HELLO. THIS SITE COVERS THE BEGINNING OF ROYAL NAVAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE 1890's, THE START OF THE W/T BRANCH TELEGRAPHIST IN 1906 AND THE BEGINNING OF RADAR IN THE 1930's. FOR WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, THE SITE WILL SHOWS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SETTING-UP OF THE W/T BRANCH, TELLING THE STORY FROM ANNUAL NAVAL REPORTS. THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN SEEN IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THE CONTENTS ARE NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING AND FASCINATING - THEY ARE PUBLISHED IN FULL. THE SUBJECT MATTER COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF W/T AND THEREFORE LOOKS IN DETAIL AT SURFACE UNITS, SUBMARINES, TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS AND SHORE WIRELESS STATIONS.
WHILST EQUIPMENT LED, THE SITE IS INTENDED BOTH FOR OPERATORS AND MAINTAINERS. REGRETTABLY THE WORD "COMMUNICATIONS" WILL HAVE NO INTEREST FOR VISUAL SIGNALMEN UNLESS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH, WHICH, TO SAY THE VERY LEAST, IS A FASCINATING READ FROM THE 1890's ONWARDS.
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