Miscellaneous pictures of technical facilities that were at Daventry

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Control room of "T3" the MF transmitter for the Third Programme (Later called Radio 3):-

T3 Programme Input Equipment (PIE), including line testing equipment:-

T3 transmitter output components

Switchgear for SWB18 senders (HF transmitters are called senders):-

Diesel generators:-

11KV transformer and mercury arc rectifier for SWB18 sender:-

"East" sender hall, containing four SWB18 senders:-

SWB18 output coupling trolleys and tracks on the floor:-

SWB18 motor generator sets for filament supplies:-

Cooling pond, originally used as part of the cooling system for SWB18 senders:-

Space left after removal of SWB18 senders:-

New senders which replaced the SWB18 senders:-

BD253 sender in the "West" hall?:-

Antenna switching matrix (several can be seen in the subsequent picture):-

Parts from a BD253 sender mounted on a display panel:-

This a picture of 2LO, the BBC's first transmitter, when it was stored at Daventry.
It will be on display at the Science Museum in London from 2014.

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