Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4762 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2002 18:17:19 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 12 Sep 2002 18:17:19 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: (qmail 26750 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2002 18:17:16 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 12 Sep 2002 18:17:16 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17pYWA-0004ri-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:16:42 +0100 Received: from [195.188.53.94] (helo=blueyonder.co.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17pYWA-0004rY-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:16:42 +0100 Received: from pcow057o.blueyonder.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:16:41 +0100 Received: from vigor.twickenham.freeserve.co.uk (unverified [62.30.62.69]) by pcow057o.blueyonder.co.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.9) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:16:36 +0100 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020912191133.00a17a10@pop.freeserve.net> X-Sender: twickenham.freeserve.co.uk@pop.freeserve.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:14:52 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rob Gill" In-reply-to: <004701c25a2a$05725360$7d31f7c2@a7j7r2> MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: LF: Plessey Figaro Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.4 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TOversion=2.31 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group John, I have tracked down the New Scientist article (13 March 1975) regarding Figaro. The radio was apparently developed by Plessey. I could email you a scan of the half-page article if you'd like. Regards Rob At 08:00 12/09/02 +0100, you wrote: >This was a body-worn radio system intended for firefighters working in steel >framed buildings. I understand it was tried at the Moorgate Underground >disaster in 1975. Does anyone have any information on it, please? > >John Rabson >Editor >Cave Radio and Electronics Journal