Canadian Signals Photos from 1943 to 1972

[Mike K]

Interesting to see the 11 set mounted directly onto the 8cwt side panel, no wooden wireless box or cabinet to be seen. Another case of improvisation which was typical of so many of these early wireless setups. Just goes to show there are no set rules to follow

Would be good to know what they thought of the equipment , like the performance of the 11 sets, range and so on with those mobile setups and antennas

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Interesting to see the 11 set mounted directly onto the 8cwt side panel, no wooden wireless box or cabinet to be seen. Another case of improvisation which was typical of so many of these early wireless setups. Just goes to show there are no set rules to follow

Would be good to know what they thought of the equipment , like the performance of the 11 sets, range and so on with those mobile setups and antennas

Note the 11 set face cover/seat the operator is sitting on? Another improvisation as the 'seat' was supposed to get the radio off the ground not its operator.

[John Carmichael]

The first 5 were taken at Kingston in June 1946.
The first two photos are labelled as "7 ton Z Vehicle.
The next two as a Hull regiment vehicle, where it looks like someone headed into the windscreen!

[John Carmichael]

The first four photos were taken at Kingston in June 1946 and the last at Borden in July 46.
The third double photo is labelled "RASC ration vehicle" and the fourth as "WS 19 in C15"

[John Carmichael]

All of these were taken at Borden in July 1946

[Gordon Yeo]

John

The signals van bodied truck is a 60 cwt. Signals CZMk IV. Lovely to see one in work close and on the job.

Gordon

[Grant Bowker]

I suggest that the "WS19 in C15" in post 16 might actually be in a C8A similar to the HUP/HUW/other HU on post 17. The roof appears to be hard but the sliding roof hatch and door frame don't match a Wire-5 but do make sense for a C8A. The knobs used to hold the battery frame to the floor look similar in shape, maybe size too, to the knobs used to control the windshield position in a Cab13. Like the door latch hardware, they would have already been in the parts bin to ease design.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

I suggest that the "WS19 in C15" in post 16 might actually be in a C8A similar to the HUP/HUW/other HU on post 17. The roof appears to be hard but the sliding roof hatch and door frame don't match a Wire-5 but do make sense for a C8A. The knobs used to hold the battery frame to the floor look similar in shape, maybe size too, to the knobs used to control the windshield position in a Cab13. Like the door latch hardware, they would have already been in the parts bin to ease design.

Yes it is a C8A (later type with the wheel well on the right side) and the knobs are the windshield ones. The seats, battery trays and table all come out and are held in with these knobs attached to very flimsy chains.