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DRAGON -
German Radio Set Torn.FU.d2 Two
Way Transceiver
Unassembled 1/6 Scale Model Kit
Price: 14.95
“Achtung! Achtung!” Dragon has released a 1/6 scale kit of the
Torn.Fu.d2 transceiver, and it is extremely realistic in its
presentation. The radio cases measured 390 x 340 x 190mm (height
x width x depth) in reality, and every detail has been
reproduced in miniature, right down to the case locks and
latches. The back-straps are made of leather and cloth in order
to make them more lifelike. There are also useful ancillary
items such as headphones (for the original set had no built-in
loudspeaker), microphone and an antenna with their associated
cables. This radio set is produced in a very sophisticated
fashion, and it is the perfect accessory for German soldiers
about to engage in combat. “Over and out!”
Radios were a vital technological innovation of the mobile type
of warfare conducted in WWII. Germany standardized the
production and use of its radio equipment in the 1930s, and its
panzers were rampant throughout Europe in 1939-40 largely due to
their ability to communicate via radio. As far as infantrymen in
the field were concerned, one of their most important pieces of
equipment was the Torn.Fu.d2 VHF two-way transceiver. This
portable radio set was designed to be carried by two men, and
provided communications in the A1 ‘Telegrafie tonlos’ mode and
A3 ‘Telefonie’ mode in the 33.8 to 38MHz frequency range.
Manufactured by Telefunken from 1936 onwards, it offered a range
of 10km in the A1 mode. The Torn.Fu.d2 transmitter and receiver
were powered by a 2B38 rechargeable battery and two 90V dry
batteries.
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