{"id":1132,"date":"2011-05-28T07:37:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T12:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2011-05-28T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T12:37:50","slug":"bbc-report-on-the-restoration-of-a-wwii-tunny-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/bbc-report-on-the-restoration-of-a-wwii-tunny-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC report on the restoration of a WWII Tunny Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Close up of Tunny wiring. (Photo Source: BBC)<\/p><\/div>\n

Occasionally, I happen upon news articles that are only marginally shortwave radio related but certainly embody the spirit and nostalgia of radio. This is such an article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kudos to the BBC for reporting on the full restoration of a WWII era Tunny decipher machine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to read article and watch video report.<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Occasionally, I happen upon news articles that are only marginally shortwave radio related but certainly embody the spirit and nostalgia of radio. This is such an article. Kudos to the BBC for reporting on the full restoration of a WWII era Tunny decipher machine. 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