Please use the tabs at the top of every page. Clicking the top level introduces a different group of topics in the lower level, clicking these loads a new page. The five tabs currently visible on the lower level give only a brief summary of each topic but it is worth looking at these before progressing onto the detailed topics. To help maintain continuity the footer on some pages have links to related topics.
This site was created in 2001 and contained just a few pages about the public warning system. Since then its grown to 30 Pages thanks to a lot of helpful feedback and encouragement from so many people able to plug the holes in my knowledge. I am always pleased to receive all kinds of information and to hear of your experiences related to the topics on this site as there are still pieces of the jigsaw missing
Many of us signed the Official Secrets Act, this protected information for 30 years, so anything pre-1985 is now open. The National Archives in Kew have files previously classified Secret open to public inspection which form the basis for a number of pages on this website. The Freedom of Information Act, has opened younger files too.
There are still a few of foggy areas where your knowledge may help provide a better understanding. Please click the link below to see the burning issues.
I became interested in the UK Civil Defence for the Cold War, as a result of working as a engineer for 'Post Office Telephones' later privatised and renamed 'British Telecom'. Between 1978 and 1981 I maintained the early warning equipment and visited ROC posts in part of North Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire. At the time I never disclosed this information even to my closest friends. Now twenty years have passed since the Cold War ended the Internet provides a good medium to disseminate the details of these defunct systems.
Contact Details for Steve Scanlon
26/02/2015 Added Speech Receiver and Loudspeaker galleries to page WB1400 pt2: Improved Thumbwheel scroll support in Gallery.
19/02/2015 Additions WB1400 Carrier Distribution, Worcester photos added to EMSS, New page Menu:Communications / Civil Defence Corp. Revision CONRAD.
28/12/2014 Complete rewrite of Last Ditch Network topic. Menu:Post Strike / LDN
16/10/2014 Added 11 Photographs to various pages related to WB 400, 700, 900 & 1400
05/10/2014 Modified page Menu:Communications / Network Era 2, adding Region 3 ECN directory, a new topic: The Post Cold War E.C.N.
30/05/2014 Added new ROC Map page. Added RN3 to page. Menu:Communications / Networks ERA 2
30/04/2014 Added a new Post Strike / CONRAD page, revisited many pages in light of JSI, Menu titles changed, pages renumbered.
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