11 Set stuff

[cletrac (RIP)]

I got this helmet with DLR5 headphones off ebay for $56. The helmet usually sells for double that.

[Mike K]

These are the reels of wire for the 11 set remote units . The thicker wire isn't original , its some kind of coax . The reels are dated 1942

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's the Aussie manual in PDF format.
Aussie 11 set manual
I have the British manual in PDF format but it's not online that I know of.

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

These are the reels of wire for the 11 set remote units . The thicker wire isn't original , its some kind of coax . The reels are dated 1942

Hi, Ive picked up one of these drums, it's missing whatever should go on the ends of the wire, can anyone advise what the ends should look like, I think Mike posted a video of a ground station being set up but I can't find the post.

Kevin.

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi, Ive picked up one of these drums, it's missing whatever should go on the ends of the wire, can anyone advise what the ends should look like, I think Mike posted a video of a ground station being set up but I can't find the post.

Kevin.

Hi, Can anyone help with this?, I've got 11 set stuff to trade. 🤔

[cletrac (RIP)]

It uses Connectors No 1 that are sorta like the Connectors No 3 on the aerial unit C. I haven't been able to find any yet either except for the one with my NOS remote unit.

[things_green]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi, Can anyone help with this?, I've got 11 set stuff to trade. 🤔

hi Kevin,
I have a spare couple of No1 couplers here....
note that one has an edge 'gnawed' on.

PM me your adress and I'll get them off to you.

[cletrac (RIP)]

In the erecting the 11 set video they use a 'battery clamping rod' for a spindle to unroll the wire.

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by cletrac

In the erecting the 11 set video they use a 'battery clamping rod' for a spindle to unroll the wire.

This site is so great, many thanks to Brent I can complete the reel. Now I need to find another reel.

Cheers Kevin.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi, Ive picked up one of these drums, it's missing whatever should go on the ends of the wire, can anyone advise what the ends should look like, I think Mike posted a video of a ground station being set up but I can't find the post.

Kevin.

If that's your actual reel, then the wire looks ti be the correct stuff.

(I've never seen any of the connectors though.)

The original reel (without the clips to hold the connectors) was for intended for linemen, and there was a special leather belt with iron fittings to act as a cable layer, and a separate pouch to hold another reel. I've seen both in the Blandford museum. I recently bought some modern manufacture "Reels, cable, No.1 (I think they were No.1), but the manufacturer had made then from steel plate rather than tinplate with rolled edges and they weigh several times as much as the originals and are completely unusable as a result.

Chris.