Collection

Microwave television relay link archive

Made:: 1939-1954

maker:: Standard Telephones and Cables Limited

This small archive contains handbooks and technical drawings, principally wiring diagrams, relating to to installation of the Manchester to Edinburgh television relay link in the early 1950s. There is also a small amount of correspondence and log materials relating to the maintenance of the link.

Details

Extent:: 7 archive boxes

Identifier:: ME

Subject:: Television, Engineering and Television Networks

Access:: Access is given in accordance with the NSMM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility.

System of Arrangement:: This collection has been catalogued by archivists at the Science Museum in the 1980s. The archive splits into three series': 1 - Handbooks 2 - Technical Drawings 3 - Named Files of Drawings A scanned copy of the catalogue is available on request.

copyright:: Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NSMM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.