{"id":25038,"date":"2017-04-05T07:25:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T11:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25038"},"modified":"2017-04-05T07:25:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T11:25:01","slug":"new-radio-museum-in-derby-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/new-radio-museum-in-derby-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"New radio museum in Derby, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12446\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: Southgate ARC)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h1>Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain<\/h1>\n<p>This is a brand-new museum which, as the name suggests, is focussed on all aspects of Radio Communication. It is located in the city of Derby in Central England.<\/p>\n<p>This web site is under construction and will be expanded\u00a0as the museum itself is built. \u00a0It will grow\u00a0to become both an overview of the museum, as well as an information resource for people with an interest in radio communication.<\/p>\n<p>The current status of the museum is that the building is complete and was handed\u00a0over to the museum\u2019s team of volunteers in mid-February 2016.\u00a0 That is when the real work began in earnest; laying out the display galleries, creating the mechanical workshop and the\u00a0ESD laboratory \/ workshop; creating the Operations Room where radios and transmitters will be live and connected to antennas.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/radiocommunicationmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/radiocommunicationmuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Southgate ARC) Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain This is a brand-new museum which, as the name suggests, is focussed on all aspects of Radio Communication. It is located in the city of Derby in Central England. This web site is under construction and will be expanded\u00a0as the museum itself is built. \u00a0It will [&hellip;]<\/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],"tags":[6087,1852,681],"class_list":["post-25038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-radio-communication-museum-of-great-britain","tag-radio-technology-museum","tag-vintage-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6vQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40334,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/a-radio-museum-in-a-subway\/","url_meta":{"origin":25038,"position":0},"title":"A radio museum&#8230;in a subway","author":"Thomas","date":"October 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0contributor,\u00a0Paul Evans, who shares a link from Atlas Obscura featuring the Museo de la Radio in the Parque de los Venados station in Mexico City: Upon entering the Parque de los Venados station of the Mexico City subway system, you may be surprised to find that you\u2019ve\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-06.36.20.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-06.36.20.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-06.36.20.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-24-at-06.36.20.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61861,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/first-look-inside-the-updated-and-upgraded-voa-museum\/","url_meta":{"origin":25038,"position":1},"title":"First Look Inside the Updated and Upgraded VOA Museum","author":"Thomas","date":"January 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David, who shares the following news items via WVXU and Spectrum News: A first look inside the renovated VOA Broadcasting Museum (WVXU) Visitors to the\u00a0National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting\u00a0in West Chester Township will notice the first improvement immediately after turning into the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48647,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/guest-post-a-visit-to-museo-marconi-in-villa-griffone-pontecchio-bologna\/","url_meta":{"origin":25038,"position":2},"title":"Guest Post: A visit to Museo Marconi in Villa Griffone, Pontecchio, Bologna","author":"Thomas","date":"April 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ferruccio Manfieri (IZ1096SWL), who shares this report and excellent photo tour from a visit to the Museo Marconi in Bologna, Italy in 2018. Today is International Marconi Day, so this is a very welcome, and timely post: A visit to Museo Marconi in Villa\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Museo-Marconi-Ferruccio-Manfieri-1-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Museo-Marconi-Ferruccio-Manfieri-1-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Museo-Marconi-Ferruccio-Manfieri-1-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Museo-Marconi-Ferruccio-Manfieri-1-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36797,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/voa-museum-presentation-april-9-2019-theatre-of-the-mind-sound-effects-during-radios-golden-age\/","url_meta":{"origin":25038,"position":3},"title":"VOA Museum presentation April 9, 2019: &#8220;Theatre of the Mind: Sound Effects During Radio\u2019s Golden Age&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"April 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) A National VOA Museum of Broadcasting Media Heritage presentation A horse clip-clops down a cobblestoned street. Muffled shouts of street vendors calling out their wares rise up, then fade out. A long time ago, before the age of the internet\u2014and even before the age of television-- radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/53863034_2294529973903842_100373621930721280_n-e1554380110301.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/53863034_2294529973903842_100373621930721280_n-e1554380110301.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/53863034_2294529973903842_100373621930721280_n-e1554380110301.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/53863034_2294529973903842_100373621930721280_n-e1554380110301.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12438,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/a-photo-tour-of-the-national-capital-radio-and-television-museum\/","url_meta":{"origin":25038,"position":4},"title":"A Photo Tour of the National Capital Radio and Television Museum","author":"Thomas","date":"March 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On Tuesday afternoon, I made a pilgrimage the to the National Capital Radio and Television Museum in Bowie, Maryland, USA. \u00a0The museum is located in a modest and beautiful historic house on the corner of Mt. 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