Subject: Re: Doug Hendricks re spy radios, paraset
From: William D. Rugg, Jr. (Bill.Rugg@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Feb 25 2004 - 16:36:41 EST
hi, stuart. you might try the 'strand bookstore' in new york city. they are about the largest seller of used books in the country. regards to all, bill K2RXQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu> To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:04 PM Subject: ATN: Doug Hendricks re spy radios, paraset > Doug, > The Force is bouncing my emails direct to you. > > Many thanks to various listees who forwarded your request to me. I also got > your direct mail but my reply bounced, so List; pardon this method: > > The book I talked about sometime back is called "Clandestine Operations, The > Arms and Techniques of the Resistance, 1941-1944" By Pierre Lorain, with > English adaptation by David Kahn. Macmillan Publ. c 1983. Text and > Drawings c 1972, in "Armement Clandestin, S.O.E., 1941-1944, France." ISBN > 0-02-575200-6 (English version). This has the Paraset and its predecessors > and successors used in France in WW2. Schematics are in book, but do not > have part values, but the circuits are typical Colpitts, and Regen circuits > with common (American) tubes for the most part. > > I have failed in finding additional copies. I got mine on close out at book > store. Perhaps you could find the French text version, which has the same > drawings and schematics. All illustrations are line drawings, but an > excellent book, Editor used ham resources to check the radio chapters. > > Another more recent book that contains photos of some old Resistance radios > and more modern clandestine radios of Cuba and Viet Nam era from both sides; > is: > > "Eyewitness: SPY" by Rich Platt, Geoff Dann, Steve Gorton, Pub. July 2000, > and obtained currently at Barnes and Noble Book Stores, on line. Although a > more general overview of history of spying, it has excellent photos of a few > radios. > > I am still trying to find out what model radio was dropped to Malayan > resistance fighters during the Japanese Occupation. Saw one, (one tube, > either 6L6 or 6V6), in my 9M2 days. Had wood case, black bakelite panel. > Stowage in wood lid for tube. Built in key, crystal control. Does not > appear to be paraset or any of the others in the above books but similar. > Perhaps memory of one tube is clouded by time, and it was a paraset or > similar model. It was owned by a 9M2 who worked at the time, 1967 for Radio > Malaysia Ipoh station. > > Good luck on your book search. > 72, and 72 to the list members > Stuart Rohre > K5KVH > >
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