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NEWS 2006
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Introduction
This section contains historical information relating to additions made to DTELS website and news during 2006.

Please note that all announcements are now being posted to the forum.

 

page updated: 17/01/08

Date

Site Additions                                                                

 

December 2006

12/12

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS - POST DTELS; from Steven Cole
2006 Reunion photos held in London on 11th December

11/12

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS; from John Maloney
Article entitled SOURCE

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS - POST DTELS; from Brian Walters
Article from Brian Walters to start this new section

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS - EVENTS; from Alan Wood
Photo of Ken Stepney’s Retirement in 1991

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS - EVENTS; from Gordon Wyatt
Photo Transport Officers presentation in 1980’s

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS - EVENTS; from Graham Dean
Photo of Ian Jones taken at Ruddington in 1994

 

November 2006

15/11

New look web site launched

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS EVENTS; from Bruce Thomson via Peter Bridgeman
Photographs from the 1960’s and early 1970s

 

April 2006

22-23 Apr

MISCELLANEOUS - EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS; from Steven Cole
Extracts from the Home Office 1970 Police Bulletins on a Mobile UHF Repeater and a DSL Resource Availability System.

IMAGE LIBRARY - EQUIPMENT OTHER; from Steven Cole
3 photographs of the Figaro 3MHz surface/underground coms system

IMAGE LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS - EXHIBITION; from Steven Cole
13 photographs of a presentation held at the Civil Service College Sunningdale in May 1968 showing radio, UKWMO and other related equipment

8/4

IMAGE LIBRARY - CORSTON OUTSTATION; from David Waspe
14 photographs from 1991-92 for what is thought to have been part of the BS5750 registration project.

IMAGE LIBRARY - SHAPWICK DEPOT; from David Waspe
4 photographs from 1991-1992 of Workshop 1 and Workshop 3.

ABOUT US GOOD COMMUNICATION; from David Waspe
A leaflet describing a Strategy for the Future produced around 1987 and circulated to Directorate staff.

 

March 2006

28/3

PUBLICATIONS - TECHNICAL - MEMORANDUMS; from Mike Brain (80 Pages!)
Technical Memorandum 36 by Tony Kent in November 1979 on Quasi Synchronous Operation in a UHF FM Personal Mobile Radio System.

PUBLICATIONS TECHNICAL - QSAM SCHEMES; from Mike Brain
Their Preparation and Adjustment, written by W.R. Harris (Jan 1985)

IMAGE LIBRARY ANTENNAS & SITES - GENERAL; from Graham Dean
1967; Durham Police HQ Tower images.

20-21
Mar

IMAGE LIBRARY - ANTENNAS & SITES; from Graham Dean
To start this new section of the image library off, Graham has sent in a set of photos from the 1970's of a mast collapse at the South Wales Police Eglwysilan site.

IMAGE LIBRARY - ANTENNAS & SITES (GREAT DUNFELL); from Graham Dean
Pictures and a text article from Graham relating to the CAA site at Great Dunfell, Cumbria

12/3

IMAGE LIBRARY HQ - RUDDINGTON; from Graham Dean
Consultancy Section Pictures taken at the new HQ between 1993-94.

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS 1980-94: THAMES VALLEY POLICE; from Gordon Wyatt
Project memories from the mid-80's relating to TVP

PERSONAL MEMORIES 1970-1980 - SNIPPETS; New feature started with a couple of notes from Gordon about events that took place in the 70's.

5/3

IMAGE LIBRARY HQ - RUDDINGTON; from David Waspe
Pictures taken at the new HQ between 1992 and 1994.

HQ - CCE HARROW; from Alan Copperwaite
Pictures taken by Alan in March 2006 of the area which once housed CCE Harrow.

POLICE SERVICE-WEST MIDLANDS; from Martin Swift
Audio recording of the last transmission from West Midlands Police VHF CH2 Analogue Radio System made on 3rd March 2006.

DEPOTS - HANNINGTON; from Gordon Wyatt
Three photos from circa 1983 added to the Hannington gallery

 

February 2006

23-26
Feb

IMAGE LIBRARY HQ - CCE HARROW; from Clive Wankling
Aerial photo of CCE Harrow from Whitefriars Glass Tower.

MU - BISHOPS CLEEVE; from Gordon Wyatt Updated information at 1 & 3

EQUIPMENT - RADIO SCHEMES and CONTROL SYSTEMS; from Martin Swift
Additional photos and text of a Pre-WARC Transmitter and Pye Mascot 1000 Engineers Panel.

DEPOTS - BILLINGE; from Howard Marshall
More photographs of Joe McQuillan's retirement in 1990 and two pictures taken at the Stag Hotel and Howard's retirement from NTL in 1999.

DEPOTS - ROMSLEY; from Martin Swift + MOA
Many more photographs have been added, including a couple from 1964. A total of 50 so far.

16/2

PUBLICATIONS TECHNICAL - MEMORANDUMS; from Mike Brain
Technical memorandums No.47 (J.B.Hollis) on assessment of filter characteristics for subliminal data transmission in speech channels and No.65 (D.F.Smith) on the use of interference cancelling aerials.

PUBLICATIONS TECHNICAL - AVLS; from Mike Brain
Forward Planning Presentation in June 1975 on AVLS options for UK Police/Fire Services at that time.

13/2

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS PERCY THE PIKE; from John Maloney
The fishy tale of Percy the Pike who navigated the waters around Weedon in 1971

12/2

DTELS Web site spilt into two database files due to increased complexity in maintaining the site with one file.

6/2

IMAGE LIBRARY DEPOTS - BILLINGE; Photos from Howard Marshall
Pictures of Joe McQuillan's retirement in 1990.

DEPOTS - ROMSLEY; Photos from Martin Swift 14 pictures from 1988 added to the gallery.

MU - BISHOPS CLEEVE; Photos from Martin Swift 11 pictures from 1988 added to the gallery.

POLICE - WEST MIDLANDS; Photos from Martin Swift 4 pictures from 1988 added to the gallery. 

 

January 2006

26/1

DTELS FORUM; Tribute to Joe McQuillan who passed away on New Years Eve.

IMAGE LIBRARY OUTSTATIONS - WARWICKSHIRE; Photos from David Partridge
More photos added to the gallery from the 1970's.

IMAGE LIBRARY OUTSTATIONS - WORCESTER; Photos from David Partridge and Steven Cole
Worcester Outstation added with photos from the 1970's.

PUBLICATIONS POST WARC FREQUENCY CONVERSION PROGRAMME; from Mike Brain
A 50 page 1983 handbook detailing post-warc equipment to forces and brigades with budgetary rental prices.

19/1

IMAGE LIBRARY - OUTSTATIONS (SHEFFIELD); Photos from Mike Viner
6 photos of West Nab Radio Site and Pre-WARC hilltop equipment.

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS (COWLEY); Photos from David Partridge
13 photos of DTELS Cowley site taken around 1997 covering the nuclear bunker and VIDG.

IMAGE LIBRARY - HEADQUARTERS (EXHIBITIONS); Photos from John Leary
21 photos of a scouting visit to what is believed to be Leicester University prior to the Directorate mounting an exhibition to the emergency services in 1971.

12/1

IMAGE LIBRARY - MU WEYHILL EARLY DAYS (2); Photos from John Leary
13 photos of Weyhill MU in early 1970. Caption text updated with input from Mike Brain on 13/1

11/1

IMAGE LIBRARY - HQ EXHIBITIONS (UNKNOWN); Photos from John Leary
Unknown photos of what may be the Leicester University venue for Exhibition 1971.  Do you know better? If so, please contact the Webmaster.

IMAGE LIBRARY - EQUIPMENT (SPEED TRAPS - PETA META) Photos from John Leary
6 photos of the Marconi Peta Meta and original speed trap article updated to include comments on Multanova Alan Copperwaite (and Peta Meta from Mike Brain on 13/1).

8/1

IMAGE LIBRARY - DEPOTS (Hannington); Photos from David Rumens
12 photos of Hannington Depot taken in September 2005.

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