WS10 - Looking for Information and photos

[Joe C]

Bruce, any luck finding material?

[Bruce MacMillan]

Hi Joe,

not much more on the WS10. Here is an Australian publication with a bit on it's introduction & use. It seems it wasn't used much for cross channel voice as cables had been laid by d-day +2. See pages 17 & 18

https://www.americanradiohistory.com...EA-1969-11.pdf

The setup near me (St. Margarets) was a WS26 VHF link, not a WS10.

[Joe C]

Thanks Bruce!

[Mike K]

I believe at least one example was in use by the then PMG ? in the 1950's here in Aust. . I recall Neil Wain of the VMVC telling me about his time setting up WS10 when he was involved with the PMG radio side of things, he also worked at radio Australia's short wave broadcast station at Shepparton. He died some years ago. He said when he was there, the PMG or whatever his particular section was called, was using WW2 Jeeps . He wrote an article for the newsletter which detailed his experiences.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Bruce MacMillan

Hi Joe,

not much more on the WS10. Here is an Australian publication with a bit on it's introduction & use. It seems it wasn't used much for cross channel voice as cables had been laid by d-day +2. See pages 17 & 18

https://www.americanradiohistory.com...EA-1969-11.pdf

The setup near me (St. Margarets) was a WS26 VHF link, not a WS10.

I spotted an error " Back pack radio telephones ( walkie talkie?) as used by British forces WW2 . The sets pictured appear to be Aust. made, in Melbourne, 108 sets, not normally issued to British army units ! I guess some license can be granted to the author: were we part of the British army ? . The other pic appears to depict a AWA 101 set in use..

[Bob Carriere]

Viewing/reading that old magazine link was like a walk back in time.....

....1969 seems so far away now.

Bob C.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

....1969 seems so far away now.

Bob C.

Ah yes, summer of '69! Summer of love. I kinda remember that far back.

It was in 1969 that I bought my first WS19, still in the wooden crate for $16.

Sigh...