Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17816 invoked from network); 22 Jan 2001 19:43:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Jan 2001 19:43:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 2252 invoked from network); 22 Jan 2001 19:38:03 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 22 Jan 2001 19:38:03 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14Kmh7-0003Ox-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:32:01 +0000 Received: from finch-post-10.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.38]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14Kmh6-0003Or-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:32:01 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from pickmere.demon.co.uk ([158.152.117.143]) by finch-post-10.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 14Kmgu-000I9t-0A for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:31:49 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:22:12 +0000 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "M.J.Powell" Subject: Re: LF: ex radar sites References: <000001c08222$d0196cc0$880a883e@default> In-reply-to: <000001c08222$d0196cc0$880a883e@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: In message <000001c08222$d0196cc0$880a883e@default>, MAL HAMILTON writes >I visited an ex radar site during 1965 that was administered by Marconi as >far as I can remember. This was located at Canedon, near South end on Sea. I >think there were 3 wooden towers each around 300 ft high. These were >supposed to be the first operational radar installations in the UK. We had a >monkey that used to climb the towers to change the antennas when necessary >for our experiments. He had a G3LD* call could it be G3LDO. It was so long >ago I cannot remember his callsign, he was not employed by my company but >possibly came with the antennas. This was Canewdon. I used to use it as a spot fix when I was learning to fly from Southend in 1954. I was at Great Baddow 1952-55. Mike G3IJE -- M.J.Powell