[Milsurplus] Wireless Set No.19 MK II Panel Markings

[J. Forster]

Hi,

I don't think the panel markings, done with decals are hot. They are very
fragile though. Be really careful when you clean them. They may disappear.

Most of the meter markings are not hot either, but that should not be of
concern.

HOWEVER, on the Power Supplies, there is a toggle switch. If yours has a
little glass tip on it, or if that glass is broken, it can make a Geiger
Counter literally scream.

Also, do NOT listen to anyone who suggests you operate the set w/o the
Variometer. If you do, you will only have troubles.

Best,
-John

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> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a question on the panel markings on the Wireless Set No.19 MK II.
I
> recently dug mine out of storage and noticed the panel markings glow very
> nicely in the dark after being exposed to light. The marking don't have
> that
> usual yellowish-brown flakey look of radium paint but, the Canadian
> Wireless
> Set 19 website alludes to it being radioactive under an article on
> radiation
> hazards in old military radios. An old "IN Uniform" column by Walt, KJ4KV,
> on the 19 set states that while the panel is luminescent it is not
> radioactive. Can anyone tell me what I'm dealing with before I attempt to
> clean the front panel which it badly needs. Better safe than sorry.
>
>
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Pete, WB2JWU