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  • HOME
  • HISTORY
  • NEWS & ABOUT US
  • THE HIGHBRIDGE SITE
  • THE PORTISHEAD SITE
  • THE DEVIZES SITE
  • THE SOMERTON SITE
  • THE PONTING COLLECTION
  • COLOURISED PHOTOS
  • RELATED STATIONS
  • AERO SERVICE
  • PUBLICITY MATERIAL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • VIDEOS
  • AUDIO FILES
  • LINKS
  • COAST STATIONS
  • HISTORY BOOKS

GKA IN THE PRESS

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    Interesting documents and publications about GKA

    BURNHAM WIRELESS STATION 1956 ARTICLE (pdf)

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    PORTISHEAD RADIO 75TH ANNIVERSARY BROCHURE 1995 (pdf)

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    VWOA ARTICLE FROM 2006 (pdf)

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    BRIEF HISTORY OF GKA & DORCHESTER TX BY PAUL HAWKINS (pdf)

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    ARTICLE FROM THE OVERSEAS VETERANS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN. OCT 2000 (pdf)

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    EXTRACT FROM MORSUM MAGNIFICAT NO.32 - BY GKA R/O ROGER MARSHALL (pdf)

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    REARDON SMITH MAGAZINE AUGUST 1975 (pdf)

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    BT AERONAUTICAL RADIO SERVICES ADVERT (pdf)

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    BT GLOBAL NETWORKS NEWS 1995 (pdf)

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    GKA HISTORY WRITTEN BY GKA R/O BRIAN HILL (2009) (pdf)

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    UNDATED DAILY GRAPHIC ARTICLE ABOUT GKA (pdf)

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    1973 ARTICLE ABOUT GKA WRITTEN BY J. HYATT (PART 1) (pdf)

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    1973 ARTICLE ABOUT GKA WRITTEN BY J. HYATT (PART 2) (pdf)

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    ROYAL NAVY "COMMUNICATOR" MAGAZINE FROM 1961 (pdf)

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    WIRELESS WORLD ARTICLE FROM 1932 (pdf)

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    GKA during WW2 - article from 1947 (pdf)

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    Practical Wireless article from 1954 (pdf)

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    Society of Wireless Pioneers (SOWP) article from 1978. Written by Don Mulholland, station manager/GKA. (pdf)

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    Monitoring Times article from 1983 with cw frequencies of GKA. (pdf)

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    Monitoring Times article from 1991 with GKA frequency changes. (pdf)

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    Radio News item from 1925 featuring Devizes Radio/GKU. (pdf)

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    Somerton Radio History Brochure (pdf)

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    90th Anniversary Article from the Western Daily Press, July 2018 (page 1) (pdf)

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    90th Anniversary Article from the Western Daily Press, July 2018 (page 2) (pdf)

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    Predictions of radio frequencies for Portishead Radio (1945) (pdf)

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    Improvements in transmissions from Portishead Radio (1928) (pdf)

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    Comparison of receiving aerials between Highbridge and Chedzoy (1928) (pdf)

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    Adjustment of Radio lead-ins at Burnham Radio (1934) (pdf)

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    The Burnham "Quick Search" Radio Receiver SW24 (1933) (pdf)

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    Short Wave "Unirad" Receivers at Burnham Radio (1938) (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Burnham Radio (February 1925) - Page 1 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Burnham Radio (February 1925) - Page 2 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Burnham Radio (February 1925) - Page 3 (pdf)

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    "Experimental Radio" article on Devizes Radio (1924) - Page 1 (pdf)

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    "Experimental Radio" article on Devizes Radio (1924) - Page 2 (pdf)

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    "Experimental Radio" article on Devizes Radio (1924) - Page 3 (pdf)

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    "Experimental Radio" article on Devizes Radio (1924) - Page 4 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Devizes Radio (April 1923) - Page 1 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Devizes Radio (April 1923) - Page 2 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Devizes Radio (April 1923) - Page 3 (pdf)

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    "Modern Wireless" article on Devizes Radio (April 1923) - Page 4 (pdf)

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    Wireless World article on GPO Radio (December 1928) - Page 1 (pdf)

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    Wireless World article on GPO Radio (December 1928) - Page 2 (pdf)

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    Wireless World article on GPO Radio (December 1928) - Page 3 (pdf)

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    Wireless World article on GPO Radio (December 1928) - Page 4 (pdf)

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    Short History of Humber Radio/GKZ written by former Station Manager Dave Hopcroft (pdf)

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    Come Quick Danger - a history of Maritime Radio Services in Canada (13 Mb) (pdf)

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    GPO Transmitter Frequency Measurements 1932 (pdf)

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    Rates of Pay 1955 (pdf)

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    Sea Breezes September 2020 Article (pdf)

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    SOUND FILES (MORE WILL BE ADDED IN DUE COURSE)

    PORTISHEAD R/T TUNING ANNOUNCEMENT (wav)

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    • Colour photographs of Portishead Transmitter Site © Jim Sulley

     
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