[Milsurplus] Aussie WW2 Sets was BC 191 info - many thanks to all

[David Prince]

G'day all,

Just to expand a little on Mike's email.

3BZ Installations had quite a few variations. One could have a portable unit
running off batteries as was used by Coastwatchers among others, or a unit
operated from mains power.

 Many types of water craft were seconded in the Australian area during WW2
by the U.S. Navy. Most were then fitted out with a 3BZ installation supplied
by AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia) under a reverse lend-lease
arrangement. AMC- 145 SC-CD-317-44 was the U.S. Nomenclature.

The ATR-4 was built in Australia by Radio Corporation of Australia and was a
copy of their RC-16 set. It was used in the SWPA by the U.S Forces as well
as Australian and New Guinea Coastwatchers. The example I have in my
collection is an ATR-4A with U.S. Signal Corps ID plate stating
SC-CD-412-44.

The Wireless Set No.208 was another Radio Corp set used by Coastwatchers.

The AT21 transmitter was an RAAF nomenclature and the same set was supplied
to the U.S. Navy as NA-CD-M564-44 Model AMT-150. The manual also states a
TW-12 (from memory) but I'm not sure if this was a nomenclature for the AT21
or for an equivalent U.S. transmitter.

AMR 100 (cabinet mounted) and AMR-101 (Rack mounted) were a copy of the HRO
made by AWA

AR7 (RAAF) and Reception Set No.1 (Army) was an HRO copy made by Kingsley
Radio

AMR-200 was a copy of a Hammarlund made by Eclipse Radio

AMR-300 and A679* was a receiver built by S.T.C. (Standard Telephone &
Cable) in Australia

Cheers
Dave Prince
Brisbane Military Radio Collection


> From: "mike kelly" <vk3cz@hotmail.com>
> > During WW2 the US signal corps based in Australia were issued quite a
few
> > Australian built military radios . The AWA AT 21 being one , it was a HF
> 50
> > Watt set with mains power supply . The AWA 3BZ was another one used by
> Yanks
> > in the islands , it was a HF 10 watt set made up in three sections , the
> tx
> > , rx and speaker in 3 separate boxes .
>
> Where did the Yanks use the "coastwatcher radio" ? I would have thought
the
> US had enuff of that kind of gear.
>
> > Also the little dry battery ATR4 set
> > , a HF 3 watt set carried in a canvas satchel.
>
> This is a copy of the USA Forest Service ( and also briefly acquired by
> the US Army ) type SPF. I don't think any US forces used this in the
Pacific
> area.
>
> The AT 20 mentioned was a
> > large HF transmitter built by AWA again . The Yanks even used some of
the
> > Australian built radar sets for a while .
>
> Not to mention the AMR-101  HRO-type receiver built by AWA.
> And the SP-200 copy ( nomenclature?)
> >
> No- more raving is called for.



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