New radio sets for British Army.

Medvedya · Feb 17, 2005

Typical! Mind you, it had to be done. Believe me, those Clansman's were so prehistoric it was sometimes easier to use a mobile whilst on exercise!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...dio01.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/10/01/ixhome.html

Nonskimmer · Feb 17, 2005

Hmmm, looks like another case of corner cutting. That is typical.
Still, I suppose new radios are better than no radios if the old ones were absolute crap.

Medvedya · Feb 17, 2005

They were designed in the Sixties - antiques.

Here's a pic of the handheld set.

Nonskimmer · Feb 17, 2005

Is that a Sterling magazine on the map case?

Medvedya · Feb 17, 2005

Photo looks too new - I'd say it belonged to re-enactors.

See what I mean? Not good.

Nonskimmer · Feb 17, 2005

True enough. Duh!

Medvedya · Feb 17, 2005

You can see see the huge battery pack that came with it on the right hand side - two fiddly little prongs that you pushed into little pleats on your webbing.

lesofprimus · Feb 18, 2005

Compared to some of the equipment I've used, that thing looks like Thomas Edisons' personal unit...

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evangilder · Feb 20, 2005

I saw quite a blending in my time, some of the stuff was modern, some of it would make Edison's stuff look modern!

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