THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG — racal RA17
AMATEUR RADIO IN COLD WEATHER BRRRRRR
Posted by STEVE M on
Well, as we all witter and whicker about the freezing cold currently gripping parts of the IK, owz about some amateur radio from a more hardy time? Here is a photo of Scott Arctic Base ZL5 amateur radio station from 1965:- Feast your eyes on the stuffed penguin and then move towards the Collins S Line ensemble - a 32S3 if I am not mistaken and what's this, a far flung Eddystone S689 bug key - one of only 250 made by Eddystone. They did have a professional main station comprising of mainly Racal gear - just look at that...