Suspicious WS19 aerial base on eBay

[David Dunlop]

While looking for something totally unrelated this morning, I stumbled across this website:

https://mullard.org/collections/vint...rial-base-no-9

What struck me was the use of this aerial base on the Wolsley Police Cars from 1940 to 1955. I wonder if that was it's original use and it was adapted for the B-Set No. 19 Wireless system, or vis a versa? Be interesting to see what type of radio the police were using back then as well.

That aside, this is a rather interesting site as far as vintage wireless parts are concerned.

David

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

While looking for something totally unrelated this morning, I stumbled across this website:

https://mullard.org/collections/vint...rial-base-no-9

What struck me was the use of this aerial base on the Wolsley Police Cars from 1940 to 1955. I wonder if that was it's original use and it was adapted for the B-Set No. 19 Wireless system, or vis a versa? Be interesting to see what type of radio the police were using back then as well.

That aside, this is a rather interesting site as far as vintage wireless parts are concerned.

David

(Sigh) I'm going to annoy everybody again by calling "Fake".

The flat disc mounting looks wrong (and probably bodged). The "real thing" has a flat disk with lock-nuts permanently fitted, a rubber gasket, and a second ring with the securing screws (I can't remember if they were captive - probably not). The 'bar type' locking clip is correct (later/replacement 'B' set bases seem to have come fitted with these instead of the 'horseshoe' clip needed for the WS19 'in-line' socket.

The police radio was post-WW2 manufacture, made by Pye, and used a huge number of surplus components: 'B' set aerial base, 2-pin power connectors as used on WS22, etc, WS19 HT1 dynamotors (And the clamp!) from the British twin dynamotor supply unit. It was a boot (trunk) mounted unit on a wooden board, comprising a power unit with two x 12 -> 250 volt dynamotors and three separate boxes side by side on top of that: receiver, transmitter and public address amplifier.

http://www.qsl.net/gm8aob/images_3/0...209_060823.jpg

http://www.qsl.net/gm8aob/images_3/0...209_060816.jpg

The website has some 'interesting' prices, well into Audiophool territory in some cases, though I have found the occasional bargain on there,

Cheers!


Chris.