19-Set Production

[David Dunlop]

This wireless set played an important part in the Allied war effort. Production seems to have started with Pye Corporation in England and spread to Canada and the United States early in World War Two. Did production take place in any other Commonwealth countries during the war?

David

[Bruce MacMillan]

Also made in Australia.

Currently reading "British Army Signals in the Second World War" and they state a total production of 115,000 sets.

[Mike Kelly]

Originally Posted by Bruce MacMillan

Also made in Australia.

Currently reading "British Army Signals in the Second World War" and they state a total production of 115,000 sets.

AWA in NSW built the sets in 1943 . The Aust. version used a different tube lineup utilizing locally made tubes and the designers dropped one IF amp stage , but the set had an extra audio amp stage .

A good number of them have survived , I had 5 at one time . The unique AWA style switch knobs were also seen on the AWA No. 11 sets . The set had cotton covered wiring and the poor quality paper type caps were everywhere . It was a nightmare to repair with multi layered boards underneath each other, making access to components almost impossible .

Mike