The question is in the picture... what is it for...

[avgenisis]

I know you could fit it to a static vehicle, but it’s 15ft tall, so I can see it snagging lol ..

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Is it any good to anybody? It came in a box with the lightweight, but I’m sure it wasn’t fitted....

[fv1620]

I don't know the official designation, but these adaptors were used to run a manpack radio from a vehicle with no radio facilities. If you look at pictures of Pigs deployed in NI 1969/70 you will see one like this fitted usually on the OS front antenna mount.

APC Pigs always had 3 antenna mounts & bases despite the fact that no radios were normally fitted, so these adaptors lent themselves for this quick & easy adaptation.

I don't think snagging was an issue, you just carried on & drove the Pig where you wanted to go & I suppose there was a bit of flexibility in the base.

[avgenisis]

you Might have to watch the washing lines lol - will unscrew it from the base, as I need that for the tuam box figment.

[fv1620]

No washing lines in the Libyan desert in 1962 where they've got a pair of them.

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Still fitted in NI 1969-70

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Obviously there were problems & 1970-72 there seemed to be additional flexibility added.

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The problem was circumvented circa 1972 with the introduction of the ULSTERNET using Pye Westminsters with VHF stainless steel whips mounted on a plate on the OS rear section of the roof.

[avgenisis]

You guys have an amazing archive and depth of knowledge!

Thank you so much for shareing.

[G0TBI]

hi Guys

A Very late response to the initial question it was the ground Spike Antenna base for either a SR A41 or indeed the SR A40, when you wanted to remote your antenna away from your operating area i.e foxhole, hunkered down below a hill etc, and of course remoted to tops of various vehicles for operational purposes, I had one cable tied to my window bars on the 19th storey of a 21 storey block of flats in North Point Hong Kong as I was Signals and families liason for tropical cyclones etc, great checking in with HQ land Forces and other callsigns round the area, I could even just about hear my own base at the back of the Island at Stanley Fort and a few of the Hong Kong Sino Border posts at Man Kam To,Fanling (HQ) and Sha Tau Kok affectionately known as Shot Off C--K ! happy Days

I must impart my driving experience with the Lightweight, I month before I did my driving course, I persuaded my driver (I was a Young LCPL at the time) to let me drive the LW off the LSL Sir Galahad, down onto training area in New Territories, TOTAL failure as I screwed the pooch and broke the Half Shaft, panicking like hell, we blagged it with the RSO, got towed to REME Depot, who fitted a new half shaft in an Hour, and $50 later we were back on the road, my driver milked me for beer money after the exercise!!

Driving Course a month later started 08.30hrs Monday morning at Sham Shi Po, and at 16.00rs on Friday afternoon I took my test in Down Town Hong Kong in LWB FFR 44FL44, we alternated between SWB,LWB both GS and FFR vehicles over that very brief week, and boy they called it an intensive driving course and they meant it, all ended well thanks to the HK RCT Instructors, I had a Guy called Cpl Wye Kee, he was 5'6", he held a Cipboard, clipped to the top a 12" steel ruler, and if I at 6' 4" cocked up, I felt that ruler more than once, Great Guy happy memories Hope all are well in troubling times in the former Colony, 1st of Two daughters born there 1975!!

[avgenisis]

I must admit, ive been away from all things lightweight for a few months, but a lovelly post to draw me back in, thank you for you memmories and the time taken to share them,
I hope you and yours stay safe and well.

A