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 C 99 Radio crystal Monitor (Pg2 Rad)

An opportunity to acquire a rare Crystal Monitor Type 2, a useful piece of kit designed for use in aircraft to facilitate the initial adjustment and subsequent monitoring of CW transmitters and receivers.

It enabled a rapid and accurate shift of operational frequency to be made and a convenient method of making the necessary adjustments for the correction of frequency drift, which could occur during flight. 

 The monitor operated any one of six spot frequencies in the range from 7.5 m/cs to 1 m/c. 6 quartz crystals for the appropriate frequencies are fitted in the monitor and a seventh or extra position is provided on the panel of the instrument. Any one of the crystals could be utilised by a rotary switch on the front panel.

 The monitor was powered through the receiver's HT and LT batteries. Used in both the T1083/R1082 and R1155/T1154 radio/wireless operators set-up.

These sets were introduced to the RAF in the late 30's and early 1940's and would be used in a wide range of operational aircraft throughout the war.

 Amongst the photographs is an example of the monitor in situ in a Wellington set-up for illustration purposes. The set appears to be in original condition and I found no evidence of restoration.

AP 55609 Year 1944  10A/7396

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£395

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Wellington Bomber D F Aerial and Control box (pg 2 rad)

 

This  DF aerial and control box, rate as one of the rarest parts, you will see on this site. Made by the British company Marconi, this Bako case and DF aerial was being used operationally in 1939 and 40. It was fazed out shortly after and replaced with another material. It was important that no magnetic source was present. The unit was a radio compass and helped the Wellington find its way to the target and home again. The DF aerial rotates mechanically when the knob on the control unit is turned. They are connected by a Speedo type cable. I am hopefully collecting a cable shortly and this will be included in the sale if it comes off. At present the items for sale are as seen. The aerial can clearly be seen fitted to the top fuselage just behind the cockpit of the famous Wellington. A copy of a some technical info will be sent with the item.

 

£850

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Rebecca Aerial Lancaster/Beaufighter (pg2 rad)

An extremely rare Rebecca Yagi aerial in very rough condition please see the pictures . Most likely its come from a crash sight but the history is long gone. designed to be mounted with an accompanying identical but handed aerial on the nose of the carrying aircraft. This item was undoubtedly carried and saw service with an RAF aircraft and is of the design used by Bristol Beaufighters as well as Lancasters as shown by the paxolin screens which were incorporated to prevent propeller modulation interference and give a measure of torsion rigidity.

Rebecca / Eureka is a simple system designed initially at the behest of SOE to assist in the delivery of supplies to the Army, and Resistance Partisan groups in occupied Europe and came into use during 1943. Later, the system expanded into blind homing and approach aid for aircraft. . It consisted of two parts, the Rebecca airborne transceiver and antenna system, and the Eureka ground-based transponder.

The Rebecca code name was derived from the phrase "recognition of beacons". Rebecca calculated the range to the Eureka based on the timing of the return signals, and its relative position using a highly directional antenna. The airborne Rebecca interrogator transmitted a 4-5 μsec long pulse at a rate of 300 pulses per second on a frequency between 170 and 234 MHz. Upon receiving this signal, the Eureka rebroadcast the pulses on a different frequency. The Eureka unit also included a keying system that periodically lengthened the pulses over a period of seconds, allowing a Morse code signal to be sent for station identification.

This rebroadcast signal was received by two directional yagi antennas on the aircraft carrying the Rebecca unit. The signal was then sent to a conventional ASV radar display, with the vertical axis measuring time (and thus distance) and the horizontal showing the strength of the signal. If the aircraft was approaching the Eureka from the side, the horizontal pulse would extend further on one side of the display than the other, indicating the need for the aircraft to turn toward the shorter blip in order to fly directly toward the Eureka.

£175

 

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AN-100-A Antenna  (pg2 rad)

The RC-103-A is an airborne localizer receiver used to indicate a landing course in conjunction with the AAF instrument approach system. signals received from a transmitter, located at one end of the runway to be used, are fed into the cross-pointer indicator to indicate "on course", "fly right" or "fly left". Audio indication is also provided.

The RC-103-A Components include Indicator 1-101-C, BC-732 Control box, BC-733 Receiver and  the AN-100 Antenna

Antenna AN-100 is used when only the localizer receiver is installed in the aircraft

This system was used in the DC-3 Dakota and the B17 Flying Fortress as well as other USAAF Aircraft

The Aerial is in Good Condition with Original Paint and has an Socket on bottom for connecting it into the Receiver

Seen Below on a C-47 Diagram

£295

 

Base Unit for Whip Type Aerial (pg 2 rad)

This Base Unit is Marked With Three Different Different References

 Ref: 10B/13178 for the Body

Ref: 10B/13179 for the Cover

Ref 10B/1667 for the Main Unit

£125

 

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Wartime RAF Microphone (pg 2 rad)

A really nice RAF wartime microphone with a heavy steel base and column with a Bakelite top. Used by ground controllers in the control tower to communicate with aircraft.

Seen under a recreation of a wartime control tower

Ref A/M 10A/12052

£95 each four available some wired

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Wartime RAF hand held Microphone (pg 2 rad)

 

Seen above WAAF telephone operators in RAF Fighter Command's Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

Receiving reports of enemy aircraft plots from Observer Corps posts, September 1940.

 

£85

 

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Wartime RAF hand held Microphone 2 (pg 2 rad)

This one is in superb condition complete with its plug and according to the previous owner in working condition although i have not tested it.

Seen above WAAF telephone operators in RAF Fighter Command's Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Receiving reports of enemy aircraft plots from Observer Corps posts, September 1940.

£105

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RAF Wartime headset (pg 2 rad)

A nice set of headphones used by RAF ground controllers in WWII.

£95

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RAF Wartime headset 2 (pg 2 rad)

A nice set of spare headphones used by RAF ground controllers in WWII.

 

£55

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RAF Wartime headset 3 (pg 2 rad)

A nice set of spare headphones used by RAF ground controllers in WWII.

 

£55

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Oxygen Mask microphone (pg 2 rad)

This is a microphone used in RAF Pilots and aircrew oxygen mask's during WWII

 

£55

£250

R.1155 Radio receiver (pg 2 rad)

The R1155 is an English LF and HF superheterodyne receiver covering from 75kHz to 18.5mHz in 5 bands, with D/F (Direction Finding) and homing functions. This receiver started development in 1939 by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co and was called the AD.87B/8882B to replace the pre-war T1083 and R1082. The R.A.F. designation was the R1155 and the  corresponding transmitter was the T1154, the first units being installed in June 1940. These were still used into the 1950s. Several companies manufactured them, including Marconi, Ekco, Plessy, Philips, and the Gramophone Co. (EMI). They were fitted to many aircraft like the Avro Lancaster and the deHavilland Mosquito.

Type E radio suppressor (pg 2 rad)

In excellent condition appears serviceable. 5C/874

£65

Radio Part (pg 2 rad)

Listed as radio equipment according to air ministry part number reference.

A/M 10A/16319

Carry's Kings crown so pre 1944

See reference page three for part number details

£55

Lancaster Radar/Radio Bracket (pg 2 rad)

A/M  10AB Listed as misc radio/ Radar equipment see page three reference

£65

 
 

 

 

Supermarine Seafire R1147B (pg 2 rad)

A/M 10D/13129

Very good condition and  complete R1147B.

Radio Receiver used in the naval variant of the Spitfire the Seafire. Aiministry crown so pre 1944 manufacture. Very rare looks to be in serviceable condition although I would not know how to test it, complete in original transit case. The frequency knob is removed for transit but is included. It also comes complete with its mounting tray. This receiver is tuned with a winding handle inside the LHS of the Seafire cockpit  You can read more about radios on page 10 reference section.

As early as 1938, Supermarine had approached the Admiralty with a specifically designed Naval version of the Spitfire. However, due to circumstances beyond their control, the Admiralty ordered the Fairey Fulmar as the new aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. In February and May 1940 the Admiralty asked the Air Ministry for Spitfires but on both occasions they were turned down. However, with the Admiralty's need for a capable carrier-based fighter to take up the task of combating Japanese Zero's or Messerschmitt  the Seafire II could perform that task, this need eventually led to the Fleet Air Arm being provided with the modified Spitfire land-based fighter to take up the combat roll. In 1941 the Air Ministry offered some Mk I Spitfires to the Navy but the Admiralty demanded the latest version in production, the Mk V.

£950

Radar Power Supply unit (pg2 rad)

Radar power supply unit in excellent condition.

£275

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£125

Motor Generator A/M 10A/12009B (pg2 rad)

Here is a motor generator it has a motor which runs on 24 bolts (standard for bombers) which then spins a dynamo on the same shaft to produce 480 volts.

 The only thing that I am aware used high voltage on bomber aircraft was radar or Gee or other types of advanced navigation.

 So most likely this is its purpose. It has some damage to the mounting feet  and the motor casing at one end  but it spins freely and I see no reason why it should not work after a good clean. 

 

Motor Generator 20 Watt

23-24 Volts 1.8 amps to 480 Volts 0.04 Amps  Ref No 10A/12009B  Serial number 9252

Joseph Lucas LTD

England

 

£250

 

Air Ministry Wavemeter W1646 (pg2 rad)

A/M Ref: 10T/6040.

These were used onboard Lancaster Bombers to check the Radar Transmitter frequency. A bit rough outside, although should clean up Vernier dial looks good and legible . Inside all components are in very good condition.

 

R1082 R1155 WW2 RADIO RAF  BOMBER MONITOR (Pg2 Rad)

An opportunity to acquire a rare Crystal Monitor Type 2, a useful piece of kit designed for use in aircraft to facilitate the initial adjustment and subsequent monitoring of CW transmitters and receivers. It enabled a rapid and accurate shift of operational frequency to be made and a convenient method of making the necessary adjustments for the correction of frequency drift, which could occur during flight.  The monitor operated any one of six spot frequencies in the range from 7.5 m/cs to 1 m/c. 6 quartz crystals for the appropriate frequencies are fitted in the monitor and a seventh or extra position is provided on the panel of the instrument. Any one of the crystals could be utilised by a rotary switch on the front panel. The monitor was powered through the receiver's HT and LT batteries. Used in both the T1083/R1082 and R1155/T1154 radio/wireless operators set-up. These sets were introduced to the RAF in the late 30's and early 1940's and would be used in a wide range of operational aircraft throughout the war. Amongst the photographs is an example of the monitor in situ in a Wellington set-up for illustration purposes. The approximate dimensions of the unit are approximately Width 180mm x H110 mm x Depth 125mm. The cabling and plugs illustrated are included. It weighs less than a Kilogramme. The set appears to be in original condition and I found no evidence of restoration.

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Lancaster Wavemeter Countermeasure (Pg2 Rad)

This is an extremely rare item and its unlikely you will see one of these available again. It's in superb original condition and totally complete. It was fitted to Lancaster's and other heavy wartime bombers including the USAF B17's. Nicely marked with the Kings airministry crown. It was  used to counter enemy radar. See in situ in a B17 under.

Type W1191A A/M 10T/565

Other special equipment utilized in the Gremlin's bag-of-tricks were powerful electronic jammers. These devices had unusual nicknames like Mandrel, Dina, Jackal, Jostle, and others. Mandrel, for example, was an airborne transmitter tuned to radiate noise over the enemy radar frequencies. This disturbance tended to obscure the size of Allied attacking forces on the enemy's radar screens and also caused the enemy to conclude an attack was imminent when one was not. Another airborne electronic jammer, nicknamed Jackal, was used to jam the German tank communications during the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-45. Many of the aircraft jamming systems were developed and tested by Allied scientists associated with the American-British Laboratory Division 15 (ABL-15). They were part of the British Telecommunications Research Establishment located at Great Malvern.

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Spitfire Remote contactor control box (Pg2 Rad)

 Remote contactor IFF system control box. Fitted to Spitfire's as well as other aircraft.

The unit transmitted a signal for 15 seconds out of every minute thus identifying this aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below. 

This enabled  fighter command controllers to vector Fighters on to the enemy with two distinct plots

. The control box has a clockwork mechanism and plugs into the remote contactor below.

The control boxes are much harder to find than the remote contactor.

This has the refrenece:10A/10994

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 Remote Contactor (pg2 rad)

 Remote contactor IFF system. (Identification Friend or Foe) Spitfires had these fitted to the top RHS of the cockpit. The unit transmitted a signal for 15 secs out of every minute thus identifying this aircraft as friendly to the radar operators below. This enabled controllers to identify friend aircraft. This is in mint unused condition in its original box. This is the 24 volt version.

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Gibson Girl & aerial kite set (pg2 Rad)

This is a complete and near mint complete Gibson Girl used by downed aircrews who crash landed in the sea to call for help. The set is complete and appears to work although it needs a new bulb in the light. The kite is complete in its original metal case in A1 condition and was used as an aerial for the transmitter. It appears to be signed perhaps this was actually used in a real rescue. It is very rare to find a complete set especially in this condition.

£1250

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Lancaster DF Compass switch (pg2 Rad)

An original and very rare item. This is the correct switch for the DF Compass fitted to Lancaster's. This switch is situated on the lower left of the main instrument panel in the Lancaster.

A/M 5C/993

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GEE and H2S Radar Choke box and Control panel (pg 2 rad)

Superb original Wartime power unit and choke as connected to H2S and GEE in the Lancaster's Halifax and the Sterling. Internally complete and original.

Below extract from an AP manual

The picture below is a set up  just for GEE the, above set is for GEE and H2S

H2S’ became available in January 1943 and was regarded at the time as astonishingly advanced. Kept top-secret for as long as possible, large bulges began appearing under the bellies of some heavy bombers. Inside was a rotating parabolic dish which mapped the ground beneath, even through cloud, onto a screen in the aircraft. The fairly blurred picture on the screen differentiated between dark areas for sea, bright areas for land and very bright for built up areas. It worked best on coastal targets or those with a broad river or lake nearby. At first, the new H2S sets were installed only in Pathfinder aircraft who flew ahead of other bombers to accurately mark the target with coloured flares.

The first major development in navigational technology was ‘GEE’, a system perfected in early 1942. An on-board set received synchronised radio signals transmitted from ground stations in different locations in England. Two signals gave the navigator a ‘fix’ so he could work out his aircraft’s position on the route to the target at any time.

When flying near the ground stations over home territory, GEE’s accuracy was good; At increasing distances, particularly into Germany, accuracy was reduced. However, with a range of about 300 miles, GEE at least ensured that each bomber crew entered enemy territory with reasonable confidence as to their position. After a time, the Germans worked out a way to jam the system (i.e. interrupt the radio signals from England). British scientists were forced to develop new GEE systems, new frequencies and jamming of their own.

GEE and H2S Radar Choke box and Control panel

£750

 

 

USAF Microphone amplifier (pg2 rad)

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Very early example in very nice condition dated 08/12/40

£350

Radio/ Radar Power Unit (pg 2 rad)

Believed to be wartime - a power unit fitted to the heavy bombers of the RAF to supply radar/radio systems - possibly H2S or Gee ? Air Ministry Section/Reference no. 10DB/16072 (10DB being the section for radio/radar power units) AM serial 99 , Type 707 , size 9 x 8 x 11inch deep . Appears to be in  good condition inside .

£250

 

Mounting Bracket (pg 2 rad)

Used in heavy bombers to mount radio and radar equipment. The power unit fits like a glove with rear locking pins. Attached to original wooden base.

A/M 10AJ/82

See reference page three for part number details

Tray only

£65

 

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