Locolines Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Here's the radio in the MK 4 ferret I got yesterday. I am told its quite scarce, but i dont have a clue. Does anybody refurbish these and if so, is it worth doing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hi It's a wireless set C12 - transitional from the wartime WS19/62 family to Larkspur. When was the Ferret last used as I thought these were gone from active service by the mid 1970s ? Good pictures and some info may be found at: http://www.duxfordradiosociety.org/restoration/equip/c12/ws-c12.html and you can find the manuals at: http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/1874_C12_User_Manual.pdf http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/659_C12_EMER_H142_Part1.pdf http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/660_C12_EMER_H142_Part2.pdf I am sure you will find someone local to you who can refurbish it if required - VMARS (the Vintage & Military Amateur Radio Society) or the WS No.19 Yahoo group would be good places to start. As an HF receiver it should still work adequately - you would need an Amateur Radio license to use it as a 2 way radio and I suspect it would really need to be used for morse code as modern short wave speech transmissions arent really compatible. Regards Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thank you for the information , I don't know when it was last used but I know it has not moved for over 20 years waiting for the info from the tank museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Thank you for the information , I don't know when it was last used but I know it has not moved for over 20 yearswaiting for the info from the tank museum Hello The record card should be very interesting. Would you be able to scan it and post on here? As peter has already said, he's the man for the translation :-) I bet he's not done a mk4 ferret before. I'll add your mk 4 to the register. As many have said on here and facestalk. There aren't many in private hands or otherwise. I know you have said you have the manuals, which is good. Please read the owners manual carefully, there has been much damage done to ferrets in the past in the hands of untrained drivers. Even though it seems a rugged vehicle there is a lot of damage which can be done quickly if driven improperly and driven unmaintained. Case in point as an example, fluid flywheel oil seal, gearbox brake bands etc. All the best of luck Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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