Radios are milsurps too!

[tiriaq]

Many years ago, I could operate a No. 19 Mk. III radio set. It wasn't surplus then. I forget now how many tubes it had, but it seemed that ongoing maintenance was required. When one was transmitting, it sounded like a vacuum cleaner.

[Sapper740]

Many years ago, I could operate a No. 19 Mk. III radio set. It wasn't surplus then. I forget now how many tubes it had, but it seemed that ongoing maintenance was required. When one was transmitting, it sounded like a vacuum cleaner.

Now you're aging yourself tiriaq if you were using a 19 Set before they were surplused. I have a WS 19 Mark II and a Mark III in my collection and now that I'm retired I hope to have time to get at least one of them working. Yes, they're finicky units and require the frequent use of a crystal calibrator to keep them on frequency. They all came with an antenna tuner too for the same reason. They packed a lot into the chassis of the 19 Set: the long range A set for coms back to HQ, the shorter range inter-tank B set, and a crew intercom. I was asked to set up a display at the Texas State Fair one year when the theme was honoring veterans and they wanted a display of Allied kit. I have a pic that I sent the organizers of some of my collection that I set up in the driveway for their approval. The 19 set sits prominently in the display.