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List of the 73 new items added in 2017 (most recent at top)

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DATE ADDED

ITEM

CONTRIBUTOR
31 Dec 2017 Deaths page updated. Ian Blanthorn has died. Alan Kinnear
27 Dec 2017 Deaths page updated. Ron Forster has died. Frankie Forster
22 Dec 2017 Article about clearing out time at Kingswood added to Research/Reminiscences page. John Sykes
22 Dec 2017 NET9816 - Description of an electronic circuit analysis program added to Designs Technology page. John Sykes
22 Dec 2017 TV Broadcasting 1960-70 added to Technical Reviews/Transmitters. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 The New BBC TV Station at the Crystal Palace c1957 added to Specific Tx Sites page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Technical Glossary for BBC Engineers (1941) added to Technical Reviews/Miscellaneous. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017

Tech performance of long chains of UHF transmitters added to Technical Reviews/Transmitters.

 Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Sound Broadcasting - Its Engineering Development 1962 added to BBC Engineering Division page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Registered Designs and Coded Equipment 1963 - Volume 2: Components added to RDCE page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Note on Attenuators, Pads & Branching Networks added to Technical Reviews/Communications. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Article about the ATAC control system in Cyprus added to Specific Tx Sites page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Managing BBC Engineering added to BBC Engineering Division page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Properties of HDB3 code added to Technical Reviews/Communications. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Engineering Research Review 1987 added to Research page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Engineering of the transmission network for Channel 4 added to Technical Reviews/Transmitters. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Designs Reference Data added to Designs/Technology page. Nick Cutmore
22 Dec 2017 Introducing DAB added to Books page. Nick Cutmore
18 Dec 2017 Deaths page updated. George Kinross has died. Kirsty Kinross
11 Dec 2017 Deaths page updated. Alan Goodsell has died. David Porter
6 Dec 2017 Deaths page updated. Ron Bradbrook and Bob Weston have died. Chris Gardiner and Stuart Winsor
6 Dec 2017 Crystal Palace Transmitter Information Sheet added to Specific Tx Sites page. Nick Cutmore
26 Nov 2017 BBC Engineering: Progress and Achievements added to BBC Engineering Division page.

Nick Cutmore
26 Nov 2017 Prospero article about COU.4 added to Technical Instruction Post-1949 page (Item T2).  
26 Nov 2017 Paper on Channel Combiners for RF Transmitters added to Technical Reviews/Transmitters. Nick Cutmore
26 Nov 2017 Booklet: BBC Television - A British Engineering Achievement added to Technical Reviews/Television. Nick Cutmore
26 Nov 2017 Article on 40 Years' Television from the BBC added to Technical Reviews/Television. Nick Cutmore
26 Nov 2017 Article on licensing BBC Designs added to Designs Department. Nick Cutmore
2 Nov 2017 Reunions page added.  See menu on the Home page.  
2 Nov 2017 D&ED Reunion Lunch page updated.  
2 Nov 2017 Deaths page updated. David Eaton has died. Phil Richmond
20 Sep 2017 D&ED Lunch page updated.  Further updates will not be listed on this New Items page.  
22 Aug 2017 Link to 1961 video of Rampisham added to Videos page and Specific Tx Sites page.  
15 Aug 2017 Restoring a BBC Local Radio Mk 1 Studio Desk added to Tricks of The Trade page. David Porter
3 Aug 2017 Deaths page updated. Tys James has died. Peter Condron
19 July 2017

Deaths page updated. Simon Hazlewood has died.

Mike Hawkshaw
28 June 2017 World Analogue Television Standards and Waveforms added to Technical Reviews page (Television section). Alan Pemberton
28 June 2017 Item added to Information Exchange page. Phil Loweth
13 June 2017 Link to Radiophonic Museum added to References page. Martin King
5 June 2017 Managed Broadcast Network paper added to Communications Projects page. David Russell
1 June 2017 Item added to Information Exchange page. Graham Vine
28 May 2017 Item added to Information Exchange page. James Hayes
18 May 2017 Link to video of BBC colour television experiments added to this DD Reminiscences page (highlighted yellow, near the end). Julian Watson
17 May 2017 Pictures of Neville Watson added to a Designs Department Reminiscences page. Julian Watson
5 May 2017 Link to English Heritage report on Orford Ness added to Specific Transmitter Sites page.  
28 April 2017 Deaths page updated. Gordon Bush has died. Derek Cornell
15 April 2017 Information about Swingate added to Specific Transmitter Sites page. Norman Marsden
15 April 2017 Deaths page updated. Russell Tollerfield has died. David Porter
19 March 2017 Drawing of the Broadcasting Chain 1939 added to Technical Instructions - pre 1960 Timothy Hughes
18 March 2017 Transmitter articles from "Signal" Issues 39, 40 and 41 added to Tricks of the Trade page. David Porter
16 March 2017 Transmitter article from "Signal" Issue 42 added to Tricks of the Trade page. David Porter
11 March 2017 UK MW & LW Broadcasting: the first 95 years added to Technical Reviews. David Porter
11 March 2017 Transmitter articles from "Signal" Issues 37 and 38 added to Tricks of the Trade page. David Porter
11 March 2017 Steve Snook's BBC career added to Equipment Department Reminiscences (and DD Reminiscences). Steve Snook
11 March 2017 Item added to Information Exchange page. David Porter
11 March 2017 Deaths page updated. John Jarvie, George Morley and Al Malcolm have died. Mike Jasinski, Roy Corlett,  David Porter.
10 March 2017 Pictures from 1979 added to the receiving station page: Crowsley Park. Guy Stanbury
9 March 2017 Pictures of an early microphone amplifier added to Technical Reviews. Derek Hughes
5 March 2017 Seventy Years Before The Masts added to Books page.  
5 March 2017 Drive Section article added to Research Department page.  
5 March 2017 rd-reunion-2006.pdf added to Research Department page.  
5 March 2017 Sound And Television Broadcasting - General Principles.pdf added to Books page.  
5 March 2017 dev-prog-limiters-1977.pdf added to Technical Reviews page.  
5 March 2017 Breakfast Television Office Automation added to Technical Reviews page.  
5 March 2017 Microphone data sheets.pdf added to Technical Reviews page. Nick Cutmore
5 March 2017 UHF Transposing Equipment EP16_501 etc (Issue 1).pdf added to TI ACO page Nick Cutmore
5 March 2017 EP16M_501 etc (Issue 2) & Selected Parts Lists.pdf added to TI ACO page. Nick Cutmore
5 March 2017 Eng Rpt to Gov 1982.pdf added to Engineering Division page.  
5 March 2017 finance-meeting-typical-agendas-1987.pdf added to Engineering Division page.  
5 March 2017 eng-dir-changes-1990.PDF added to Engineering Division page.  
5 March 2017 eng-div-3-year-strategy-1995.pdf added to Engineering Division page.  
5 March 2017 tech-resources-formation-1995.pdf added to Engineering Division page.  
5 March 2017 telecom-structure-1995.pdf added to Engineering Division page.  

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