The B2 Suitcase Transmitter-Receiver

摘要

From various branches of the forces, many Amateurs have memories of certain radio equipment from long ago. A soldier would remember the Number 19 set, the sailor the B28 receiver whilst the RAF operators might remember the 1154/1155 combination. And for a former Merchant Navy Radio Officer like myself the Oceanspan transmitter and the Atalanta receiver spring to mind. However, from such organisations as Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the Diplomatic Wireless Service (DWS) we can expect deafening silence or selective amnesia should one mention the Racal RA17 or the Mark 123! That brings me to the wartime Special Operations Executive (SOE).