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It was in Mur, 1947 that contract for the desigo. ររាងៗ! * facture and installation of n ra- dio Televisiva link from London to Birthingham was awardedl to the GEC of England by United Kingdom Post Ofler, which is providing the link for the BBC Midland "Station.
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In its simplest terms this Lon- don-Birmingham television dink ay be described as a system of ultra-high frequency radio raus- mitter and receivers by meatis of which the London program- mes will be relayed to the Mki- Innds, During the next Arx months further equipinent wil be installed to enable signals to be sent in both directions. To begin with only one-way trafe will be possible, but this will be reversible.
Process outlined
The radio-link comprises six stationantha Museum Tole. phone Exchange, (London), Harrow Would, Dunstable, Blackdown (near Charwelton). Rowley Rogi (near Birming- Mam) Rnd finally Telephono House, Birmingham, Each rr. the recelves peater station sigdal from the providus station, amplifies it and trans- mits it to the next one. AL
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of the signal is increased million Umes.
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The signals ara tepnamfited on fro- a wavelength of about 30 con- Because UHF (ultra-high
follow straight timetres and by reason of their quency) waves
in being beamed and also because Serevent their relecting pro- llues each station has to
a very complex perlies being altered by the for sight of those on either side of apparatus of
While they are finding It dim- it; for this Yeason they are nature would be needed the motion of leg clecirle heating usually situated hhi tops, the signals are not suitable for Fe-wires are provided aside the cult to obtain employment in the
theception by the general pubile. tubes,
heavier industries, women aerials being mounted at
Only the vision prograthrnes - An important feature of the making progress in automobile summit of a lower so as to obtain extra heighf,
qutp-engineering and in chemical work The distance he will be sent over the link: "The UN is that it is entirely
Allithe re-jand metallurgy. Some of them tween stations can be anything accompanying sound will go over matie in operation:
peater stations are capable o concentrata on design, but à up to 40 miles, but owing to the Post Office lines.
Working almost indefinitely with- number hold posts of a manager- natural contours of the land be-
put attention, Should a fault lal or executive type covering tween London and Birmingham,
develop duplicate equipment such branches of the work as some of the stations are no more than 10 or 20 miles apart.
The highest serial towers automatically comes into service, planning, estimating, factory lay- erg at Londan and", pleming and the control engineers in out and buying and selling,
and Birmingham ↑ are mer he hám and ard respective London
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on folent, that the stand-by apparatus
isin operation. The use of beaming demands in the television link has beep highly directional serials & wale!
ons hood.jamost arb mounted at the top of the stringent" cification drawn - up towers. They consist of pral; by the Rad Branch of thi rods, no more than six inches office of the ghitër in-Chief of long, ingunted within a parabo- the United Klärdom Post Omeg toid reflector formed from: light; it being
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