11 Set stuff

[cletrac (RIP)]

This is a C8 or F8 in the foreground. You can tell by the space between the locker and the cab.
That's definitely an 11 set and the charging switchboard is the right size to be the No 1. Nice find on that pic!
The power supplies are both in place to the right of the set. You can see the top edge of the plotting board behind the operator.
I wonder why there's no chore horse or spare tire.
The second truck looks like a Dodge.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

This is a C8 or F8 in the foreground. You can tell by the space between the locker and the cab.
That's definitely an 11 set and the charging switchboard is the right size to be the No 1. Nice find on that pic!
The power supplies are both in place to the right of the set. You can see the top edge of the plotting board behind the operator.
I wonder why there's no chore horse or spare tire.
The second truck looks like a Dodge.

yes ..... I agree . The antenna base looks like the 'battle' British base with the rubber rain shield and the 7/8" rods

What is the rectangular box to the right of the 11 set ? Its the charging switchboard ?

[cletrac (RIP)]

The charging switchboard is to the left of the radio. It's mounted on the front of the body. This is the only picture I've seen where you can see the switchboard.

[Ron Pier]

Originally Posted by cletrac

The charging switchboard is to the left of the radio. It's mounted on the front of the body. This is the only picture I've seen where you can see the switchboard.

Dave did you mean 'Canadian'? I posted pictures from this instructional series when we were discussing the switchboard. I've also got this other poor quality excerpt from I don't know where. Ron

[Mike K]

If that is a charging switchboard No. 1 , it is the first and only pic I've seen with it installed in a C8/F8 .

The factory pics of the C8/F8 only show the operators light , nothing else .

Is there a Canadian built Charging switchboard No. 1 ?

It looks to me, those Kiwi's have pinched a British wireless set and accessories , maybe salvaged from a wrecked British 8cwt .

[cletrac (RIP)]

Mike, I think all the Canadian 8cwts would have had 11 sets. There weren't really any other options in late 39 and early 1940.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cletrac

Mike, I think all the Canadian 8cwts would have had 11 sets. There weren't really any other options in late 39 and early 1940.

I have always wondered if the Canadian signal corps used the 11 sets widely . Apparently the Canadian built 11 set was only built in small numbers by Marconi . Where are the pics of Canadian 11 sets in use ? Was the Canadian 11 set manufactured in 1940 ? The C8 and F8 were certainly built with the 11 set in mind , you can see the FFW fitments are copied from the British original setup.

If any British 11 sets were imported to Canada there would be a few surviving somewhere ?