{"id":18758,"date":"2016-07-18T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18758"},"modified":"2016-07-06T23:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T03:58:11","slug":"secret-life-of-village-that-helped-crack-ww2-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/secret-life-of-village-that-helped-crack-ww2-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret life of village that helped crack WWII code"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WWii-radio\"<\/a>(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Whaddon: Secret life of village that helped crack WW2 code<\/h1>\n

On May 9, 2016, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society<\/strong> members operated GB1SOE<\/strong> to establish contact with French special event station TM75SOE<\/strong> using WWII equipment<\/p>\n

This was to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first transmission sent back to Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire, by Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent Georges Begue. They operated from Whaddon Hall during Monday using a replica MKIII transmitter and HRO receiver,\u00a0 on the French side a WWII B2 spy set was used.<\/p>\n

The BBC report: The Codebreakers at Bletchley Park are well known for their top secret work which helped to change the course of the World War Two.<\/p>\n

But the Buckinghamshire village of Whaddon, just a few miles down the road, has long been forgotten, despite the vital role it played. It was codenamed Section 8 and was a satellite station for Bletchley Park.<\/p>\n

It is hoped a new memorial will give it its rightful place in history.<\/p>\n

Watch the BBC TV report on the commemoration at Whaddon
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-36245666<\/a><\/p>\n

A shorter version of the BBC report is at
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-36248874<\/a><\/p>\n

Further information in the QRZ.com entries for TM75SOE and GB1SOE<\/p>\n

Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society (MKARS)
\nhttp:\/\/www.mkars.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) Whaddon: Secret life of village that helped crack WW2 code On May 9, 2016, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society members operated GB1SOE to establish contact with French special event station TM75SOE using WWII equipment This was to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first transmission sent back to Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire, by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,288,43],"tags":[104,5241,676,1301],"class_list":["post-18758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-bbc","tag-milton-keynes-amateur-radio-society","tag-wwii","tag-wwii-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4Sy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48846,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/radio-waves-cc-solar-review-national-amateur-radio-operators-day-proposed-converting-vintage-into-wifi-bletchley-park-remembers-wwii-op-and-turkey-celebrates-94-years-of-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":18758,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: CC Solar Review, National Amateur Radio Operators Day Proposed, Converting Vintage into WiFi, Bletchley Park Remembers WWII Op, and Turkey Celebrates 94 Years of Radio","author":"Thomas","date":"May 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vintage-Radio-Dial-Air-Castle.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42647,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/radio-waves-new-fcc-rf-exposure-limits-rediscovering-spark-gap-zoom-vulnerabilities-and-extremely-rare-film-of-mi6-section-viii\/","url_meta":{"origin":18758,"position":1},"title":"Radio Waves: New FCC RF Exposure Limits, Rediscovering Spark Gap, Zoom Vulnerabilities, and Extremely Rare Film of MI6 Section VIII","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s Radio Waves, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial-1024x732.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial-1024x732.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RCA-Vintage-Dial-1024x732.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25375,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/the-raaf-no-4-wireless-unit-never-to-march-never-to-be-mentioned\/","url_meta":{"origin":18758,"position":2},"title":"The RAAF No. 4 Wireless Unit: Never to march, never to be mentioned","author":"Thomas","date":"April 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Neil Bolitho, who shares the following story\u00a0in reply to our post yesterday Australian Codebreakers in WWII. 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