- Paraset
The Paraset was a small, low-power,
vacuum tube CWradio transceiver supplied to the resistance groups inFrance ,Belgium and theNetherlands duringWorld War II . [http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2007/12/18/1/?nc=1 The First QRP* Ops, "ARRL News 12-18-07]History
The Paraset was one of the first successful miniaturized transceivers, built for Britain's
Special Operations Executive which conductedespionage and other activities behind German lines during WWII.The Paraset receiver covered 3.0 to 7.6
Mhz in one band, while the transmitter covered slightly more than the receiver in two bands, selectable by a toggle switch. Power output was 4 to 5watt s. [http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/paraset.htm Radio Transmitters: Ancient and Otherwise "Glowbugs site"]According to the
UK 's "Paraset Club", the set is known as the Whaddon MkVII and was used for clandestine radio communication primarily inNorway andEurope , developed at the workshops of theRoyal Signals Special Communications Unit atLittle Horwood and the workshops of Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire in the early stages of WW II. The equipment is known as the “Paraset” because it was dropped by parachute either with, or to agents operating in the field. [http://www.theparasetclub.co.uk/ The Paraset Club]A number of
amateur radio operators build and operate replicas of the Paraset. [http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2007/12/18/1/?nc=1 The First QRP* Ops, "ARRL News 12-18-07]Notes
See also
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Vintage amateur radio External links
* [http://www.qsl.net/ik0moz/paraset_eng.htm IK0MOZ "Italian Paraset Project"]
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