They are late production leads Mike,
The radio is operational and we used it to communicate inside the tank and to an escort vehicle.
I chose the most reliable components I had after having lots of trouble with connections paper capacitors etc. Pragmatic choices for reliability.
We are heading down the road of modern motorbike helmet intercoms and handhelds. Mobile phones have taken away much of the need to have the 19 operational . Its a fun thing to do but given all of the other chores maintaining the tanks having fully functional original radios is a little way down the list.
replacing the existing set with a radio with a 1943 make date will happen in time .
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