A couple of Christmas presents for myself…
I bought these two just before Christmas and have taken the first dangerous steps into British military radios! Needless to say the pricy bit is still to come as I seek out the accessories to go with them, but I am very happy to have got both.
First we have a WS38 set which was the standard WW2 British short range radio with a range of about a mile:
Inside are huge valves and all sorts of electrical bits I don’t understand:
The second radio I picked up is a WS88 set, this replaced the WS38 and is VHF and a sealed unit so it isn’t affected by tropical conditions like its predecessor:
It came with a webbing pouch to fit it to a 44 pattern equipment set:
I am very pleased with both of these and it is interesting to see how rapidly the technology advanced in just a few short years.
Ed
First we have a WS38 set which was the standard WW2 British short range radio with a range of about a mile:
Inside are huge valves and all sorts of electrical bits I don’t understand:
The second radio I picked up is a WS88 set, this replaced the WS38 and is VHF and a sealed unit so it isn’t affected by tropical conditions like its predecessor:
It came with a webbing pouch to fit it to a 44 pattern equipment set:
I am very pleased with both of these and it is interesting to see how rapidly the technology advanced in just a few short years.
Ed
