15/11/25:
Paraset Spy Radio Transceiver parts:
I’m about to embark on building the The Paraset Radio. Sometimes known as the Whaddon Mark VII radio. Or, as MI6, The British Secret Intelligence Service named it, the MK7. The kit of parts will be arriving this week. There will be plenty of photos and videos. It’s going to be a lengthy project but it will keep me busy during the dark winter evenings. By the way, the name Paraset is derived from Parachute Set.
The radio was the product of the Royal Signals Special Communications Unit at Little Horwood and Waddon Hall workshop in Buckinghamshire, England. The power supply was either a battery operated vibrator type or an AC mains unit. I believe mine comes with the AC mains PSU.
The unit is a low power, 3 to 5 Watts, CW transceiver developed in Great Britain during the early part of World War II. It was used for clandestine communications mainly in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the preferred radio used by agents in 1941-1942.
More, lots more, coming soon…