Wireless of the Week - week 23

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I know of three privately held Canadian 11 sets and two more in museums. Not exactly awash with them like 19 sets!!

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The WS11 would have been considered a big leap forward when it first came into service .

In terms of rarity , the most elusive version these days is the British set.

1. British....Most of these were lost with the BEF
2. Canadian.......... How many are known of ?
3. Australian.......... Fairly common .

I feel that the AWA set was built to a tight budget . it fell down in many respects. Cheap components , the paper capacitors and the low quality genemotor castings plus the heavy steel cabinets. The Aust. army didn't think much of them either , because they were declared surplus and disposed of as the last bullets were being fired