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Old 09-11-22, 19:58
Mike Cecil Mike Cecil is offline
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Is anyone able to positively identify the set pictured in the attached image, please? It is mounted on an angle-steel platform in the back of a jeep. The chap closest to the camera appears to have RAAF rank insignia, and the angle steel stanchion attached to the side of the jeep holds a substantial aerial. Any ideas, please?

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Old 10-11-22, 10:03
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Could be a SCR 522 set. Used in many fighter aircraft and some Air Force ground stations . A common VHF 4 channel AM set . I had one at one time.
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Old 10-11-22, 10:45
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I agree with Mike. The box with all the cables looks to be a T17B junction box used with the SCR522/TR1143.
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Old 10-11-22, 16:35
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Thank you Mike & Bruce, I shall hunt up a few images of that set to see what the whole thing looks like. Seems to be a pretty heafty load for a jeep.

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Old 11-11-22, 11:14
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Thank you Mike & Bruce, I shall hunt up a few images of that set to see what the whole thing looks like. Seems to be a pretty heafty load for a jeep.
It's an aircraft set and virtually all the metalwork is aluminium. The SCR522 weighed 38kg including power supply.

See http://tuberadio.com/scr522/scr522.htm

There was a control unit (No.13) for the WS19 that connected to a TR1143 for Air Support use, usually fitted in a 3/4 ton wireless truck but demountable for use as a fixed station if required.

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