WWII WIRELESS SET No 38 MK2, 1941

Using a separate battery pack this radio could be carried by one man. Not the first true man pack; the WS No13 man pack in 1937 pre-dated it but was not so successful. It was designed by Murphy Radio.

Range is half a mile with a 4 foot rod aerial, 2 miles using a 12 foot rod. It was supplied with headset and throat microphone.

• Detailed view of the Radio
  

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• Not related to the radio but a memory of Job Stocks. As a teenager in the 1960's a Saturday morning visit to Jobstocks was an absolute MUST.
  On one occasion we purchased for a few shillings an ex WD fire-fighters asbestos suit. We hauled it back to Seymour Rd in Chingford and made a cunning plan. One evening we parked at High Beach approaching midnight. My chum crawled down in to the valley and at the stroke of midnight appeared in a ghostly white suit which must have been some seven feet tall. Much hustle and bustle, revving of engines and hasty departures by lovers in their Zodiacs, Vanguards, TR2's and what have you.
  
  The police turned up in a black maria and after some time made light of it !