• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• MILITARY U.K. (different makers for same model)

• Year
• 1943

• Category
• Military Transceiver (TRX)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 203926

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• AR8 ATP4 ARP12 ARP12 ARP12 AR8

• Main principle
• Transceiver; ZF/IF 465 kHz

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 150 & 12 & 3 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Wireless Set No.68 [P] - MILITARY U.K. different makers

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11 x 17.5 x 10.5 inch / 279 x 445 x 267 mm

• Notes
• Wireless set No. 68 P: Short range man-pack transceiver covering 1,75 - 2,9 MHz, AM (A3) (CW), pout 0,25 Watt telephony;
  powered by LT 3 V, 12 V GB and HT 150 V dry battery (battle battery); used by British Army for short range communications between company and battalion HQ or carried as man-pack on march;
  The low frequency variant of the Wireless Set No.68 and was used for short range communications in airborne and parachute units and with combined operations.
  Variant R and variant P are higher frequency variants of an improved Wireless Set No.18 with it's original frequency coverage of 6 - 9 MHz.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 32 lb (32 lb 0 oz) / 14.528 kg

• Mentioned in
• Wireless for the Warrior Vol. 1, L. Meulstee

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 152 models, 117 with images and 48 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from MILITARY U.K. (different makers for same model)