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PARASET replica transceiver set of 2 connectors CRYSTAL and A and E
$ 13.2
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Description
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR ONE SET OF 2 BRAND NEW CONNECTORS.ONE IS FOR THE CRYSTAL TYPE FT-171-B.
THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE ANTENNA and for the GROUND .
TO STAY CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL IDEA THEY HAVE TO BE INSTALLED UNDER THE CHASSIS.
BUT THESE ARE BRAND NEW CONNECTORS - VERY GOOD LOOKING -
YOU CAN INSTALL THEM ON THE TOP OF THE CHASSIS.
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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