Wireless Set No.10

MILITARY U.K. (different makers for same model)

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  • Year
  • 1943
  • Category
  • Military Transceiver (TRX)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 203360

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 0
  • Main principle
  • Transceiver
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Wireless Set No.10 - MILITARY U.K. different makers
  • Shape
  • Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).
  • Notes
  • Wireless set No. 10: Microwave transceiver on a truck trailer operating in the 6 cm frequency range (Mk. I transmitter 4550 or 4760 MHz, receiver 4410-4888 MHz; Mk. II 4480 - 4840 MHz), pulse width modulation, power output 100 - 400 mW;
    powered by 100 - 250 V mains or two Onan 3 kVA generators (Mk. I) or one PE 95 10 kVA generator and one Onan 3 kVA generator (Mk. II); two big parabolic dish antennas, one for reception and one for transmitting; range around 50 miles.
    used by British Army als line of communication radio relay system providing eight duplex telephone channels simultaneously; used to establish microwave communications from British armed forces on the continent to GHQ.
  • Mentioned in
  • Wireless for the Warrior Vol. 1, L. Meulstee
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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