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World War Two RAF Radio Equipment Instructions and Diagrams

This page contains an index of the entire set of my late grandfather's notes relating to his work as an RAF radio engineer in World War 2. I hope to eventually be able to put these on the web but this will take a lot of time as they will need to be completely re-typed. People who have been to this page before will realise that I used to offer photocopies of the material to anybody interested. Sadly I am no longer able to do this as I am not at home on a sufficiently regular basis. Obviously, these are only a student's notes and, whilst I am sure my grandfather would not have made any mistakes, I cannot take any responsibility for the results of doing any equipment modifications etc. on the basis of something stated here.

Oscillators

1. Theory, Simple Oscillators, Meissner Types, T. 1154
2. T. 1083 (Range D), T. 1083 (Ranges B & C), Crystal Oscillators
3. T. 1136A (VHF), Electron Coupled, R. 1132A, Tone Oscillator T. 1154
4. LF Oscillator R. 1135, BFOs

RF Amplifiers

1. Theory, 4-Valve, Tone Control

Table of Transmitter Data

1. Table

R. 1082

1. Theory
2. Theory continued and diagrams

T. 1083

1. Theory

Wavemeter W. 1117

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued

Crystal Monitor Type 2

1. Theory and circuit diagram
2. Theory continued

Wavemeter W. 1191 (Heterodyne)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued

TR9 Series

1. Theory - TR9F
2. Diagram - TR9F Transmitter
3. Theory - TR9F Receiver
4. Theory - TR9F Receiver Continued

R.T. Tester

1. Theory & Diagram

A. 1134 Intercom for Crew

1. Theory
2. Theory

TR. 1196 (Replaces TR9 Series)

1. Theory
2. Block Schematic
3. Circuit Diagram
4. Theory
5. Selector Motor Diagram

Panel Type 192 & Intercom

1. Diagram

R. 1084

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued
4. Theory Continued
5. Theory Continued
6. Theory Continued

Marconi T. 1154

1. Theory
2. Diagrams
3. Theory Continued
4. Theory Continued

R. 1155

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued
4. Theory Continued
5. Theory Continued

Test Oscillator Type 12

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued
4. Theory Continued

Test Oscillator Type 12A

1. Theory

VHF TR. 1143 (T17, R19, A18)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued
4. Test Set Type 5A for TR. 1143 & 1133
5. Receiver R. 19
6. Receiver R. 19 Continued
7. Amplifier A. 18
8. Diagram of Amplifier A. 18
9. Theory Continued
10. Theory Continued

TR. 1133 (VHF Fighters - Old Type)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Differences between TR. 1133 / TR. 1143 and A. 1135 / A. 18

T. 1131

1. Circuit Diagram
2. Theory
3. Theory Continued
4. Theory Continued
5. Theory Continued

Receiver R. 1132A (Ground VHF)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued

Crystal Monitor Type 4

1. Theory

American-Built Receiver A. R77 (British Number: R. 1188)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued

Transmitter T. 1179

1. Diagram
2. Receiver Unit Diagram
3. Block Schematic

Bendix Equipment (Boston Type)

1. Theory
2. Theory Continued
3. Theory Continued
4. Controls
5. Controls Continued

Transmitter 1087 / 1190

1. Diagram

Amplifier A. 1104 and Power Unit

1. Diagram

T. 1190 CO.FD.PA.

1. Simplified Diagram

Reginald John Harris Smith, RAF Bolton, 1835050