PEDAL WIRELESS & Pedal Generator
CH1970.637
This set was installed at Warrawagine Station, 140km north-east of Marble Bar, Western Australia. The first Flying Doc Flight was made in answer to a call on this set. SUBFILE letter, "THE FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE" - paper
The sets had to be cheap, durable, small and easy to operate. Using bicycle pedals to drive the generator, Traeger found that a person could comfortably achieve 20 watts at a pressure of about 300 volts. He enclosed the generator's fly-wheel and gears in cylindrical metal housing, with pedals outside and a cast base to be screwed on to the floor beneath a table. Traeger built the transceiver into a box, employing a master switch to separate the crystal controller transmitter from the receiver. His famous pedal wireless was actually a pedal-operated generator which provided power for a transceiver.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1970.637 |
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| Accession Date: | 29 Jun 1970 |
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