Radio Equipment Fitted to vehicles

The Australian Army has been fitting radios to their Land Rovers almost since they bought their first one. Since the Series 2 Fitted For Wireless (FFW), through to the Series 2a Fitted for Transceiver (FFT) as well as the Series 3 and Perentie 110 Fitted For Radio variants (FFR). On top of those specialist vehicles, Ambulances, Workshop vehicles, Command vehicles and more have had radio sets of various types installed. This page is intended with providing reference photos and documents of each of these variants and how they were laid out, and how they came to be laid out that way.

This page will be in a constant state of update, change and revision for some time. If you have something to contribute, or would like to assist in updating this page, please contact REMLR.

• Series 2 Fitted For Wireless
• Series 2 and 2a Wrecker
• Series 2 and 2a Gunbuggy
• Series 2 or 2a GS SWB
• Series 2a Fitted For Transceiver
• Series 2a Ambulance
• Series 3 Fitted For Radio
• Perentie 110 Fitted For Radio
• Perentie 110 Senior Commander

Series 2 Fitted For Wireless

The FFW is the same as the series 2a FFT in fit out and radio configuration, they are simply older vehicles. The vehicle itself does have some minor differences.

As new from the Land Rover factory. Copyright Rover Australia

A full compliment of fitted radios from the larkspur family of radios.

Series 2 and 2a Wrecker

The series 2a Wrecker at bandiana showing the radio mount on the LHS

The series 2 Wrecker at bandiana. The extension to the canopy on the Left Hand Side covers the radio installation.

A view of the Series 2 wrecker's radio mount when it was still brand new.

Series 2 and 2a Gunbuggy

When these vehicles were designed the current radio was the ANPRC10 set and as a result, just to the left of the ration box fitted to the firewall was a "u" shaped bracket that was designed to hold this radio in an upright position.

Series 2 or 2a GS SWB

Series 2A 88" fitted with Radio kit Rare pic of ¼ ton GS with radio fitted.

Series 2a Fitted For Transceiver

For more information on the Series 2a FFT, Click HERE. These are the same as the Fitted For Wireless series 2 in their fit out and configuration, but are younger vehicles.

A FFT with a particularly heavy load of radios. We believe this vehicle belongs to 1 signals regiment, 1st division. It is unusual for this many larkspur radios to be carried.	Land-Rover S2A FFT during the "Back To The Track" event showing both body mounted, and wing mounted antennas.	The FFT that is a part of the AWM Collection. The radios on the table along the bulkhead is the larkspur radio equipment.
The same AWM vehicle showing a side table mounting american radios to the rear of the vehicle.	The bare rear body of a FFT at auction in 1968/9	This is a view of a FFT whilst in service. In this case mounting what appears to be 2 AN/PRC-47 radios.

Series 3 Fitted For Radio

More information about the Series 3 Fitted For Radio vehicle, and some of it's equipment, Click HERE.

A AN/GRC-160 (on left) and GRC-F2/F4 (on right) in Phill's FFR.

Antenna base AB625-GRC in place