Talk:Field telephone

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The German article has a nice picture of a field telephone, but images don't work across different wikipedias. The English version of the same image is some children's book cover. J I P | Talk 11:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Estonian Army and Estonian Defence League both use beside wireless Harris and SEM radio stations also old Swedish, Ericsson-made field telephones. I would like to add this fact to this article, but I do not know the exact number of these field telephones. They are old, dating back from 50's or 60's. Thats all I know... 87.119.165.214 09:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Just exactly how do these things work in practice??? - by wire???
I was referred to this article from the article on World War I. I would gather that these things work via wire, not by radio waves??? That would explain how some early WWI models worked without electricity. But how in the world did they string wires for miles on short notice??? And surely in modern wars these "field telephones" communicate via radio waves??? When did the changeover (if any) take place? If they have indeed always connected via wire, then how in the world do they string wires for miles and miles (tens of miles?, hundreds of miles???). How does this work? And do they roll up the wire again when they leave??? I don't understand how field telephones work/have worked over time. I've never been in the army. Can somebody please explain this and note this in the article, i.e. note whether they work via wire or via radio waves (or have changed over time). If it is via wire, do they use coaxial cable these days??? Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.171.202 (talk) 16:35, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I couldn't agree more. I've always been fascinated by these things, and I came to the page hoping for a cogent explanation of their mode of operation. Is there anyone out there who can supply this? Thanks.Carlaclaws (talk) 01:48, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, by definition field telephones work by wire. Their wireless counterparts are called radio transceiver. There wasn't any changeover, both systems are heavily used by the military since the early 20th century, and both are still in use. You've seen it correctly, laying all that wire in heavy enemy fire isn't the nicest of jobs. But when there's a war going on, that will not always be the main consideration; generally radio communications are more easily eavesdropped than telephone traffic. Jahoe (talk) 02:50, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I've added a paragraph and a nice picture of wire being laid. Also check out this first hand account if you'd like to know how this all worked. http://www.trailblazersww2.org/units_276_accounts_howell.htm --agr (talk) 14:08, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a very nice contribution, thanks! I believe the "wire issue" should be promoted into a section and perhaps your link ahould be in the article too. I'll try to look into that shortly. Thanks again :) Jahoe (talk) 11:15, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

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