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*W/T Set 120 Watt - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1918.
*W/T Set "A" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1922.
*W/T Sets "C" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1923.
* Wireless Set No. 1 – Short-range radio developed in 1933.
* Wireless Set No. 3
* Wireless Set No. 8 – Replaced by WS No. 18.
* Wireless Set No. 9
* Wireless Set No. 10 – 8 channel multiplexed microwave transmitter/receiver.
* Wireless Set No. 11 – Replacement for No. 1. Used by the likes of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
radio equipment.
Tactical systems
*W/T Set 120 Watt - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1918.
*W/T Set "A" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1922.
*W/T Sets "C" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1923.
* Wireless Set No. 1 – Short-range radio developed in 1933.
* Wireless Set No. 3
* Wireless Set No. 8 – Replaced by WS No. 18.
* Wireless Set No. 9
* Wireless Set No. 10 – 8 channel multiplexed microwave transmitter/receiver.
* Wireless Set No. 11 – Replacement for No. 1. Used by the likes of the Long Range Desert Group
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during WW2. Replaced by No. 19.
* Wireless Set No. 12 – Static or vehicle mounted transmitter station, range about 60 miles (~96 km).
* Wireless Set No. 17 – 2-valves, 44–61 MHz. Used by Searchlight Units.
* Wireless Set No. 18 – Manpack set, used for "short range telephony and C/W working in forward areas", about 5 miles (8 km) maximum, Bn HQ to Company HQ, 6–9 MHz
*Wireless Set No. 19
The Wireless Set No. 19 was a Second World War mobile radio transceiver designed for use by Armoured warfare, armoured troops of the British Army. First introduced in 1940, the No. 19 began to replace the pre-war Wireless Set No. 11. Two modified ...
– Standard WW2 Tank set. Used in every theatre of operation. HF, 2–8 MHz, AM or Morse Code.
* Wireless Set No. 21 – Static or vehicle mounted transceiver 4.2 to 7.5 MHz.
* Wireless Set No. 22 – General-purpose low-power vehicle and ground station with facilities for man pack. Frequency range 2–8 MHz. MO control. RF output 1.5 W. R/T, CW. Range up to 20 miles (~ 32 kilometers). Used by airborne troops and anti-aircraft units.
* Wireless Set No. 31 – Manpack radio set. The US SCR-300
The SCR-300 was a portable radio transceiver used by US Signal Corps in World War II. This backpack-mounted unit was the first radio to be nicknamed a "walkie talkie".
History
In 1940, Motorola (then the Galvin Manufacturing Company) received a ...
design adapted for British use.
* Wireless Set No. 33
* Wireless Set No. 37 – Short range lightweight transmitter/receiver for use by paratroops. Some components used in S-Phone
The S-Phone system was a UHF duplex radiotelephone system developed during World War II for use by Special Operations Executive agents working behind enemy lines to communicate with friendly aircraft and coordinate landings and the dropping of ...
.
*Wireless Set No. 38
The Wireless Set No. 38 was a High frequency (HF) portable man-pack radio transceiver used by the British Army during World War II. Designed by Murphy Radio, it was a five-valve set covering 7.4 to 9 MHz and powered by a large dry cell ba ...
– Manpack radio set, also produced as an AFV version for use in armoured vehicles to allow direct communication with infantry.
*Wireless Set No. 38 Mk. III – Late WWII infantry radio.
* Wireless Set No. 42 – Experimental general purpose vehicle/manpack HF set, tropicalised, 10W, 1.6–12.8 MHz. Project abandoned after field trials.
* Wireless Set No. 46 – Manpack radio set, used by beach landing troops, waterproof, 1W output AM or MCW.
* Wireless Set No. 48 – US-made version of WS18. Manpack HF AM or Morse Code.
* Wireless Set No. 52 – Canadian-made Remote Receiver.
* Wireless Set No. 58 – Canadian-made version of WS18.
*Wireless Set No. 62
The Wireless Set No. 62 was a British Army HF band radio transceiver. Introduced by Pye during the later part of World War II as a light-weight and waterproof replacement for the Wireless Set No. 22. Although intended as an interim design, it re ...
– Short-range vehicle-mounted HF set, 1.6–10.0 MHz, CW & RT (AM).
* Wireless Set No. 68 – Similar to No. 18 set, lower frequency range.
* Wireless Set No. 76 – Transmitter set used in conjunction with receiver R109.
* Wireless Set No. 88 – VHF manpack set from 1947.
* Wireless Set No. 108
*Larkspur radio system
Larkspur was the retrospectively adopted name of a tactical radio system used by the British Army. Its development started in the late 1940s with the first equipment being issued in the mid-1950s. It remained in service until replaced by Clansman ...
** Station Radio A13 – HF manpack transceiver.
**Station Radio A40
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– Based on the Canadian C/PRC-26.
** Station Radio A41 – British copy of the US AN/PRC-10 The AN/PRC-10 is an American VHF portable radio transceiver, introduced in 1951 as a replacement for the wartime SCR-300 set. The AN/PRC-8 and AN/PRC-9 sets are basically the same but cover lower frequency bands. It remained in service with the Ame ...
. Replaced the WS No. 31 Set.
**Station Radio A42
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– British copy of the US AN/PRC-9.
**Station Radio B44
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– Short-range duplex AM set for artillery and anti-aircraft batteries.
**Station Radio B45
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
**Station Radio B47
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– VHF transceiver, 38 to 56 MHz
**Station Radio B48
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– VHF transceiver, 26 to 38 MHz
**Station Radio C12
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– Interim HF AM/CW set designed by Pye.
**Station Radio C13
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– AM, NB-PhM & CW. Forward area HF set used where VHF was not appropriate.
**Station Radio C42
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– VHF transceiver, 36 to 60 MHz, for mobile communication in the forward battle area.
**Station Radio C45
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
– VHF transceiver, 23 to 38 MHz.
* Clansman
*Bowman (communications system)
Bowman is the name of the tactical communications system used by the British Armed Forces.
The Bowman C4I system consists of a range of HF radio, VHF radio and UHF radio sets designed to provide secure integrated voice, data services to dismount ...
*Personal Role Radio
The H4855 Personal Role Radio (PRR) is a small UHF transmitter-receiver issued to the British Armed Forces. It is used by the British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Regiment. The radio has a range of 500 meters, ...
*High-capacity data radio
High-capacity data radio (HCDR) is a development of the Near-Term Digital Radio (NTDR) for the UK government as a part of the Bowman communication system. It is a secure wideband 225–450 MHz UHF radio system that provides a self-managing ...
See also
* Army Communications and Information Systems (United Kingdom) *Notes
{{reflistExternal links
*http://wftw.nl/wireless/wireless.html *http://qsl.net/g4bxd/uk.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120116143142/http://www.keithwatt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/museum/ws22.htm *http://www.royalsignals.org.uk/photos/ws38mk3.htm