MARCONI EMERGENCY LIFEBOAT TRANSMITTER TYPE 241C
THE MARCONI MARINE EMERGENCY LIFEBOAT TRANSMITTER TYPE 241C SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A SPARK GAP TRANSMITTER WITH AN OUTPUT OF 250 WATTS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE MARCONI LIFEBOAT RECEIVER TYPE 313.THE INSTALLATION WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN A MOTORISED LIFEBOAT IN THE PROW OF THE BOAT.THE SYSTEM BEING POWERED BY AN MOTOR ALTERNATOR IN TURN POWERED BY A BATTERY.THE AERIAL SYSTEM BEING A SINGLE WIRE SUPPORTED BETWEEN TWO MASTS.