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Construction of radio equipment in a Japanese PoW camp.

By R.G.Wells.


Transcript of a recording by Lieutenant Colonel R G Wells, on the construction of radio equipment whilst in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp after the fall of Singapore.



The need for a radio.

Creating the capacitor.

The cinnamon resistor.

The unconstructables: Headsets and Valves.

The race for power.

AC - DC: Rectifieying the problem.

Receiving the signal.

The raid!
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