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Welcome to the home page of Louis Meulstee, the author of the " WIRELESS FOR THE WARRIOR" range of books devoted to the technical history and development of British Army radio communication.
On this web site you will find basic technical descriptions and photographs of radio sets once used in the British Army. In addition, there are also posted numerous other subjects for example: line telegraph (the Fullerphone), Air-Sea rescue sets (Gibson Girl), a gallery with USSR radios and various other subjects.
The background colour of the "Wireless for the Warrior" pages on this site is not taken at random but matches the colour of British Army radio equipment in the early World War 2 period.
The Wireless for the Warrior range of books (comprising the Volume and Compendium series) is intended as a detailed source of reference of the history and development of radio communication equipment in use by the British Army from the very early days of radio to the 1960s.
Volume 1 (Wireless Sets No. 1 to 88) and Volume 2 (Standard Sets for World War II) cover transmitters and transceivers used the period 1932-1948. This era was not taken arbitrarily, but represents two milestones in the technical progress of British Military radio communication:In Volume 3 (Reception Sets) Army receivers are described, spanning the era 1932 to the late 1960s. The book does not only cover those receivers specifically designed or adapted for the British Army, but also sets adopted from Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. In addition are covered special receivers, direction finding receivers, Canadian and Australian Army receivers, commercial receivers adopted by the Army and Army Welfare broadcast sets.
Volume 4 (Clandestine Radio) include Clandestine, Agents or 'Spy' radio equipment, sets which were used by Special Forces, Partisans, Resistance, 'Stay Behind' organisations, Australian Coast Watchers and Diplomatic Service, in addition to selected associated power sources, RDF and intercept receivers, bugs and radio- and radar beacons. The information has been compiled through the collaboration of a vast number of collectors and enthusiasts around the world.A new page in progress |
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You can reach me by e-mail on the following address: louis 'at' wftw.nl |
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