Description
You are bidding on a VERY RARE and 100% original WW2 German Luftwaffe AH10 Antennenhaspel (Trailing Antenna Reel), Ln.26546 (Ln.26547) Ln. 26546, as ONLY used on the FuG10 Radio System! This radio was used in many German fighters and bomber aircraft, including the Me110, Ju88, He111, Ju87 and others!
During World War II, the German Luftwaffe relied on an increasingly diverse array of electronic communications, IFF and RDF equipment as avionics in its aircraft and also on the ground. Most of this equipment received the generic prefix FuG for Funkgerät, meaning “radio equipment”. Most of the aircraft-mounted Radar equipment also used the FuG prefix.
The FuG 10 Radio was a family of transceivers for both R/T and W/T communications. The German FuG 10 panel, or rack, contained two transmitters and two receivers: One transmitter and its companion receiver operated in the MF or Longwave; 300 to 600 kHz (1,000 to 500 m) range and the other transmitter and its companion receiver operated in the HF or Shortwave range; 3 to 6 MHz (100 to 50 m). Most of the FuG 10 series used a fixed wire aerial between the fuselage and tailfin or a retractable trailing aerial wire. The FuG 10P replaced the standard E 10L longwave receiver with an EZ6 unit for a G6 direction finding set. The FuG 10ZY incorporated a fixed loop D/F aerial and a homing device for navigation to a ground station. This loop aerial, usually fitted on a small, “teardrop” shaped mounting, was standard equipment on most fighter aircraft from late 1943 on. Manufactured by Lorenz. Typical power was 70 watt.
Made of aluminum, bakelite, and steel, this FuG10 Training Antenna Unit is in VERY NICE unused condition! Recovered from storage, it is 100% COMPLETE, however there are some marks, wear, and corrosion, as you can see in the photos. The antenna wire is still fully housed on the pulley wheel, and mechanically, every appears to be 100% FUNCTIONAL! I have not tested it electrically, so I will leave that to the winning bidder to determine. Sadly, a couple of the rivets that attach the aluminum inner disk to the outer have come away, so it will need to be repaired/re-attached. Nonetheless, one usually only find the motor by itself, and NEVER a complete unit with the cable and pulley system! Data label is present, but has worn over time. Also comes with the RARE Einstellanzeiger, Ln. 26548 (not functional), which recorded how far the training antenna was deployed behind the aircraft; as well as the weight that attached to the end of the cable itself! I have shown its location in the Ju88 in the last image. An AMAZING piece of history, it would make a PERFECT addition to any collection or display!
