WS No. 19 Parts Needed

[horsa]

Looking for some of the longer 12 point armor braided cables for a 19 Set. Something along 5-6 feet would probably work.

Also looking for a Number 4 Aerial Variometer Seating Plate and a working Number 1 Mark II Control Unit.

[grega]

try WWW.qsl.net--the wireless set no.19

[1944M8]

seems to be a dead link... wont come up

[horsa]

I got through by dropping the --the part. Seemed to be a collective site for ham operators that had individual little pages. Some had parts but umpteen different type of radio sets and the message base for searches goes back into the 1990s. Might be good stuff out there but tough to sort through...

[Jeff_H]

Do you mean the wooden base for the variometer?

If so I made a copy of a friends for my set. It is pretty easy to do, and I could make one up for you in a couple of weeks (I am haulin A%% to finish my jeep right now). Will look at my spare cables and box ( I think all I have spare is the "Call Commander" box)

cheers

Jeff

[horsa]

The variometer seating plate is a metal piece with holes in a vertical row down the center. It has two metal tabs about three inches past the plate on the same side and there are two protrusions near one end for the lead on the back of the variometer (when mounted) to pass through to the aerial which it is meant to tune.

Only wooden parts I know of that are used with a No 19 set is a ring that is used beneath one of the aerial bases. They made them in wood, metal and rubber depending on the year.

Can't use a Call box as they were part of the tank set and I'm using my previous jeep set in a carrier now.

Thanks though.

[Jeff_H]

Definitely don't have that.

When mounted on the top of the power supply, or an auxillary tray, the variometer sat on a wooden or hard rubber base which screwed into the tapped holes in the bottom of the variometer, and then the base was screwed onto the power supply from inside.



I mounted mine on a plywood base as on the power supply it interfers with the calibrator and would hit the passenger in the back of the head when seated. There apparently was a metal tray available on the originals.

Hope you find what you're looking for, these radios are much fun to use and listen too.

cheers

Jeff

[horsa]

Your set is similar to the one in my British airborne signals jeep except I had it mounted on the driver side. Allowed me to fasten the crystal calibrator to the side of the power supply unit. Only problem was that made the combined length a bit to snug for my waterproof canvas cover to fit over the rig if the protective cages were in place.

Photo (hopefully) is the plate I am looking for. I've got one of the metal saddle types like you have on top of your 19 set main unit.

[Jeff_H]

The middle part (5 sided with all the holes) is nearly the same as the separate piece I was describing. It has a row of holes in the center to allow mounting the variometer forward or back, and the four outer holes are used to mount it from underneath.

Again best of luck in your search.

Jeff

[horsa]

Photo above is the normal variometer metal mounting bracket (saddle) along with a standard variometer plate with felt pad beneath for reference and comparison. The plate is essentially the same but the pattern I'm looking for is shown in the earlier message and has the aerial lead built in and is a larger overall metal mounting bracket.

Sure there are other variations as well. At least two others for sure since I need the Number 4 pattern.

[oztankboy]

Hi there!

I think this is what you may be after... Spotted this on Epay. I have delt with this guy in the past and I have not had any problems with him. He has heaps of No.19 gear and other gear as well.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WS-19-ww2-milita ... dZViewItem
The No.19 is a good looking radio... I am putting one into my M3 Stuart tank.

Phil...

[horsa]

Hey Phil,

The part that seller has listed is one of the three parts used in conjunction with a vaiometer when mounting it. It also happens to be essentially the same thing I show with my variometer in the photo just above your post.

Further up the message thread you will find a photo of the No 4 variometer plate that I'm looking for.

Thanks though,

[oztankboy]

Hi there again!

well i just had a look a a parts list I got of him some time back. I guess what you are after:-
Aerial variometer seating plates No.4 ZA 10314

He has it listed as in stock. Though it is a couple of years old. Guess no harm in getting a email off to him. Here it is:-

orla.rob@ioa.it

Phil...

[horsa]

I'll double check with him and see if he has another. The photo of the No 4 plate further back in the thread is actually from one of his past auctions. I need one but wasn't willing to pay as much on eBay for it as the rest of a set is worth.

Normally the part wouldn't be that much but there were a couple of people running it up way beyond a reasonable price. Since I have a complete variometer mount (in the other photo), I can run my set as is for now. If I find what I need, then what I have will become available later on if someone else is installing a set in a jeep or tank.

On a happier note, I'm pretty sure that I have found the control unit I needed