Wireless Set No.58

Hi everyone.

Several months ago I bought WS No.58 in nice condition - but only transceiver, without battery pack, antenna, headphones etc. Now I try to complete the set and get some information about it (historical info rather then technical data - who used them, where, wartime photos etc.).

I found 2 (educational, I suppose) photos showing set in use - one with infantry soldier and one with sailor - but no photo showing how exactly it was mounted on soldier's chest or photo of the harness itself. I suppose that transceiver was mounted somehow on battery backpack's straps, with some kind of waist belt and some misterious string on the back...

My questions:
- does any forum member own this model?
- could you help me with photos of harness?
- do you have any historical info about this set?

Thanks in advance,

Przemek

I am having trouble uploading an image, but I am putting together a WS-58 set. So far I have acquired the following parts.
Working instructions  WS CDN. No.58 MK I 1 Apr 1943
Battle battery case
Satchel for battle battery
2 headsets, ear cups are perished but I can use one for a pattern.
Telescope antenna NOS
Aerial quiver
Vibrator power supply
2 NOS Willard 20-2 battery's for vib power supply
All the valves nos for the radio plus the spares carried in the top of the vibrator pwr supply case.
Jones plugs to make the missing cables.
I still need the Radio itself preferably a MK I.
The carrying case for the vibrator pwr supply
and the sectional antennas.

Roberta

universalgrl wrote:I am having trouble uploading an image, but I am putting together a WS-58 set. So far I have acquired the following parts.
Working instructions  WS CDN. No.58 MK I 1 Apr 1943
Battle battery case
Satchel for battle battery
2 headsets, ear cups are perished but I can use one for a pattern.
Telescope antenna NOS
Aerial quiver
Vibrator power supply
2 NOS Willard 20-2 battery's for vib power supply
All the valves nos for the radio plus the spares carried in the top of the vibrator pwr supply case.
Jones plugs to make the missing cables.
I still need the Radio itself preferably a MK I.
The carrying case for the vibrator pwr supply
and the sectional antennas.

Roberta

Amazing that you should have so many accessories and no radio itself.
have you found one yet?

In the past 2 years I have collected 2 WS-58 sets a MK-1 and a MK I T

Working instructions  WS CDN. No.58 MK I 1 Apr 1943
Battle battery case
Second pattern battle battery which is just the top held on by a strap
Satchel for battle battery
5 headsets, ear cups are perished but I can use one for a pattern.
2 spare mics.
2 Telescopic antenna NOS
3 sections of rod antenna
1 Aerial quiver
Vibrator power supply missing the carrying case.
2 NOS Willard 20-2 battery's for vib power supply
All the valves nos for the radio plus the spares carried in the top of the vibrator pwr supply case.
Jones plugs to make the missing charging cable.
A solid state modern inverter power supply
I have a second aerial quiver coming and more sectional antennas plus a second solid state power supply