11 Set stuff

[cletrac (RIP)]

Mike, the speaker is from the junk guy and the whatzit is from the $1500 set. I was just wondering what it is.
One site said that the alloy aerials were fragile and you needed to carry spares.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Mike, the speaker is from the junk guy and the whatzit is from the $1500 set. I was just wondering what it is.
One site said that the alloy aerials were fragile and you needed to carry spares.

David none of those bits are for a 11 set and I don't think anything there is military

The last item may be a filament supply transformer , a lot of early tube radios had A and B batteries , because many rural farms did not have electricity . For town use, instead of replacing the batteries , you could buy a mains power unit for the tube filaments .

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

One site said that the alloy aerials were fragile and you needed to carry spares.

Yes that would be the reason, the signallers would have thrown the masts around and bent them . The post war golf bag kits I have ,have the copper or brass plated steel mast sections .

[cletrac (RIP)]

I got a couple more items off ebay. The condenser was made by EK Cole.
The aerial bag looks to be a No 2 like the 1 set used. It held most of the same stuff as the 11 set used. Maybe somebody will trade me for a No 2 Mk II.
I was curious about Canadian 11 set makers.
My remote unit A was made by N E Co in 1940. Maybe Northern Electric?
My Power Unit No 1 was made by Canadian Marconi in 1941.

[Bruce MacMillan]

Both of my 11 sets were made by Canadian Marconi, dated 1941. I believe production ceased that year as WS19 sets were in production in January 1942.
I think Marconi was the only manufacturer in Canada.

Don't know the total number made but I had s/n C95 and C632. Also had a couple of remote made by Northern Electric in 1941.

The aerial unit "C" was made by R.T.E. in 1941.

When the demand for 19 sets increased Canada requested and received 200 ws11 sets from British stores for training. What happened to these is unknown.

There are some photos on the web showing Army Cadets in Vancouver training on assorted wireless equipment at the armoury. This included many WS11 sets. Sadly all was lost when the armoury burnt down.

Just had a quick peak in "British Royal Signals in the Second World War" and it mentions that the UK produced 19,000 #11 sets from pre war until 1942.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a Royal Canadian Horse Artillery group in Italy in September 1943. Look at the remote unit A they're using. I guess the 11 sets made it past 1942.

[Bruce MacMillan]

I think you'll find it's a field telephone set D. You can see two wires coming from the screw terminals at the side. They look a lot like a remote A. The caption even says it's a telephone.

The Canadian Army never took any 11 sets to Italy. The primary sets were WS9,18,19 & 22. Looking at the protective grill in front of the wireless operator and the rounded corners on the handles I would say it is a 22 set.

[cletrac (RIP)]

I looked at the picture after posting it and noticed the wireless set and figured something wasn't quite right. That telephone box sure looks like the remote unit A.

[kevin powles]

Chris/Gents, You don't happen to have any spare switch faces/knobs to perhaps help restore this 11 set to its former glory?.


Kevin.

[Euan McDonald]

This turned up from Santa for Christmas. All I need now is the #11 set to complete the carrier.
Why do IPhone turn pics upside down? Must be an Aust thing?