216 Parachute Signal Squadron
Parachute Brigade Wireless Diagram - 1944    

  These sets arrived in jeeps or gliders.
Virtually every set was duplicated in case of loss on landing.
Set characteristics.

  • WS No 76 - freq 2 - 12 Mc/s, range 300 miles (skywave)
  • WS No 62 - freq 1.6 - 10 Mc/s, range 15 miles (rod)
  • WS No 68P - freq 1.7 - 3 Mc/s, range 8 miles (rod)
Other sets within the Brigade which were used by Supporting Arms, Airlanding Brigade and Battalions included WS No 18 and WS No 22.