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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Reel of Signal Wire - DON 10

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Communications Gallery - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals

Overview

With the introduction of “Line” for both telephony and telegraphy during the Boer War and World War 1 a number of cable variants were developed. The series started with D1 and D2 and evolved into D8 by 1919. The variants were all improvements to insulation, waterproofness, flexibility and robustness. Variations in the number of steel and copper wires to maximise conductivity. In practical reference, the use of the army phonetic alphabet for D, “Don” was used for these variants. Don 10 was the result of further manufacturing improvements in thinner spun and extruded copper wire.

Historical information

With the introduction of “Line” for both telephony and telegraphy during the Boer War and World War 1 a number of cable variants were developed. The series started with D1 and D2 and evolved into D8 by 1919. The variants were all improvements to insulation, waterproofness, flexibility and robustness. Variations in the number of steel and copper wires to maximise conductivity. In practical reference, the use of the army phonetic alphabet for D, “Don” was used for these variants. Don 10 was the result of further manufacturing improvements in thinner spun and extruded copper wire.

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cwa-org-32-54-626

Contextual Information

This object 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.

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