Royal Signals Museum - Equipment - Wireless Set No 62Wireless Set No 62This successor to the No 22 Set, originally designated No 22 Mk II, was developed before the No 42 Set, intended to replace the No 22, was produced. It is tropicalised and can float itself and an additional 20lb for five minutes without suffering water damage. After its use by an airborne division in the last stages of WWII, modifications were made to allow its dropping by parachute and use on the move. This upgraded Mk II version was marketed for civilian use in the 1950s. The No 62 Set has better reception performance than the No 22 Set and, due to aluminium construction, weighs just over half as much: 30lb compared to 56lb. It was intended as a vehicle station but used as a mobile one, carried by two animals or three men taking set, accumulator and 60W pedal generator for recharging batteries. The 12V accumulator drove an HT generator, producing 340V HT within the set. This gave a power output of 0.5 to 1.1 W and a range of 15 miles or 25 miles CW.
ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S No 62 SETS |
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