Communication Equipment Page
Flight Services Console (ex. Broken Hill)
On Display at SAAM
AWA Receiver CR-6B as used by Dept. of Civil Aviation in the late 1950's. CR-6A was for general coverage over 2-30MHz, and the CR-6B was used to cover the long wave 200-540kHz plus general coverage over 2-25MHz. This radio had service-replaceable modules.
Bendix Aircraft Receiver RA-1B. Used in WW2 for the reception of continuous wave telegraph or radio telephone signals within frequency ranges of 0.15 to 1.5 mc and 1.8 to 15.0 mc. Free band is used to give full coverage in each frequency range. Can be used in conjunction with the Bendix direction finding equipment (DU-1).
Collins R37 UHF Receiver
Dept. of Civil Aviation
Dept. of Civil Aviation
Kingsley Receiver AR7 used by RAAF during WW2 and later. The AR7 was a high quality valve receiver covering a wide frequency range, from 150 KHz to 25 MHz, in 6 bands. Band changes were made by changing the plug-in tuning module, which is the part with handles below the tuning dial in the photo.
Marconi (UK) R1155 Receiver (Air Ministry). The workhorse of Bomber Command. Each aircraft had two R1155s. One was used by the Wireless operator and the other by the Navigator. The R1155 was equipped with Radio Direction Finding capabilities.
Vintern R32 VHS Receiver (Y5/613) Ground to Air.
Hazeldine (USA) BC1421A, 100 to 150 MHz VHF tunable receiver. These were used post war by DCA as a monitor receiver.
Hazeldine (USA) BC1421A, 100 to 150 MHz VHF tunable receiver. These were used post war by DCA as a monitor receiver.
WRE Telemetry Test Receiver as used with Jindivik Pilotless Aircraft.
Very Rare!
Very Rare!
Rare Receiver
Description to Come
Description to Come
Other Examples in Storage (a small sample)
ARC ADF Receiver (Cessna) Model 33230-0500
AWA Type A56464 VSWR Test Oscillator
Bendix SCR-578 Emergency Radio Transmitter ('Gibson Girl')
King DME Receiver
Marconi Signal Generator. Model TF801A (1954)
Motorola ADF Receiver. Model 2302C
Narco Superhomer VHT - 3 VOR Transceiver
RAAF Identification Transceiver A1045
RAAF Receiver Type AR7
Radio Receiver type R1155B
T1083 Transmitter with spares
TR1520 VHF Transceiver (Vampire)
Traeger 4858 Transceiver (Typical ex RFDS Radio)
Traeger 595A Transceiver
Traeger S9/SA Transceiver with microphone
VHF Radio Antenna for aircraft
Vintern RT-12Radio Transceiver SN 115
WREBUS Receiver Radio MK 4
WW2 Radio Receiver Type 1155