Ford End

29 May 2022 21:48 #1 by charliegibson
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I am interested in 5he site at Ford end as was bought up in Pleshey and remember some of the personnel who were employed there

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29 May 2022 22:28 #2 by mbriscoe
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I came across the name many years and asked online somewhere about it and was contacted by someone who had worked there when it was CSO/GCHQ.
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30 May 2022 09:52 - 30 May 2022 09:53 #3 by PETERTHEEATER
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Charlie,

do you mean an HF/DF Radio site?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-frequency_direction_finding

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30 May 2022 10:56 #4 by mbriscoe
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30 May 2022 18:39 - 31 May 2022 06:08 #5 by charliegibson
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Hi Peter I thought that it was a RN site the transport vehicle fad RN on the side
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30 May 2022 18:58 - 31 May 2022 06:09 #6 by charliegibson
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What a great bunch of guys at Ford end the lived worked and played in the area but none of us locals knew anything about their work .
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30 May 2022 19:02 #7 by charliegibson
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May well have known him got to know quite a lot over the years at Pleshey can't remember when it was stood down

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30 May 2022 21:31 - 30 May 2022 21:31 #8 by netcompsys
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Hi Peter I thought that it was a RN site the transport vehicle fad RN on the side


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30 May 2022 22:18 #9 by charliegibson
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Thought it was an RN Site

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30 May 2022 22:44 #10 by mbriscoe
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Thought it was an RN Site


I think it was, it has to be remembered that there were a number of intercept / DF networks operating virtually independently - there are lists around.

Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Army
Radio Security Service, sometimes called "Foreign Office" on lists.

In some areas they all had their own sites, often near to each other so it can get quite confusing!

www.gchq.gov.uk/information/short-history-sigint-scarborough

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