AUS Carrier radio/wireless

[Big D]

Hi all,

I realise this is an old thread but did anyone get their hands on a picture of the layout of the wireless set up in the Australian carriers?

I have an RAAF wireless set in my carrier and I'm looking to change it to a more accurate wireless set up.

My carrier is a 1941 build and arrived in the middle east in December 1941. Would either an 11 set or a 19 set be correct for this?

[Darrin Wright]

here is the radio pic from the 1943 Workshop manual.
It indicates a separate battery system to power the radio.

It also states to check the later parts listing for the item details, not sure if I have this.

[Big D]

Hi Darrin,

Thanks for the reply. My carrier is the earlier 1941 model and on that side of the hull I have the Lewis MG magazine box and racks.

The Australian Carrier MG instruction Book shows the layout of the earlier design and the later design with the early design having the Lewis MG box on the driver's side of the hull and the later design having the wireless on the driver's side, as per the picture you've posted.

The manual doesn't appear to show what is on the other side of the hull for the earlier design. This is where the wireless is in my carrier at present (I bought my carrier in restored condition).

Any other thoughts?

[Big D]

Here are the two layouts.

[Euan McDonald]

Colin Jones and I have been working on mountings for the WS11 set into late production carriers. Colin now has an original wireless cradle and plans to do repo sets in his spare time.😀
Pic from Darrins source.

[Euan McDonald]

This is a WS 11 mount

[Big D]

Hi Euan,

Thanks for the post and the photos. That looks like a lovely carrier in the picture.

Can you add any more to the question about the early carriers and whether the WS 11 or the WS 19 is more correct for a carrier that went overseas?

Looking at one of Mike Kelly's posts it looks like either option would/could be correct.

It looks like I need to talk to Colin if I go the 11 set route.