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Subj: Re: Aldis lamps..
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From: VK6BE@VK6JY.#ALY.#WA.AUS.OC
To : CW@WW
Sorry, Ted I overlooked something. The lamps used in the Army were not
Aldis lamps at all. They were Australian Army Lamps Signalling Mark
something or other and they were entirely different. The globe was
actually keyed but we were told the filament was specially made to avoid
the slow on/off heating. The Aldis was used by the Navy as has been said.
I never saw a signalling lamp after 1942. For Army field use they were too
dangerous as they could attract sniper fire. A sniper only had to line up
the signalling device to hit his target - the signalman using the
device.We also had training in the use of a heliograph in 1941 but like
the signalling lamps these soon went out of use.
Bob VK6BE.
>
> Hmmm.. Bob, VK2BE and Rudolf, PF1F seem to have used different Aldis
> lanterns to those I came across in the Navy.. Ours had the concave mirror
> as mentioned by Bob but there were no shutters on it, the bulb was
> continuously on, but the light beam was deflected onto the target by
> tilting the concave mirror with the trigger. The target was located
> through the tubular sight. I think I also came across this type of
> Aldis lantern when I served for a few years with the Army Water
> Transportation Squadron in a Reserve capacity.
> Are you sure Bob that this is not what really used ??? Perhaps you
> are confusing with the ships signal lantern which was a much larger unit.
>
> I did see the type that Rudolf mentioned but not, that I can recall,
> onboard ship.
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