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- Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:40 pm
- Forum: Bereavement
- Topic: DEREK POOLEY (GRADE 7 - HEADQUARTERS)
- Replies: 3
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Re: DEREK POOLEY (GRADE 7 - HEADQUARTERS)
I was very sad to hear that Derek had passed away. I first met Derek in 1982 when I came to work as a CWT in site planning section in the Frequency & Site Planning Group at Horseferry House. Derek was the SWE in the frequency planning section but following Graham Mewett's retirement he was appoi...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:27 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Telecommunications on masts at Great Bromley, Wherstead etc.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5237
Re: Telecommunications on masts at Great Bromley, Wherstead
Hello Julian This was a fairly statndard HO scheme. The site did have a separate building for the police equipment and this was unmanned. The site provided two off, two frequency simplex communication channels between the police headquarters at Chelmsford and police vehicles in the north east Essex ...
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: London Accommodation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3217
Re: London Accommodation
Hello Steven. I thought the Civil Service Club near Trafalgar Square, where we have our reunions, has overnight accomodation? Bob
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Telecommunications on masts at Great Bromley, Wherstead etc.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5237
Re: Telecommunications on masts at Great Bromley, Wherstead
I was a HO Wireless Technician in the mid/late 70s and visited Great Bromley on a number of occasions to service the Essex Police equipment there. You might already have the following information but if not I hope it is of some help. Essex Police had three wide area VHF channels to communicate with ...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: UKWMO/ROC
- Topic: Suggestions for an Essex or Herts Hilltop location
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6920
Re: Suggestions for an Essex or Herts Hilltop location
Hello Stephen. I was a WT at Chelmsford detachment between 1976 and 1979. There were two sites at Danbury - one the "Pye" site used by amongst others Essex Fire (who were outside the HO scheme) and the other about a mile or so away that was behind Danbury church and was used by Essex Polic...