Wasn't the Cossor printer the one with the "tempest" problem when initially tested at Trials Troop? IIRC they cured the issue by encasing all the working innards with some form of heavy (lead?) shield. I recall it was a bastard to fit inside a 432 when it was ultimately issued!

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the nickname "Tossor" An utter bag of cack.

Mind you, by the standards of today, so was the Trend. But at the time it was the DBs.

The sweet sound of carrier on the ATR switched to TX (with local record), the other bit of kit making its initial noise, then the magic of "TX RUN" c/w red LED in the button.

ZBZ 5 AR

Originally Posted by roadster280

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the nickname "Tossor" An utter bag of cack.

Mind you, by the standards of today, so was the Trend. But at the time it was the DBs.

The sweet sound of carrier on the ATR switched to TX (with local record), the other bit of kit making its initial noise, then the magic of "TX RUN" c/w red LED in the button.

ZBZ 5 AR

Prefered a 322/321 dual fit and duplex working.

Originally Posted by chocolate_frog

Prefered a 322/321 dual fit and duplex working.

Preferred over what?

Originally Posted by roadster280

Preferred over what?

You seemed to describing SX.

I left 1 Inf Bde in 1990 - we were still using bruin then whilst continually being promised Euromux

I too was at 1 Inf Bde late 80's early 90's working bruin. It was so old that the only people we could work with on Ex were ourselves. Also ptarmigan skill fade kicked in which was a bitch when we were dragged out to the gulf on Op Granby and stuck in either a central or SAS MC!

I did 6 years at 1 Div (1970 to 1976) in 3 Squadron. Was a one of the techs operating wheeled Auto 40's, bags of space to live and operate.

I remember being lent to 7 Armd Bde Sig Sqn to help prepare their tracked Auto 20's for a Bruin inspection. I didn't envy their techs one bit, fault finding was a 'mare' and I got more shocks, whilst lying along the wiring looms with my back pressed against the vehicle bodywork, than I ever got during my 6 six years on an Auto 40...lol

Originally Posted by Chodmeister

I did 6 years at 1 Div (1970 to 1976) in 3 Squadron. Was a one of the techs operating wheeled Auto 40's, bags of space to live and operate.

I remember being lent to 7 Armd Bde Sig Sqn to help prepare their tracked Auto 20's for a Bruin inspection. I didn't envy their techs one bit, fault finding was a 'mare' and I got more shocks, whilst lying along the wiring looms with my back pressed against the vehicle bodywork, than I ever got during my 6 six years on an Auto 40...lol

There was not much room in the old 1 ton Austin with a couple of banks of C41/R222 and CST1+4 no3 but we survived, then they invented that Fish Fryer towed behind a Landy, result, no room at all. When Bruin came in we had so much room in those C70 and C50 Det's Bedfords we used to have party's!. Never mind,they gave us a decent rifle in those days not a bleeding mouse gun!.

Originally Posted by Djbutler

There was not much room in the old 1 ton Austin with a couple of banks of C41/R222 and CST1+4 no3 but we survived, then they invented that Fish Fryer towed behind a Landy, result, no room at all. When Bruin came in we had so much room in those C70 and C50 Det's Bedfords we used to have party's!. Never mind,they gave us a decent rifle in those days not a bleeding mouse gun!.

happy memories of E Tp 3 Sqn 1 ARMDDIVSIGREGT, the old FAMTO wagon, a bull-nosed Morris, and my old MCVF RL (01ET19) which was a bum to start. Techs stocking up the wog-box, the curries, the TV, then the odd tech screwdriver. Then the RR wagons all lined up on square for deployment. Rear ECH, last as usual, a rag-tag of strange individuals, handbags, RR ops, techs, occasionally a good chef, Mo Crabtree and his SQMS palace. I remember the Tp OC who went on to be a brigadier and went to his leaving do. Happy days,