List of British Army radio sets

A list of British Army radio equipment.

Tactical systems

W/T Set 120 Watt - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1918. W/T Set "A" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1922. W/T Sets "C" - Continuous Wave (CW) Wireless Teletype set introduced in 1923. Wireless Set No. 1 – Short-range radio developed in 1933. Wireless Set No. 3 Wireless Set No. 8 – Replaced by WS No. 18. Wireless Set No. 9 Wireless Set No. 10 – Eight channel multiplexed microwave transmitter/receiver. Wireless Set No. 11 – Replacement for No. 1. Used by the likes of the Long Range Desert Group during WW2. Replaced by No. 19. Wireless Set No. 12 – Static or vehicle mounted transmitter station, range about 60 miles (~96 km). Wireless Set No. 17 – 2-valves, 44–61 MHz. Used by Searchlight Units. Wireless Set No. 18 – Manpack set, used for "short range telephony and C/W working in forward areas", about 5 miles (8 km) maximum, Bn HQ to Company HQ, 6–9 MHzWorking Instructions ZA 24949 Wireless Set No. 19 – Standard WW2 Tank set. Used in every theatre of operation. HF, 2–8 MHz, AM or Morse Code. Wireless Set No. 21 – Static or vehicle mounted transceiver 4.2 to 7.5 MHz. Wireless Set No. 22 – General-purpose low-power vehicle and ground station with facilities for man pack. Frequency range 2–8 MHz. MO control. RF output 1.5 W. R/T, CW. Range up to 20 miles (~ 32 kilometers). Used by airborne troops and anti-aircraft units.See, for example, Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, War Establishment III/171/2, dated 01.12.1943. Wireless Set No. 31 – Manpack radio set. The US SCR-300 design adapted for British use. Wireless Set No. 33 Wireless Set No. 37 – Short range lightweight transmitter/receiver for use by paratroops. Some components used in S-Phone. Wireless Set No. 38 – Manpack radio set, also produced as an AFV version for use in armoured vehicles to allow direct communication with infantry. Wireless Set No. 38 Mk. III – Late WWII infantry radio. Wireless Set No. 42 – Experimental general purpose vehicle/manpack HF set, tropicalised, 10W, 1.6–12.8 MHz. Project abandoned after field trials. Wireless Set No. 46 – Manpack radio set, used by beach landing troops, waterproof, 1W output AM or MCW. Wireless Set No. 48 – US-made version of WS18. Manpack HF AM or Morse Code.http://www.qsl.net/g4bxd/us.htm Wireless Set No. 52 – Canadian-made Remote Receiver. Wireless Set No. 58 – Canadian-made version of WS18.http://www.qsl.net/g4bxd/us.htm Wireless Set No. 62 – Short-range vehicle-mounted HF set, 1.6–10.0 MHz, CW & RT (AM). Wireless Set No. 68 – Similar to No. 18 set, lower frequency range. Wireless Set No. 76 – Transmitter set used in conjunction with receiver R109. Wireless Set No. 88 – VHF manpack set from 1947. Wireless Set No. 108 Larkspur radio system Station Radio A13 – HF manpack transceiver. Station Radio A40 – Based on the Canadian C/PRC-26. Station Radio A41 – British copy of the US AN/PRC-10. Replaced the WS No. 31 Set. Station Radio A42 – British copy of the US AN/PRC-9. Station Radio B44 – Short-range duplex AM set for artillery and anti-aircraft batteries. Station Radio B45 Station Radio B47 – VHF transceiver, 38 to 56 MHz Station Radio B48 – VHF transceiver, 26 to 38 MHz Station Radio C12 – Interim HF AM/CW set designed by Pye. Station Radio C13 – AM, NB-PhM & CW. Forward area HF set used where VHF was not appropriate. Station Radio C42 – VHF transceiver, 36 to 60 MHz, for mobile communication in the forward battle area. Station Radio C45 – VHF transceiver, 23 to 38 MHz. Clansman Bowman (communications system) Personal Role Radio High-capacity data radio

List of British Army radio sets

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