WWII R1116A RECEIVER

Used in the Fairy Swordfish Aircraft, they were also fitted in the Sunderland Flying Boat and other aircraft between the two world wars. Its companion was the T1115 transmitter.

Your comments:

• As a short wave listener around 1960, this was the first 'real' communication receiver I had ever used. I still remember the musical bell-like sounds from the filaments as they warmed up and expanded with twanging effect in the headphones. (They were directly heated from a 2 volt accumulator. Alas, it conked out and I didn't have the technical know-how at the time to fix it. It belonged to my friend, and I think his dad gave it to the scrap man.
  .......... Peter Beardsmore G4IXY, St Albans, 8th of July 2011
  
  

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