PARASET replica transceiver ORIGINAL 3.530 MHz crystal holder FT-171-B

Description

YOU ARE BIDDING FOR ONE USED ORIGINAL CRYSTAL HOLDER  FT-171-B.
F = 3.530 MHz
TESTED - 100% WORKING CONDITION.
THIS TYPE OF CRYSTALS WERE USED IN THE PARASET PROJECT DURING WWII.
NOW IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND  FT-171-B CRYSTALS ON HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES AND
OF COURSE YOU USE SOME OTHER KIND OF CRYSTALS TO OPERATE YOUR PARASET RIG.
BUT...YOU WILL CHANGE THIS ..YOU WILL REPLACE THAT AND ON THE END OF THE DAY
EVEN YOU CAN NOT RECOGNIZE  WHAT IS THIS ON YOUR DESK??!! :)
WHAT IS PARASET:
The Paraset was a small, low-power,
thermionic valve
CW
morse code
-only
radio
transmitter
-
receiver
supplied to the
resistance
groups in
France
,
Belgium
and the
Netherlands
during
World War II
.
The Paraset was one of the first successful miniaturized radio sets for
Britain
's
Special Operations Executive
which conducted
espionage
and other activities behind
German
lines during World War II.
The set, known as the Whaddon Mark VII, was used for clandestine radio communication primarily in
Norway
and
Europe
, developed at the
Royal Signals
Special Communications Unit workshops at
Little Horwood
and the workshops of
Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire
in the early stages of World War II. The equipment is known as the “Paraset” because it was dropped by parachute for field agents.
Receiver
coverage: 3.0 to 7.6
MHz
, one band.
Transmitter
coverage: slightly more than 3.0 to 7.6
MHz
, two bands, selectable.
Power output: 4 to 5
watts
. Number of
amateur radio
operators build and operate replicas of the Paraset.
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