SAG 180
Titanium
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2007
- Location
- Cairns, Qld, Australia
Today I saw an interesting artifact: a World War Two Coastwatcher radio battery. The Coastwatchers were civilians placed around various pacific island locations along with radio equipment to observe enemy movements and pass the intelligence back to Australia. It's a lead acid 24 Volt unit made by Exide, it's dated "1940" and "Admiralty" on the sides of wooden box that contains the 12 rectangular glass cells with some sort of hard rubber lids and rubber caps. The cells are linked with lead covered brass screws and nuts, the writing is in black ink on both wood sides and mentions specific gravity when charged and flat as well as charging currents but it's a bit hard to make out after 79 years.
Behind Enemy Lines: An Amateur Radio Operator’s Amazing Tale of Bravery
Behind Enemy Lines: An Amateur Radio Operator’s Amazing Tale of Bravery