[Boatanchors] Class D wavemeter Mk I and MkII and other Brit. wavemeters

J. Forster [email protected]
Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:23:09 -0400


The manual for the MK I is on the Trackpads site of the wireless-Set-No-19
Group:

http://www.trackpads.net/webs/wireless-set-no19/index.htm

We hope to have the MK II manual pretty soon.  The MK II is a remarkable unit. I
am restoring one.

-John

William L Howard wrote:

> >
> > The Regular Army used the Class D wavemeter Mk I and MkII versions,
> both
> > much inferior to the BC221, The Navy had a wide range of Crystal
> calibrators
> > and heterodyne wave meters, but ther seens little info available on
> > thesenow. Judging by what turns up at ham junk sales, rallies etc, the
> BC221
> > dominated.
>
> I would like to know more about British wave meters. I have two British
> wave meters which no one seems to know anything about. MOD contacts were
> "probably used to develop radar" but nothing definite.
>
> Bill Howard