19-Set Leads, Aerial No. 2

[David Dunlop]

Marco. Thanks for posting the images.

Mike and Roberta. Yes indeed, that B-Set aerial setup is extremely length sensitive. I remember finding a large number of the smaller 'Leads' in NOS status at a local shop many years back. Each was still coiled up with a set of factory cords holding them together, and each had been chopped in half by some sod before being disposed of. IIRC there was a small metal tag on each cable stating they should not be cut/shortened. Sadly I was dumb enough then not to pick them up anyway for the connectors and tags.

Interesting there were only two versions, but on thinking, it does simplify things. The shorter 'Leads' appears to be referenced on all combat vehicle installations. The longer 'Connectors No. 11A' shows up in the Installation Instructions for the 15-Cwt series Wireless Trucks and the 30-Cwt Command vehicles. In these, there is quite a distance from where the wireless set tables are, up and along to the Aerial Chimneys on the roof.

Hopefully, if these items hit eBay, the venders take time to ID them properly, and not just as 'cables' or some other vague name.

David