WS19 guide for dummies?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Guys,

Is there something like a WS19 guide for dummies?

Like how do you tell a mk2 from a Mk3 on the outside (apart from the data plate)?...Are replacement decals/plates available if you want to restore the front panel?...Is there any way to trace when a set was roughly made and by who? Italian sets......only a matter of fixing the internals, fitting a Volt meter and replacing decals/plates????

I intend to fit a Canadian ws19 to my C8 in due time, and I am trying to get a little education on what to look for. Having no experience or knowledge on wireless sets, the available info on the web is sometimes hard to follow .....for me the inside only looks like Spaghetti with a few bulbs thrown in....


Alex

[Tim Bell]

Try - Wireless for the Warrior Vol 2 - this has a wealth of info about the WS19 and others.

http://www.wftw.nl/

Tim

[Bruce MacMillan]

As Tim said, WftW 2 has become the defacto source for wireless set info. It's not cheap but worth it.

As to quickly telling a MK II from a MK III just look at the row of toggle switches bottom front. Two switches is a MK II and three switches is a MK III.

For WW2 vehicles check and make sure there is a black thumbwheel beside the left hand handle. Many sets were modded by REME post war and had bits removed so wouldn't be period correct.

[universalgrl]

My third WS-19 set was reconditioned by 202 b/wkshp RCEME in 1959. and it looks like the only thing done to it was a new faceplate in English only and non radioactive luminous compound.
So what does that do to the story of the Canadians showing up with Russian marked radios during the Cuban missile crisis???
My other 2 MK IIIs are an RCA Victor and a Northern electric, all three are marked RCA-107127-202.
I have EMER's (electrical and mechanical engineering regulations) for the MK II first echelon work, and the MK III 1st to 4th echelon work.
These can all be downloaded from the british WS-19 web site.

[Tim Bell]

Also consider Rob Van Meel in the Netherlands for reprint manuals:

http://www.robvanmeel.nl/

I've known Rob for years and can vouch for the quality of his product.

Cheers


Tim

[Alex van de Wetering]

Tim, Bruce, Roberta,

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. Wireless for the warrior does indeed sound like the book series to have. 2.9kilo's for the second volume sounds like a huge amount of info, but for me the WTFW series is something for the future. For now I am just trying to get some pointers what to look for...
the basic principles on WS19's.
Thanks Bruce for your comments on the difference between mk2 and mk3 19 sets and the comments on post-war vs wartime configurations. That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for!

p.s. I have seen this subject come by on the forum from time to time. Vehicle owners want a WS19 to finish off their truck or carrier restorations.....often just for visual purposes, but it's hard to find answers to some of the basic questions if you are not familar with Wireless sets or the technical side of radios.

Alex