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Britain's Radios

Name In Service Type Mode Description Power Frequency Band Aerial Range
  CW RT
No. 1         4.2 - 6.66 Mc/s9' rod   8 miles 3.5 miles
No. 7         1.875 - 5 Mc/s6' rod     3 - 5 miles
No. 8 19401 Manpack1 Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1
Replaced by No. 18 set1 		0.25 W1 6 - 9 MHz1   5 miles1
8 km1 		   
No. 9         1.875 - 5 Mc/s6' rod     8 miles
No. 11 HP         4.2 - 7.5 Mc/s6' rod     6 miles
No. 18 19411 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1 0.25 W1 6 - 9 MHz1   10 miles1
16 km1 		   
No. 19 19411 Vehicle1 Morse1, Voice1 Rear link to brigade HQ1 2.5 - 9 W1 2 - 8 MHz1   15 miles1
24 km1 		   
No. 19 A Set         2 - 8 Mc/s8' rod   15 miles 10 miles
No. 19 HP         2 - 8 Mc/s12' rod     25-50 miles
No. 22 19421 Vehicle1 Morse1, Voice1 Rear link to brigade HQ1 1.5 W1 2 - 8 MHz1   20 miles1
32 km1 		   
No. 28 19411 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1 0.25 W1 6 - 9 MHz1   3 - 5 miles1
5 - 8 km1 		   
No. 37 19411 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Paratroops1 0.5 W1 340 - 385 MHz1   1 miles1
1.6 km1 		   
No. 38 Mk 2 19421 Manpack1 Voice1 Company / platoon HQ1
Mk 3: Tropicalized1 		0.2 W1 7.4 - 9.2 MHz1   1 mile1
1.6 km1 		   
No. 46 19421 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Commandos1, Paratroops1
Fully waterproof1 		  3 - 9.1 MHz1   10 miles1
16 km1 		   
No. 48 19421 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1
Developed in United States1 		0.25 W1 6 - 9 MHz1   10 miles1
16 km1 		   
No. 58 19431 Manpack1 Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1 0.3 W1 6 - 9 MHz1   5 miles1
8 km1 		   
No. 68 19431 Manpack1 Morse1, Voice1 Battalion / company HQ1
Similar to No. 181 		0.25 W1 1.75 - 2.9 MHz1 OR
3 - 5.2 MHz1 		  10 miles1
16 km1 		   

Sources:

  1. Fighting Men of World War II Allied Forces Uniforms, Equipment, & Weapons, David Miller, 2008
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