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Re: LF: ex radar sites

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Subject: Re: LF: ex radar sites
From: "M.J.Powell" <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:22:12 +0000
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In message <000001c08222$d0196cc0$880a883e@default>, MAL HAMILTON
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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
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M.J.Powell


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