Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

Evening Chris.

Yes, I am very pleased with this Aerial. Geoff had mentioned it was likely used, as the factory cordage that tied it to the reel was missing and the condition of the reel. I had asked him if he could take a quick look to see if all five of the 3-Link Insulators were still present, assuming he would be able to see them all on the reel.

I was very surprised when he sent me a set of photos of the entire aerial carefully laid out in his Back Garden, confirming is was dusty, but all five linkages were present and in excellent shape, along with the two end clips and all three jumper fittings on the wire itself were all present and in good shape, along with the feeder cable, and there were no kinks anywhere in the wire. That took him a bit of time and a lot of care to do for me and was very much appreciated.

The other usage clue shows up when one takes a closer look at the two steel end clip loops. When I first saw some of these 50 odd years ago, my first thought was they were heavy duty spring steel. No spring at all it turns out but very heavy duty. A tough thing to open up and once opened and used, they typically stay open +/- 1/8-inch or so. As you can see in the attached photo, these have definitely been used at least once. I added an NOS 3-Link End Insulator for comparison.


David