Its my old "spare" helmet,and identical to my current one ,the stamp is partially obscured by the strap lug and is JSS 1940, with an original 1940 liner which had split and been repaired,the repair now making it fairly adjustable .The only difference between it and the one I now have is that at some time it has been repainted and my current one hasn't.The net was also sold to me as original,but as here is no identifying mark that's hard to verify.
Some pictures without the helmet net on would help! 
Pye PCR 'Invasion Radio' receiver, issued to forces to listen to official radio brodcasts from D Day onwards.
Originally intended to do the same as Headshot, and fit an mp3 player/ipod dock hidden inside it. However, there's a small problem with that though.
It's totally complete, and bloody well works perfectly, so i can't bring myself to gut it and fit an mp3 player in it. 
Currently working on a possible solution though...
What a hideous device - I love it!
Currently working on a possible solution though...
Does it involved sellotape? How much did you pay for that?
Currently working on a possible solution though...
Does it involved sellotape? How much did you pay for that?
lol no sellotape, but it does involve a 'micro power' SW transmitter with a range of a few metres, like the FM ones you get for cars.
it cost a grand total of £35. It was sold as 'untested', so i just automatically presumed that meant 'faulty'. wired up a plug, and powered it on and it was fine. not bad for something of pensionable age, and probably on it's original valves, looking at them.
Cool, I've got a box full of valves from the radio I gutted that you can have as spares, although they may or may not work. Got mine for £12!
Cool, I've got a box full of valves from the radio I gutted that you can have as spares, although they may or may not work. Got mine for £12!
bargain! i need a home set for, well, my home, too! and yeah, those valves would be useful, cheers!
lol no sellotape, but it does involve a 'micro power' SW transmitter with a range of a few metres, like the FM ones you get for cars.
Be careful. I'm not sure a SW one would be legal.
What's the tuning range on that RX? If it can go up to the FM broadcast band, you might be able to use slope demodulation by tuning it slightly off the centre frequency. I've used an RA17 for listening to FM CB like that before.
It might be worth checking out if there's a loop-through on the audio amp that you could plug into.
Some info I found:
http://www.pyetelecomhistory.org/prodhi ... _PCR_PCR2_
EDIT:
Another option would be to build a "dummy" external speaker for it, and put the ipod in that...
Be careful. I'm not sure a SW one would be legal.
It doesn't do FM, unfortunately. I've had a look around online, and the UK law's not particularly clear on 'micro power' transmitters, with a few metre range. i suspect it'll not be an issue, as you'd have to actually be sat pretty much next to it to be able to pick it up.
the other option is just to bypass the tuning circuit completely, and wire an input directly into the audio amp stage. but i'd rather not hack it about if i can avoid it. It's already been modified, presumably by a radio amateur in the past.
It doesn't do FM, unfortunately.
Neither does the RA17 I used. If you tune an AM receiver off just to one side of an FM signal, you can pick up the frequencey variance as an "AM" signal. It's not wonderful quality, but it does work if you tune it right.
Probably too much hassle, and IIRC the PRC won't tune high enough anyway.
If you want a non-destructive method, and can get hold of the circuit diagram, you might be able to remove a valve and feed your signal in at some appropriate point in the audio amp.
Cool, I've got a box full of valves from the radio I gutted that you can have as spares, although they may or may not work. Got mine for £12!
bargain! i need a home set for, well, my home, too! and yeah, those valves would be useful, cheers!
If you're stuck, www.watfordvalves.co.uk have a huge range, and are very helpful if you phone or email.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
More info here, including a circuit diagram:
http://www.vk2bv.org/museum/pcr.htm
If I read it right, there's no easy way to tap into the audio amp, and the speaker looks like a line-powered type, making it nigh-on impossible to just rewire the speaker.
More info here, including a circuit diagram:
http://www.vk2bv.org/museum/pcr.htmIf I read it right, there's no easy way to tap into the audio amp, and the speaker looks like a line-powered type, making it nigh-on impossible to just rewire the speaker.
yeah, i've been looking at the circuit, and it's a tricky one.
A Boshman K98. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
result Andy, just don't use it once and sell it 
result Andy, just don't use it once and sell it
And if you do, sell it to me. 
result Andy, just don't use it once and sell it
Not sure why you keep bringing this up, Del. The reason Pete's K98 didn't work for me was because of a poor choice by me on the donor gun. I sold it at no profit to another forum member who has the skills to fit a better one. Can we let this rest now, please?
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Field Telephone set 'L'
Seems to work so far....
Not sure why you keep bringing this up, Del. The reason Pete's K98 didn't work for me was because of a poor choice by me on the donor gun. I sold it at no profit to another forum member who has the skills to fit a better one. Can we let this rest now, please?
And what about the tanaka? 