Radio Rooms: Ross Bradshaw collection

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The photographs have kindly been supplied by Ross Bradshaw and are taken from his book CQ – GTZM Diary of a Maritime Radio Officer © This is a comprehensive collection covering an interesting period when many members were at sea. It will take time to get them all loaded so please be patient. The ROA is most grateful to Ross in allowing us to publish these photos.

Radio Room: Harrison Line Author/GXSY

Radio Room 1: Hain Nourse (P&O) bulk carrier mv Atherstone/GPSU

Cirolana bridge view 2

Radio Room: Harrison Line Author/GXSY

Radio Room 2: Hain Nourse (P&O )bulk carrier mv Atherstone/GPSU

Cirolana/GNAM

Radio Room: Isle of Man ferry, Lady Of Mann/GVEQ showing Salvor Emergency Transmitter and Atalanta main receiver.

Radio Room plan Al Jabiriah/9KCO

Radio Room: Hero/GRHU. Marconi Commandant main transmitter.

Radio room: Tor Belgia/GQEU

Radio Room: City of St Albans/GHKM

Harrison Line Author/GXSY

Radio Room: Al Jabiriah/9KCO

Welsh Trident

Radio Room plan: City of Lancaster/GXPD

City of Lancaster/GXPD

Radio room: Welsh Trident/GRUH

Schloop-M Lifeboat transmitter/receiver: Al Jabiriah/9KCO

Plan of Radio Room: City of St Albans/GHKM

Radio room: Tor Belgia/GQEU

Cirolana bridge view 3

Radio Room: Harrison Line Author/GXSY

Ross Bradshaw on duty in Radio Room of City of St Albans/GHKM

Interoceanic 1 or Geroi Novorossysk/UFKQ

Plan of Radio Room Atherstone/GPSU

Radio Room: Cirolana/GNAM. A quote from Ross: “Cirolana was a fishery research vessel, she was built in 1970 by Ferguson Brothers in Port Glasgow, was 1,731 gross tons, and was 237 foot long and 36 feet broad in the beam. She would carry thirty crew and ten scientists. Unlike all the other ships I have been on, she was diesel-electric powered. I was astounded to find the vessel was very well fitted out; there was as much radio gear on the bridge as in the radio room, and there were things I had only heard of – such as satellite navigation. I had never seen this so far at sea, yet on this little fishing vessel there was the lot! My main transmitter was the Crusader with 1,000 watts output, a lot more than some deep sea ships had. I did not see any problems making contacts around the coast with that power.

Radio Room layout Welsh Trident/GRUH

Radio room: Lady of Mann/GVEQ. Equipment in the rack comprises: Sentinel reserve receiver, AKD N Auto Keying Device and Lifeguard N Auto Alarm. Far right is a broadcast amplifier (name not known).

Cirolana bridge view 1

mv Atherstone/GPSU

Equipment list: Cirolana/GNAM

Radio Room: Al Jabiriah/9KCO

SRP-5 Direction Finder: Al Jabiriah/9KCO

Radio Room: Welsh Trident/GRUH

Radio Room: Interoceanic 1 or Geroi Novorossysk/UFKQ. This vessel was bought by the Russians after the original owners did not finalise purchase of the ships. Ross took this vessel on trials before handing the vessel over to a Russian Radio Officer.

Ellerman Lines, City of St Albans

Radio Room: City of Lancaster/GXPD

Al Jabiriah/9KCO.

Radio Room: Hero/GRHU. Ross has stitched together a couple of photos to give a panoramic view. Hero was a Ro/Ro ferry operating between the UK and Denmark.

Radio Room: Inishowen Head/GPFE

Radio Room: Inishowen Head/GPFE

Inishowen Head/GPFE

Radio Room plan: Inishowen Head/GPFE

Radio room: Egidea/GHRY

Radio room: Egidia/GHRY

Radio room plan: Egidea/GHRY

Egidea/GHRY

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2 Replies to “Radio Rooms: Ross Bradshaw collection”

clive says:

April 4, 2022 at 2:55 pm

again very nostalgic.
look up youtube Nakilat ships on the shell tankers uk /youtube shows modern
lng ship , checkout bridge and cargo /engine rooms, no show of satellite gear
but technology has come a long way.

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clive says:

November 16, 2015 at 10:03 pm

Memories – thanks .
clive evans 16/11/2015

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