Wireless set No 19 (WS19) Mk II (Aust) : connector twelve point

Metal connecting twelve point hose for Wireless set No. 19 (WS19) Mk II (Aust). Each end has a round metal and bakelite end connector with twelve 3mm square points and a central 5mm diameter hole in the middle. A corroded metal clamp secures each end connectors to the hose. A protective weaved copper jacket protects the inner cable from damage and the conditions.

This particular piece of the wireless set No 19 (WS19) Mk II (Aust) connects the control unit to the radio. The complete radio was a
type fitted to 1939-1945 Australian vehicles and Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) such as Dingo and Australian Cruiser tank AC3; also used as a ground station. Commonly known as the WS19 or '19 Set'. One of the first "cross-band" radios, it was manufactured in large numbers in the UK, Canada, USA and Australia and was widely used. It contains a tuneable 2 to 8 megahertz (MHz) HF transmitter / receiver (the A set) operating on either radio telephone (R/T), CW or MCW (tone-modulated CW) with a range of 10 miles on R/T or 20 miles on CW between vehicles; some versions also had a 230-240 MHz VHF R/T transmitter/receiver (the B set) with a range of several hundred yards, and an intercom amplifier for AFV crew's headsets (the C set). Some control boxes include a 'rebroadcast' feature that allowed HF receptions to be transmitted on VHF, and vice-versa.