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  1. Tony B
    One: the units have to be around two miles apart to triangulate decently. Two: They operated very close to the front line, sometimes over so needed to be able to Foxtrot Oscar at high speed. What happens in case of breackdown, two units U/S. Yes DF sets were fitted to units such as the Heavy Humber and the WC54 (Got to get the Dodges in somewhere :-D)Posibly WC62 as well, at least they were used by support parties attached to US units. Photo of trailers was taken in Germany 1945.
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    Alert looking security! :-D Next question what does the X prefix mean?
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    Just been speacking to Phil, who's computer is down. The trailers were towed by 15 cwt trucks, the Humber's were units in there own right. There were normally four DF units together based at intervals of around two miles. 109 and 110 Special Wirless units operated DF from the Shoe Factory in Nimegen (Apologies to my Dutch mates for spelling) So can one of you confirm the site? They were also the unit that contacted the Germans asking for a truce to collect wounded.
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    Another vehicle known to have been used by Y Service is the dear old Humber Heavy. Could that have handled the trailer? Trouble is a lot of the information concerning Interceptor and D/F were, and still are higly classified. The men who used the equipment developed the techniques still used today. They also used WC54, mainly with the Special Liasion Units that took the information from Bletchley and rebroadcast, in cipher of course, to Allied Headquarters.
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    Possible rephrasing?
  6. Tony B
    That looks to be a fair sized beast!
  7. Tony B
    Welcome, Suggestions? A Dodge, then a Dodge, and if in doubt a Dodge!
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    ARE!! I see the purpose now. Extra boost away from the lights!
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    It was ***** early in the morning! There are a lot of tales about D/F units working at if not beyond the front line. Apparently German weapons were prized as the sound didn't give away you were British. On May 8th 1945 Peace was celebrated, on May 9th 1945, they started D/F and interception of Soviet stations. Any unit markings? 30 Corp would be my bet.
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    off to normandy

    Tony B replied to paulob1's topic in MV Chatter

    We went down there on the 65th anniversary. One Old Lady was in tears. I stopped to se eif she was alright. She told me she had lived in the house at the top of the hill all her life, and had seen the orginal British Forces come over the hill. Gives you a shiver.
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    Hanging to good!
  12. Tony B
    Yes places going fast!
  13. Tony B
    In British service the trailers were normally towed by Bedford QLRs of Y Service. They worked in pairs of preferably threes to triangulate positions.
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    The ultimate answer to hogging the middle lane?
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    off to normandy

    Tony B replied to paulob1's topic in MV Chatter

    Go a little inland to Tilly Sur Seulle. Smallest WW2 cemetery just outside best supplier of Calavados in the world! The villiage was the site of a major battle for the cross roads.
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    Thanks mate! I'll give it a try, should have a more modern pice of material somewhere.
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    Looking up the Brigand on Wiki gives a precise date for service. Sounds like it was a good idea, except for sevral little problems, like shooting itself down.
  18. Tony B
    Welcome Rolf, do post pictures of your work so the rest of us can be jealous.
  19. Tony B
    And yet more Nices! Get a vidio of it pumping!
  20. Tony B
    Might well be the fiber brush! Is it essential?
  21. Tony B
    I'm very curious about the cavalry bit! :cool2:
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    Careful of the casing! I know to my cost they can be very fragile.
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    It's my bitsa unit. The engine bit is Chore Horse the points etc are BSA. The face plate fits both but the position of componets and the magnets on the flywheel pice are in diffrent places. The points are opening then sticking, then working again , when they feel like it. I'll post some pictures and see if anybody recognises them. Thanks for help I'll try both places.
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    Oh very nice!
  25. Tony B
    Welcome in.
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