8.3.1 - WWI RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTS
The WWI military communication equipments reflected the status of the electronic technology of the time and, in this way they did not match the necessary requirements for a reliable operational performance such as rigidity.
However, they launched the foundation for the new developments that took place years ahead.
a) Transmitter model, Mark II, using two valves type E, made in England for operation in the 6 m band. Courtesy of magazine Radio Bygones.
b) Airborne spark gap transmitter manufactured in 1915 by the Bristish Company Sterling. Courtesy of magazine Radio Bygones.