[ARC5] Praise for Australia's WWII Engineers

[J. Forster]

David Stinson wrote:

> I am having a good time working on some "new to me" equipment
> built by Australia's Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA).
> Through the kindness of some of our members and trades, working
> on an AWA AT-5 transmitter / AR-8 receiver "general purpose wireless set,"
> which saw service in many ways but mostly in aircraft.
> I'm very impressed with these radios, especially the components.
> The designs are not unique; the circuits are fairly standard 1930s stuff.
> It's the forethought that went into the construction and the quality
> of the components that impress.  The engineers designed
> this set to be serviced in the field by a private with a screwdriver,
> a cigarette lighter and a forked stick.  Components are mounted
> to be easily and quickly changed.  The radios can be disassembled
> into modules for quick repair or replacement. [snip]

The construction bears many similarities to the T.1083 of similar vintage

http://wireless-set-no19.trackpads.net/photos/T1083.htm

Those were the days of PRETTY radios. FWIW,

-John