SHOWCASE 2. CELL 2-32
Lend-Lease
Radios
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WS No.19 Mk.II (Wireless
Sets No.19 Mk.II) - HF and VHF tank radios in one
common cabinet. Frequency bands 2.0…6.0 MHz (A1 / A3, up
to 9 W output) and 229…241 MHz (A3, 0.4 W output).
Separate power supply unit. WS No.19 HF sets have been
used also as transportable and fixed radios.
To
be continued after the picture set...
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Designed
and manufactured in the UK from 1941. Manufactured in Canada
and in the USA from 1942 for delivery to the USSR by The
Lend-Lease Act. Our sample apparently was made in the
USA yet there were no manufacturer's labels on the radio and
its power supply unit.
The
label we currently have on our radio was taken from another
WS No.19 of British manufacture. Such British radios have
been delivered to the USSR from late 1941 before Lend-Lease
supplies from the USA started in 1942.
Dial
and panel markings on our WS No.19 sample are made both in
English and Russian. On top of the radio, three W.S. No.19
control modules of Canadian manufacture are visible. All the
control modules are marked in English and Russian,
too.
WS No.19
dimensions (less power supply unit) - 444 х 216 х 318 mm,
weight - 18 kg.
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