Goats and Spy Radio - WW2 Paraset

ARRL's Straight Key Night is a fun 24-hour event spread over New Years eve and day. Starting with the WW2 Paraset (replica built by Paul/W0RW) I make several SKN contacts. Then just for comparison I switch over to today's radio technology using several of my favorite tiny lightweight QRP radios - MTR, ATS4a, KX3, and FX4

[@goathiker]

ARRL's Straight Key Night is a fun 24-hour event spread over New Years eve and day. Starting with the WW2 Paraset (replica built by Paul/W0RW) I make several SKN contacts. Then just for comparison I switch over to today's radio technology using several of my favorite tiny lightweight QRP radios - MTR, ATS4a, KX3, and FX4 #QRP #hamradio

[@DavidPowellG3XLW]

Wonderful stuff as always - thanks Steve.

[@johnsmithson5870]

Great Video Steve

[@topkeys]

Enjoyed the "olde time" signal sounds and the hand keys. Have never participated in SKN, not the right time of day over here in Oz. I have a hand key but rarely use it. Great video, thanks Steve. 73 Andrew vk1da

[@NG9D]

A W E S O M E - T U S T E V E . .

[@steinwaygoat]

This was absolutely wonderful to watch. I check in with you every once in a while to see good working goats, but the radio history was fantastic to see. Great filming, sir. Jules

[@williamrmeara2162]

Glad to see Nick and his MMM in there. Wonderful video OM. Thanks!

[@G4MOF]

Great video thanks for sharing !!

[@ksb2112]

Brilliant video!

[@ka4jqz]

Outstanding Steve!!!!

[@OH8STN]

Great video Steve, thanks for sharing. Julian, STN

[@mitchfortner8535]

Great video Steve, as usual. Thanks for the SKN QSO! 73 de AA5D, Mitch

[@bonniecrystal903]

Fun to watch!

[@stevenhershman2660]

I love the comments that the Goats make. Fun and educational. Steve NS1R

[@jdbigduke6]

Very nifty radio Steve. Old military gear + amateur radio = awesome in my book.

[@ioanniszorgianos5299]

Nice spy radio and video.

[@MickLBrad]

Very nice and I love the way it was presented, however I would loved to have seen the interior. Best regards, Mick Bradford

[@goathiker]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5PTqWOZmLuIqMk more pics of other Parasets at 01:25 there's a beard-boarded version showing the components ...good idea I'll shoot the inside in my video! TKS!

[@MickLBrad]

Thanks for the reply. Good luck to you. 73 -- de Mick, WB4LSS

[@WiltshireMan]

Great stuff. Real radio Sandy

[@adelarsen9776]

Power output of British paraset's ?? Antennae used by agents ? (what configuration) Time spent in training and learning how to use ?

[@Jackloreknives]

Ade Larsen Hi Ade, I don't know much about the Paraset but it was a low power radio of I would guess 10 W output. The antenna possibly would have been an end fed because it is the easiest to deploy. Training I guess would have not taken too long, these were young people at the time and would have learned fast maybe a matter of weeks of possibly 3 to 4 months , also they would not have been sending very fast possibly an average of 15 to 20wpm. Personally speaking it took me two weeks to reach 25wpm but I did have exposure to Morse as a young child from my uncle who was an RAF WOp during WW2 Sandy

[@goathiker]

Ade Larsen I've been able to squeeze about 7w into a 24' stealth wire laying on my roof. Yes end fed antennas mainly anything that would radiate and not be seen or create suspicion. From what I've read there was a radio silence during WW2 so it didn't take much of a signal to reach HQ across the channel. As I understand messages weren't sent in the open they were encrypted. BTW there's a great series of WW2 documentaries ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/inizfJ9ojtuXo6M

[@WA8QFE]

I've worked Paul several times as /PM, but my only QSO to a Paraset was W6JRY. Lee, WA8QFE

[@billlaut608]

Great video as always, Steve! But where was Acorn and Barley? Did they "take a break" so Peanut and Boo could star? All the best. Bill, KD8UNA

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

Cute

[@munichman1968]

Ufb my friend! 73 de DG1MJH

[@tonyturtle5805]

cool radio kd8ifj

[@tavirasz2760]

Tnx for video 😃😃😃😃vy73 de yo5pch op Gyuri qth kn17kn 👌👍