Wireless set, No. 88, first 'belt' VHF set, 1948 (c), used at Company Headquarters level

Developed as a tropicalised and lightweight manpack the No 88 set was carried in two webbing pouches, one containing the radio and the other the battery. Over 20,000 were produced and it was used in most theatres of operation. During the Malayan Emergency (1948-1957) it was useful for communications with aircraft making supply drops in jungle clearings.