Introductions
“The unrecorded story of Border Radio Pioneers and WW2′ by Bruce McCartney, GM4BDJ, and John Struthers, GM8CVN, was published in October 2022.
GM5FT G5BA GM3TD G6UC G2CGY GM3BFU … all Border amateur call signs that are recorded on the Bletchley Park Roll of Honour. (GM5FT’s Roll of Honour citation can be viewed here.)
The book reveals the untold story of local folk involved in the Radio Security Service during WW2.
It also includes unique listings of Borders short-wave listeners, Artificial Aerial, and Full amateur radio licence holders from the 1930s – 60s.
Book Details
- Spiral bound A5 format, 210mm x 148mm x 5mm
- 71 pages
- Colour and B/W illustrations
- Price : £10.00, free Postage and Packing when sent within UK
The book can be purchased from the authors who can be contacted via the Contact Page.
Mailing List
A ‘groups.io’ mailing list, “Borders Radio Pioneers”, has been created for those wishing to collectively discuss, or add to, the stories in this book. Mailing list subscription details can be found via this link –
https://groups.io/g/bordersradiopioneers
The GM5FT Logbook
The pages of John Blair, GM5FT’s, Logbook can be viewed via the GM5FT Logbook Introduction page. The scanned logbook pages are organised into years, 1937, 1937, etc, and the individual pages are viewable in date order.
Border Amateur and Short Wave Listener Listings 1930-75
Listings of Borders Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners active during 1930 – 1975 can be found here.