Wireless Set No 52 Canadian Production

[David Dunlop]

To get an idea of the scope of this project Jacques is working on, here is a list of the Microfilm Reels Chris obtained copies of years ago from the Public Archives of Canada, and the contents of each as listed by PAC.



C-5770 No 19 Set
C-5787 Webbing Canadian Manufacture
C-5815 No 9, 10, 11
C-5816 No 12, 18, 19, 22, 27, 29, 32
C-5817 No 33, 34, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 52, 53, 58, 62, 63, 1143, 4332, 78, 82, 86, 88
C-5818 Receivers VRL, 106, 107, AR88, R103, 208, 101, 109, 216, 209
C-5819 Batteries, Generator 300W
C-5820 Functional Tests 19 Set, Wavemeters
C-5821 Cipher Apparatus


Jacques is starting with the obvious reels indicating possible useful material, but will eventually end up checking all reels for any hidden information.


David

[David Dunlop]

Here are a couple of single page files dated 7 January 1944.


David

[Bruce MacMillan]

These files (and more) are available on the Canadiana Heritage website.
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...c_mikan_133092

As David said each file can be 3000-5000 pages and there are about 450 files. You do the math. I've been trolling these for a number of months. They cover every facit of the army from war diaries to supply of materiel, even personnel selected for the SOE.

[David Dunlop]

There seems to have been a lot of communications activity around this time regarding the 52-Set.

Here are some files related to the Flick Drives.

David

[David Dunlop]

As we know, the early Dynamotors in the Supply Unit of the 52-Set had some issues.

Here is some supporting files regarding the problem and the modifications implemented until the manufacturer could deliver the upgraded units that finally resolved the problems.

David

[David Dunlop]

Hello Bruce.

I went on line this morning and had a look at Microfilm Reel C-1587. it appears identical, warts and all, to the copy Chris obtained years back. Lots of unreadable pages. Makes one wonder what the point of attempting to save ones Heritage is, if what you save cannot ever be referenced/used by the future generations. My thought is the microfilm project was implemented to get vaster access to the archive material. Hundreds of film prints could be made and distributed for viewing as opposed to a single original only available to one researcher at a time.

Also makes me wonder if the paperwork went back into long term storage after being microfilmed in the 1950's, or was destroyed. Be nice if still in storage as the possibility of being able to pull illegible documents and re-image them would still be a possibility.

David

[David Dunlop]

Jacques has been busy during lockdown, wading through more microfilm reels. This time around, what he has been reviewing has all been from 1943 and all the information located so far has been in reference to the then identified CMC Wireless Set No. 9 Mk II Canadian.

He has assembled seven more documents from what he has found to date. Four of these have dates on them, three are unknown but are likely from 1943 because of the names of the set being referred to in them.

This first one attached is 'Preliminary Information' and is undated.

David