World War 2, Western Australia, Wireless Remote Control Unit A, 1940
Wireless Remote Control Unit A for a wireless set No1 and 11, the first of a fairly long line of such units (they eventually got to 'Q'). The outfit allowed remote operation of the wireless set, although it required an operator at the set to perform the send/receive switching.
The complete setup requires two of those units, and various cables - a "fan out" cable that connects to the set (this has three plugs for microphone, headphones, and morse key on one end and a 4-pin "Plug No.406" (as used on various field telephone handsets) on the other), and a "Coupler No.2" which is a quick connect adapter for the remote control link. (The cables are carried in a pouch stitched to the carrying strap for the control unit - these appear on eBay occasionally and are mis-described as being for signal pistol cartridges!) Interconnect between the units was a 100 yard reel of twin cable with matching "Coupler No.2" on each end.
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It also provided telephone communication between the operators, or to a standard field switchboard - so it was possible for a remote telephone user to access the radio (with the set operator doing the send/receive switching, of course).
This device is located in the Communications Gallery commissioned by the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia as part of the Centenary commemorations of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. Communication devices used by the Australian Army also are presented in their operational context throughout the Museum.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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