Wireless of the Week - week 20

[David Dunlop]

The reason for my inquiry earlier is a lead I received earlier this week through the local Amateur Radio group about an aerial tuner that turned up in town, made by Canadian Marconi Company. I should be able to pick it up this weekend.

The initial thought was it was likely another Coil, Aerial Tuning No. 2 for the 52-Set, but the general description suggests it is smaller than that and it has two separate aerial connections on the output side, from what I understand.

My next thought was it might be a piece of RCN Wireless gear as CMC was very active in that area, but I am told there is a ‘ZA’ Number on it and that the chassis is secured by a set of circular cams. That got me thinking of the 29-Set, but my assumption has always been that set was solely an RCA Canada project and was issued with a variometer, so would not require an aerial tuner.

Will know more about this thing when I pick it up and get some photos of it.

David