{"id":31357,"date":"2018-03-27T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31357"},"modified":"2018-03-27T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T10:46:18","slug":"rsgb-and-wwii-voluntary-interceptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/rsgb-and-wwii-voluntary-interceptors\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB and WWII Voluntary Interceptors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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WWII role of the RSGB and Voluntary Interceptors<\/h2>\n

A new RSGB web page highlights the role of Voluntary Interceptors in the Second World War and the crucial involvement of the Society<\/p>\n

At the outbreak of WWII in 1939 MI5 established a unit known as the Radio Security Service (RSS) to detect and monitor enemy radio transmissions. The RSGB were approached to help pick and recruit radio amateurs with advanced Morse skills. These volunteers became known as the Voluntary Interceptors.<\/p>\n

Read the RSGB story at
\nhttp:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/national-radio-centre-gb3rs\/the-role-of-the-rsgb-and-voluntary-interceptors\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The former President of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society, Harry Heap G5HF (SK), was a Voluntary Interceptor, further information at
\nhttp:\/\/g0mwt.org.uk\/society\/g5hf-sk\/g5hf.htm<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read at the Southgate ARC<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) WWII role of the RSGB and Voluntary Interceptors A new RSGB web page highlights the role of Voluntary Interceptors in the Second World War and the crucial involvement of the Society At the outbreak of WWII in 1939 MI5 established a unit known as the Radio Security Service (RSS) to detect and […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288,43],"tags":[6923,580,6922,676],"class_list":["post-31357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-rsgb","tag-southgate-arc","tag-voluntary-interceptors","tag-wwii"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-89L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36840,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/rsgb-archive-silent-film-of-d-f-field-day-in-1947\/","url_meta":{"origin":31357,"position":0},"title":"RSGB Archive: Silent Film of D\/F Field Day in 1947","author":"Thomas","date":"April 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the Southgate ARC who notes this recently published 1947 silent film from the Radio Society of Great Britain: The RSGB has released a vintage silent black and white video of an Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) field day held in 1947 at Chipping Barnet which was then\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\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33383,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/rsgb-to-release-new-amateur-radio-exam-syllabus\/","url_meta":{"origin":31357,"position":1},"title":"RSGB to release new amateur radio exam syllabus","author":"Thomas","date":"August 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) RSGB\u00a0has announced Syllabus 2019 for Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced amateur radio exams will be released during the week commencing August 13 There will be a considerable amount of work to be done by volunteers to implement the changes. 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