Magneta 'NAAFI' radio

[ian rose]

Yes, indeed. my circuit is basically the Garner with a few simplifications.
Regards
Ian

[David Dunlop]

Ian. I checked with my Mum and at 91, her memory is a bit spotty, but she says the radios they had at their camp in Algeria were 'brown'. I would comfortably assume that to cover the beige range if that helps. The main NAAFI Base she was at was known as Camp Secouf, on the coast, East of Algiers. From what I can figure out, this camp was an 8th Army/NAAFI joint operation, but Mum said the NAAFI girls rotated from it out to a half dozen or so satellite bases that included RAF and some American personnel. No idea what radios they had there.

Hope this helps,

David

[AlanC]

Just to contribute my two-pennerth regarding Magneta, when I was in the sixth form in the 70's the school had a PA system that was manufactured by Magneta, which I and others used to look after. The labels on the rack-mounted amps said 'Magneta (BVC) Ltd' on them. The small signal stages were built on veroboard (yes, veroboard!) with custom metalwork; all pots, knobs, connectors and the rest was straight out of RS Components. The electronic design was really good and the sound quality was excellent. The system had a built in siren generator for the fire alarm signal and an intermittent tone for the school 'bell'. The power amps (there were 5 of them) were 100W each and the whole lot ran from 24 volt battery-backed supplies. Much later (in the late nineties) I discovered a similar system still in use in a fire station in Sheffield. AFAIK it's still there.

[HamishBoxer]

Wonder if the brown radios in Algeria were the more familiar wooden cabinet Naafi sets. Some being mains and the others 6 volt vibrator supply inside?