Can any one ID this radio

[Mike K]

Darren

Yes, its a ART 13 , one of the most famous aircraft transmitters built during WW2 ... If you make it to Corowa, have a chat to Andrew Tostevin, he has one on the air on the Ham radio 20 metre band.

They 'auto tune' , it's interesting watching them do it. The tuning dials are motor driven and they spin around to pre-set locations as you change channel. Remarkable in their day .. I believe they were kept in production post WW2 .. many civilian airlines used them . A large genemotor power supply ran from 24V. I had one, but too big and lots of messy about, and you need huge batteries or a large mains unit , with voltages over 1000, you really need to know what your doing .

They were a huge step up from the antique 1930's designed BC 375 series which used the similar receiver to the ART 13 .. the BC 348 . But the BC 375 still remained in service alongside the ART 13. I have a BC 191 here , the ground set version , which the BC 375 is derived from.

mike