The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU2051

The Wireless Set No. 38 was a High frequency (HF) portable man-pack radio transceiver used by the

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during World War II. Designed by

Murphy Radio Murphy Radio was a British manufacturer of radios and televisions based in Welwyn Garden City, England. Murphy Radio was founded in 1929 by Frank Murphy and E.J. Power as a volume manufacturer of home radio sets. Its factories were in the He ...

, it was a five-

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set covering 7.4 to 9 MHz and powered by a large

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carried in a separate

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. An armoured fighting vehicle variant was also developed for use alongside the

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 ...

in armoured vehicles to allow direct communication between tank commanders and infantry. In 1945, a Mk. III version was produced housed in a sealed diecast metal enclosure.

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* http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/3706_WS38_Training_Notes.pdf World War II British electronics British military radio