Mobile Radio
Item
User
Date
Pye PTC102 VHF Transceiver Police
1949-1953
AN/ARC5 Transmitter/Receiver Traffic
1950s
ZC1 Mk2 HF Transceiver Traffic, SAR
1950s
Pye Reporter Mk1 VHF AM Police
1953-1960s
Pye Reporter Mk 3 Low Band VHF AM Police
1960s
Pye Cambridge AM10 Low Band VHF AM Police
1960s
ATE-Plessey Electra Low Band VHF AM Traffic
1960s
Pye Continental AM25 VHF AM Police
1970s
Pye Continental CN25 VHF AM Police
1970s
Pye Whitehall/Westminster crossband repeater Police Dog Units
1970s-80s
Tait T182 VHF AM Maxiphone Police
1980s
Tait VHF FM Maxiphone (experimental) Police
1980s
Pye P452 UHF FM Ministry of Transport
1980s
Pye P125 Seeker VHF AM Ministry of Transport
1980s
Pye Linkline crossband repeater Ministry of Transport
1980s
Tait T500 VHF AM Ministry of Transport
1980s
Tait T200 VHF FM Police
1986-92
Tait T196 UHF FM Miniphone Police
1980s
Tait T496 UHF FM Miniphone Police
1990s
   
   
   
Portable Radio Equipment
Item
User
Date
     
Wireless Set No 48 Search and Rescue 1954
Pye PTC120 Walkyphone Trialed by Police 1964
Pye Bantam Police 1960s
GEC Courier Police 1970s
RCA Tactec Police 1980s
RCA Tactec hands free kit Police 1980s
Tait T307 Search & Rescue, Traffic 1980s
Shinwa SH403KG Traffic 1980s
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dispatch Systems
Radio Procedures    
     
Manual Systems
Auckland Operations Room - 3rd floor
Police
1960-70s
Christchurch Operations Room
Police
1970s
Hamilton Ops console
Police
1970s
Ashburton Watchhouse
Police
1972
Takapuna Watchhouse
Police
1983
Unit Status Log Pol44
Police
1970s
 
Wanganui Computer CAD
Auckland District Control Room
Police
1980s
 
24 Hour CAD backup log printout
Police
Ercisson DXC5 Comms Panel
Police
1990s
Hewlett-Packard Green screen monitor
Police
1990s
Panasonic dot matrix printer
Police
1990s
   
   
   
   
Base Communications
Item
rolUser
Date
 
Collier and Beale MF transmitter
Police
1946
Collier and Beale 77.5MHz Transmitter/Receiver
Police
1950-1960s
Tait 92 series 40 MHz base station transmitter
Police
1963-1972
Pye base station microphone
Police
1970s
Pye Continental CN25 Base unit
Police
1970s
Tait Maxiphone Base unit
Police
1980s
TCS-2 Radio control Unit
Police
1990s
Ercisson DXC5 Communications Panel
Police
1990s
Philips CU902 Radio Control Unit
Police
1980s-1990s
Pye Radio Control Unit
Police
1970s- 1980s
Tait Type 80 Radio Control Unit
Police
1960's
   
   
Search & Rescue Communications
Item
Date
   
Wireless Set No 48  
1954
ZC1 Mk 2  
1950s-1970s
Tait T307  
1980s
AWA Teleradio TR105 HF SSB radio  
1970-80s
SBX 11 HF SSB Portable Rado  
1980's
Condor portable HF SSB radio  
1990s - present
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
Point to Point Landline Communications
Item
Date
Police Teleprinter Network  
1948-1976
Creed 7B Teleprinter  
1948-1951
Creed 54 Teleprinter  
1958-1976
Wall mounted dial telephone  
Field Telephone    
Lamson Tube Vacuum delivery system
Police
1960s-1980s
     
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
Manuals and Documents
Item
Date
   
Operational Manuals  
Manual of Departmental Instructions - NZ Transport Department  
1956
Manual for Detectives - NZ Police  
1964
Operations Manual - NZ Police  
1978
Constables Manual - NZ Police  
NZ Police Code Book  
   
Forms  
Pol 44 Unit Status Log  
   
Technical Manuals  
   
ZC1 Mk2 Operating Instructions  
~1942
Tait 92 Series VHF Base transmitter Handbook  
~1964
Pye Continental AM25 Operating manual  
1970
Pye Continental CN25 Operating manual  
1973
RCA Tactec manual  
1977
Ericsson DCX5 operators manual  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Miscellaneous Exhibits
Item
User
Date
 
Hand Microphone No 7
Police
1940s-50s
Pye Base Station Microphone
Police
1960s-80s
The Taxi Book
Police
Traffic Radio Frequencies
Lamson Tube Vacuum delivery system
Police
1960s-1980s
DSL Radio Alarm system
Police
1980s
Encryption Key Programmer
Police
1980-90s
Sperry-Univac Uniscope 100 Wanganui Computer Terminal
Police
1976-1980s
 
 
 
 
 

The exhibits listed in this catalogue are on display at the Police Northern Communication Centre in Auckland.

The collection has been made possible by the interest and genorosity of a large number of people who have provided equipment, information, photos, support and encouragement.

Without their help, much of this historical equipment would have been lost.