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Join the CW Heritage SIG for an afternoon at the Signals Museum at RAF Henlow (just north of Hitchin).

Well stocked with much interesting old equipment, this Museum tells the story of RAF signals, giving insight into equipment that was developed during World War 1 and through the '20s and '30s, as well as from World War 2 and beyond - making it a comprehensive history of RAF electronic developments. Curators will be on hand to talk about the various exhibits.

The Museum's collection has a few items from the very early years of radio, including a Sterling spark transmitter as used by WWI reconnaissance aircraft. There are also some transmitters and receivers that were the standard fit in RAF aircraft during the 1920s and 1930s. World War II equipment is fairly well represented, with examples of transmitters and receivers, both ground based and airborne. There are early airborne radar sets, early air navigational aids and several examples of telegraphic equipment such as a morse undulator and some teleprinters. Post war radar is well represented, with a number of consoles and models of radar installations. A “Y” Service room is depicted as it would have been during WWII, when the “Y” Service stations provided Bletchley Park (Station X) and other military organisations with code from intercepted German radio signals.

More information on the museum can be found at www.rafsignalsmuseum.org.uk. There is no charge for the visit, but the museum welcomes donations.

This visit is a joint event with the Royal Aeronautical Society Cambridge Branch.

Practicalities
RAF Henlow (about 4.5 miles north of Hitchin) is an active RAF base and delegates will need to follow security check-in procedures before entering the base and visiting the museum. Attendees will need to provide their full name in advance, and provide photographic proof of identity on the day itself. Further details will be provided in your delegate confirmation email.

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