The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Aerials on top of a Forward Control bunker. They include a rod for WS 62, and home made YAG1 aerial for WS 31 with which all company Command Post bunkers in Battalion posts can be reached. Not visible in the photos is an end fed aerial for WS 62 to work back to A and B Echelon (about 10 miles). The rear link bunker is below ground on left.
Two unidentified soldiers at work, communicating by radio, in the Forward Control bunker. There are WS 62 and WS 31, which are alternative means of working forward to companies, mortars, medium machin
At the Main Division, in its defensive Command Post, a control set on Command Voice Net, is installed in this bunker on a hill. The WS 52 is remoted into G (Ops) and is power fed up to the bunker from
A multi-transmitter vehicle at Rear Division (B Troop) which contains three WS 53 remoted into a Signals Office. High frequency transmitter cables carry power from the central power supply. These tran
Two unidentified members of the Brigade Signals Troop (L Troop) with a WS 62 manpack detachment. All Battalion rear links can produce this detachment, for use when the Command Post gets too far off th
View of a Bowen bunker at C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), forward base at Bokah. These bunkers were designed to accommodate a section of nine infantry men and if necess
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1949-04-04. THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) IN HER POSTWAR CONFIGURATION. A TYPE 274 GUNNERY RADAR AERIAL IS MOUNTED ON THE MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTOR WITH TYPE 285 ON THE AFTER
