A former Canadian Army Wireless set 52, designed and built by Canadian Marconi.
Only ever achieved an output of about 250 watts
Aerial Height
Initial tests used a Helium filled Barrage Balloon, this broke free, then a Kite was used, but this was lost. An aerial array was then constructed on top of the Fort’s Radar House
Above: The Tower Radio/Radio Tower studio
Right: Chris Gosling in the Radio Tower studio
Top Right: the Tower Radio/Radio Tower transmitter
Bottom Right: The aerial array constructed on Sunk Head Fort
Studio
Equipment included Collaro decks, a crystal microphone, a home-built mixer and amplifiers, later a Garrard LAB 80 deck was added together with a tape machine
Photos: Bob le Roi
QSL Card
Radio station engineering departments issue QSL cards to verify reception reports received from listeners
