(Louis Meulstee's web site)

Other topics

Apparently "hidden" in the Wireless for the Warrior web site you will find pages of which some have not a direct connection with the main topic of the site: the technical history and development of British Army radio communication. Some of these pages were added during the time primarily because I like the subject, others were just part of the general information on Volume 1 and 2. Neatly put together, you will find these pages along with a brief explanation what to expect. Obviously, time permitting, more pages will follow.

• Radio and Television in boy's books Dutch language!
  In children's books in the period 1920 to the 1960s, the main subject was often radio and television. In this section are depicted a small selection of Dutch boy's books which have one thing in common: they are thrilling and still most enjoyable to read!
• Mobile Radio
  Mobile Radio in the Netherlands is a brief description of the history of the company section I work for. KPN Telecom has a long standing reputation in the field of mobile radio communication and is still one of the leaders in this field. Only the period from the pre-war start to the mid 1980s is dealt with, and no attempt is made to describe later periods of modern GSM and other systems.
• Fullerphone!
  In this section is posted the history, technical description and operational use of the Fullerphone, a unique and not very common known DC Morse line telegraph set. Explained is how this simple, but ingenious little set solved the problems of overhearing and enabled communication through long and leaky field lines.
• Gibson Girl
  The evolution of Air-Sea rescue transmitters with many pictures, circuit diagrams and technical data. Part 3, Post-War VHF and UHF systems, is now posted!
• USSR BC-221
  Some time ago a USSR CH4-1 frequency meter set was examined and compared with its USA predecessor, the BC-211, part of SCR-221. See how the USSR followed very closely the USA design of 1942. More USSR radios are posted in the Gallery.
• Additions to Volume 1, 2 and 3
  Only a few errors have yet been discovered in Volume 1 and 2, these are posted in a separate page. Minor additions to several sections are currently in preparation.
• How to obtain Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4
  Purchasing 'Wireless for the Warrior' books is no longer a problem when you follow the ordering instructions provided in this page. Unobtainable is no longer an excuse for not buying Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 and Volume 4!
• HAC Short Wave Kits
  In most of the leading British radio magazines, notably Practical Wireless, 'HAC' Short-Wave Products ('HAC' = Hear All Continents) advertised up to the late 1970s with simple short wave receiver kits.