Shed Find

[Dave Mills]

Still more to come......

[Dave Mills]

The last of it......

If anybody is interested in any of this kit PM me.

Cheers,

Dave.

[lynx42]

PM sent Dave.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Dave Mills

The last of it......

Dave.

You do realise the entire group has turned bright green with envy, I hope.



Chris.

[Dave Mills]

Well Chris, when I visited the dark depths of the shed I could not believe what I was seeing in the torch light. The fellow who had this treasure passed away and the family had to clean out the shed with a all must go attitude to help their mother. As usually happens with collections like this!!!!!!!!!. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time to find out about it and appreciate the hardware so I collected it and made a donation to the widow. There is more in another shed on the property which they will fish out and let me have a look at it. Very private family.

It has been a long time since I have seen a full set of equipment as per the CES in almost pristine condition since I served in particularly the Aerial assemblies.

Sorry to make our UK friends "Green with Envy".

[Mike K]

A mixture of late WW2 and Larkspur . The 22 and 122 set (Aust.) are likely 1945 vintage . I believe the 122 set only saw service in the last few months of WW2, the CMF were still using them in the early 1960's.

The rare items are: the waterproof aluminium cover for the 22/122 set Aust. There is a rubber gasket that seals the lid/set, the whole unit was in theory, able to float.

The 21 foot wood mast bag is rare and I've never seen one before. Can you take more pics of it ? Not sure what it's for, ancillaries ?

The two small antenna bases look similar to the clip on bases for the 122 set case. On the rear LH corner of the set case there is a lug or lugs that locates the base , the base is for the F rods to be fitted directly to the set.

[Dave Mills]

Thanks for the info Mike. The aerial poles are aluminium and not timber, does this make a difference? I have one complete set as per the CES schedule and one incomplete set (two sets of mast poles though). Can post some more detailed photos tomorrow if you wish, although I have already posted the kits laid out with ropes, pegs etc. It is great to gather some info on these items and your comments help to improve my knowledge. I have another water proof case lid to compliment the complete case also. The Larkspur set I believe is from a Centurion Tank as they come with the typical head sets, hand piece and neck straps that the tankies use. Then who can tell!!!!

Cheers,

Dave.

[Mike K]

This is the bag I was referring to Dave:

The spare 22 valves, be careful because the round rubber spring loaded device is often welded/stuck to the glass envelope of the valve , gentle persuasion is required to free it all up.

The 122 sets survived in good numbers , they were specially designed with tropical use in mind , PVC insulated wires were a great advantage. A friend of mine in Adelaide rebuilds them and flogs them . As a novice ham I used a 122 set and had many contacts with it, often with WW2 era signals chaps. The microphone moving coil insert is often troublesome and is a cause of weak modulation . I used the set mainly with CW (morse) . Being Xtal locked there was no issue with the transmitter drifting but I did use the VFO now and then . I recall contacting a Chilean sailing ship training vessel out in the Pacific ocean and a few US hams.

[maple_leaf_eh]

The CPRC and 510 radios were Canadian issue in the 50s thru the early 70s. The CPRC was a Canadian invention as a section radio. The 510s have a tall battery case and two Penguin's feet for stability. I think a well warmed up pair of vocal cords will have greater range than either one.

FWIW, I recognize many of the Larkspur components as Canadian-like, parts to the C42.

[Dave Mills]

Hello Mike,

Hope these assist, inside the aerial bag is a separate compartment with a press stud flap.

1 - Aerial bag which carries all the CES apart from the pegs and spikes.
2 - Bag markings
3 - Diameter of bag
4 - Peg/spike bag
5 - Peg/spike bag length

Cheers,

Dave.

[Dave Mills]

Mike, the 21 foot wood mast bag is the same as the aerial bag.

Dave.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Dave Mills

Mike, the 21 foot wood mast bag is the same as the aerial bag.

Dave.

Ok thanks . The little short bag ZAA 4642 : Taking a guess, I think it is part of the kit for the wooden masts that fit on the side of the 15 cwt Aust. CMP wireless vans . Andrew T in Adelaide would love to have that bag for he is always looking for the accessories for his wireless van.

I'm not sure what the black item is in post #7 with the two small black boxes next to it. Also in post #7 the two small boxes on top of the 22 set spare valve box, these could be spare valve boxes for the 128 set Aust.

I see a larkspur signal generator , I had one of these , nice unit but the output is very low , only a few millivolts from memory.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The 21 foot wood mast bag is rare and I've never seen one before. Can you take more pics of it ? Not sure what it's for, ancillaries ?

Aha! So that's what it it. I've got one of those (came from Australia with another bag). I imagine it was to contain all the ancillaries (guys, pins, hammer, and base plate) and the mast would be carried separately - being wood I'd expect it to be rather longer than the 3-foot 'D rods', possibly only two or three sections, like the 17-foot poles used for overhead line and road crossings which were two-piece with a slot-in joint sleeve.

Chris.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Chris Suslowicz

Aha! So that's what it it. I've got one of those (came from Australia with another bag). I imagine it was to contain all the ancillaries (guys, pins, hammer, and base plate) and the mast would be carried separately - being wood I'd expect it to be rather longer than the 3-foot 'D rods', possibly only two or three sections, like the 17-foot poles used for overhead line and road crossings which were two-piece with a slot-in joint sleeve.

Chris.

This pic shows the three hook/straps along the upper sides that hold the wooden masts . Maybe three 7 foot long or two 10.5 foot long ? Both sides of the van have the straps. For some unknown reason, photos of the masts in their storage straps are rare.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C207912

[Mike K]

Would this be a Humber ?

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1094150

cab 11 wireless van in the desert

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1096344


could be inside the van with a 109 set

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1096346