A friend who knows a bit about radio says that British radios just happened to work on a waveband that was particulary prone to interference from buildings. Apparently this was not spotted because all the pre war testing was done on Salibury plain which is singulary lacking in buildings.
The radios worked okay in the desert but were poor in western europe with ranges that were lower than equivalent US and German radios. This combined with high (or low I cant remember which causes problems) sunspot activity at the time meant that the man pack radios didnt have the range. The jeep borne radios that should have been used at brigade level were lost in there gliders.
By the way this might be completely wrong I will ring my pal when I get the chance he is a complete radio nut.
The radios worked okay in the desert but were poor in western europe with ranges that were lower than equivalent US and German radios. This combined with high (or low I cant remember which causes problems) sunspot activity at the time meant that the man pack radios didnt have the range. The jeep borne radios that should have been used at brigade level were lost in there gliders.
By the way this might be completely wrong I will ring my pal when I get the chance he is a complete radio nut.