English wireless radio set n° 38 MK2

[pieand]

I have found this one

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[la5he@yahoo.no]

Ws38

You are in the wrong place for this equipment. ! -

[Val]

You are in the wrong place for this equipment. ! -

Why in the wrong place, Rag?

"This is a place where information is exchanged about both wireless and wired communication equipment used by both the Allies and the Axis powers during the period between 1933 and 1945."

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=187083

It's quite refreshing actually to see also allied stuff here from time to time

[Yuri D.]

Thank you Val. We do like to see all types of wireless gear from WWI and WWII here.

[la5he@yahoo.no]

I must admit not having read the introduction to this reflector !!
By having the name it has , I assumed it was all about WM gear and nothing else.

I am sorry


Ragnar

[Val]

Hi pieand,

Hope sincerely that we didn't scare you off from here and that you also show us inside pictures of your No. 38 MKII

For restoration, here's schematics

http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archiv...cct_layout.pdf
http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archiv...chill_Tank.pdf

[Yuri D.]

Our welcome statement:

Welcome to the Communication Equipment Forum. This is a place where information is exchanged about both wireless and wired communication equipment used by both the Allies and the Axis powers during the period between 1933 and 1945. Radar and airplane guidance equipment should also be covered on this forum. The collecting community of communication equipment has become quite large, and is growing constantly. This forum is a place where both novice and advanced collectors can gain valuable knowledge which will help them avoid the many pitfalls of this very interesting hobby.

So your posts are welcome.

[Funksammler]

The W.S.38 is pertinent as it probably inspired the method of carrying of the Dorette. On paper the W.S.38 and Dorette fulfilled a similar role and have similar performance.

By the time the Germans fielded the Dorette, the Brits had decided it was best to carry the radio on the back with the W.S. 38 Mk III. The probably found that diving for cover could be a painful experience with a lump of metal strapped to your shoulder! They in turn were probably quite impressed with the German Feldfunksprechers!

regards,

Funksammler

[trfh]

More on the WS38

The W.S.38 is pertinent as it probably inspired the method of carrying of the Dorette. On paper the W.S.38 and Dorette fulfilled a similar role and have similar performance.

By the time the Germans fielded the Dorette, the Brits had decided it was best to carry the radio on the back with the W.S. 38 Mk III. The probably found that diving for cover could be a painful experience with a lump of metal strapped to your shoulder! They in turn were probably quite impressed with the German Feldfunksprechers!

regards,

Funksammler

Funksammler,

As far as I know the WS38 was not worn "on the shoulder" - I would need to see a picture to understand what you have in mind here. We might be just having difficulties with the english here - to me "on the shoulder" means the set would be up near my ears! All sets - whether at the back or front - tend to use the shoulders for support, i.e. with straps that go over the shoulders.

The WS38 was worn on the chest - see the sketch here.

The move to wearing manpacks on the back wasn't by any means universal. There was a later set - the WS88 - which came in about 1948 in the British Army, which had two pouches, one for the set and the other for the battery, and that was worn on the belt at the front.

My guess is that apart from the discomfort of wearing sets on your front - the other problem was that of detuning the aerial. You tend to lie on your front when diving on the ground, so if the set is on your front, the aerial will be between your body and the ground. The chances of it working - at least with the WS38 (whose performance could only be summed up as "poor") were near zero!

Some interesting tests could be done with some of these sets to find out how they really performed.


Richard

[Funksammler]

The link actually shows an incorrect way of wearing the WS 38, what most collectors and museums lack is the correct brace attachment to connect the carrying frame to the shoulder strap. Instead they hang it on the L-strap hooks supporting the ammunition pouches, resulting in the too low postion as shown on the weblink.


This is the correct way of carrying the W.S. 38, positioned above the ammo pouch:

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regards,

Funksammler

[pieand]

W.s. 38

Bonsoir,
Pourriez-vous me donner une idée de la valeur de l'ensemble que j'ai mis sur ce forum.
Merci d'avance
Pierre