Maurice Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Does anybody know how the aerials where connected to the 19set? On a QLR there is the rubber aerial foot , and a glass bubble next to it , and inside there is then a junction block with engraved glass and rubber under the connectors , how is this connected to the set , and How is it then done on a MWR , should these also have a glass Insulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 It varies with the vehicle (and also depends on the wireless set(s) fitted. 1) "Through the roof" mounting uses Aerial Lead-in No.16 (which is Aerial Base No.3 on top of a large ceramic insulator, the rubber part of Base No.3 is bypassed using four braid straps) and the lead from the variometer output goes to the bolt in the center of the ceramic insulator. 2) Bracket on the front of the "house type" body. There are two aerial bases and a "blackout box" fitted. (The box is to prevent light showing through the glass feed-through insulator on the front of the body. An angle bracket holds Aerial Base No.9 (on Mounting No.1) for the 'B' set above the lead-in insulator, and the 'A' set uses the same Aerial Lead-in No.16 insulator (with an extension rod) on Plate, Adapter, No.5, and the feed cable from that goes to the glass insulator (Aerial Lead-in No.12) on the front of the body. Wireless for the Warrior Volume 2 Page W.S.19-73 and 74 have some drawings of the arrangement. Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 thanks chris , I will take some pictures from what I have . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Interesting thread as I am also looking for information about the set up in the back of my Morris Commercial WT (wireless truck) Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armouredfarmer Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 You can't do better than getting a copy of Wireless for the Warrior vol2, covers all the mayor WW2 British sets in some detail with plenty of drawings and photos, it wont answer all the little queries but its a massive help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 These are pictures from the glass bowls one is mounted single , and the other is with a glass bowl for on inside of a body and one for outside. The block is for the interior , rubber aerial and glass bowl . Anybody any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 These are pictures from the glass bowls one is mounted single , and the other is with a glass bowl for on inside of a body and one for outside.The block is for the interior , rubber aerial and glass bowl . Anybody any ideas? I have not seen the the block type before, but that looks to be only for a receiver aerial. The glass insulator with the metal mounting is RAF, I think, and has a metal pipe on the back, and a knurled nut on the aerial end. They were used on aerial junction boxes (Co-axial cable to wire aerial, etc., for ground stations but probably had other uses.) The two glass bowls... are for the 'blackout box' on the front wall of a radio box. They fit into two Tufnol or Paxolin squares about 0.25" (5mm) thick, and have butterfly (wing) nuts on the end to attach wire feeders (to variometer inside and aerial base outside). There is a complete unit on eBay, but I will make no comment regarding the price! :wow: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-British-Insulators-W-T-Aerial-Lead-In-No-12-ZA-0891-WS19-WS22-WS52-WS53-/151588268923 It does have useful photographs of the assembly. Regards, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbayonetww2 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Hi, I have a glass insulator set available if your interested. Doug[ QUOTE=Chris Suslowicz;478318]I have not seen the the block type before, but that looks to be only for a receiver aerial. The glass insulator with the metal mounting is RAF, I think, and has a metal pipe on the back, and a knurled nut on the aerial end. They were used on aerial junction boxes (Co-axial cable to wire aerial, etc., for ground stations but probably had other uses.) The two glass bowls... are for the 'blackout box' on the front wall of a radio box. They fit into two Tufnol or Paxolin squares about 0.25" (5mm) thick, and have butterfly (wing) nuts on the end to attach wire feeders (to variometer inside and aerial base outside). There is a complete unit on eBay, but I will make no comment regarding the price! :wow: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-British-Insulators-W-T-Aerial-Lead-In-No-12-ZA-0891-WS19-WS22-WS52-WS53-/151588268923 It does have useful photographs of the assembly. Regards, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 I will make a picture tonight from the RAF version tonight , these come from a QLR roof , and are mounted on a plate together with a rubber aerial socket , and from there to the glass rubber junction block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Suslowicz Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I will make a picture tonight from the RAF version tonight , these come from a QLR roof , and are mounted on a plate together with a rubber aerial socket , and from there to the glass rubber junction block. Quite possibly an RAF vehicle then, probably with a VHF set fitted for aircraft communications and an HF set for ground use. (I wonder if I can find my "Wireless Diagrams" pamphlet set. That might have a vehicle listed for a liaison role.) Everything is still in boxes! Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 this is the roof part from the QLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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