fitted (the latter is incorrect, I think) is the 'top tray' for a C11/R210 setup, and normally carries the J1 box and an LT (power distribution) box for the setup.

The J1 box does all the audio switching and headset feeds for a 'one set' vehicle installation (it provides a couple of headset connections and 12-way feed for other audio distribution (C = Crew, D = Driver) boxes), and contains the very important Voltage Control Relay for the harness - this allows the batteries to be float-charged from the vehicle alternator and tells the set when to switch to the 'low voltage' setting as the batteries run down. (The default is 28-30 volt input to protect the valve heaters, with the VCR in play the set will continue to operate well with an input voltage down around 20-22 volts).

The tubular handles on the top trays are a lesson learned from WW2. They are so that you can remove kit from a vehicle easily: the bottom tray remains in place, you simply disconnect the power, harness and audio cables, undo the clamps holding the set and supply unit to the bottom tray, and lift the entire assembly out as a single unit. (Without the danger of the thing turning turtle on you as was a favourite with the WS19 on the demountable carriers (3, 23 or 25).)

Chris.