Originally Posted by Image
Britmog ..... That's a beauty .... and rare .... they made heaps of the wartime ones but far less of the 'peacetime' models .... what make is it? (Has a slightly Mullard/Ferranti look) ..... during the 80's and early '90s I was a radio tech for the Home Office and we did a fair bit of clandestine equipment for various government agencies .... was the transition time ... in ten years we went from valves to prime-number encryption, SMDs and frequency hopping with the likes of Cougarnet .... steep learning curve for us soldering iron boys smile

Piece of history .... not to mention your own personal history

K


Image: I don't know if this would be of interest I also have the small suitcase that we were issued to carry the Type122 in the Eastern Block. The Type122 is in its black container with to the right my Operational Log Book and Orders, the hand generator and other spares would then go in the case.

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Last edited by britmog; 23/09/20 06:30 PM.
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