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The Duxford Radio Society forms the Radio Section at the Imperial War
Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, England.
It consists of a group of
volunteer radio specialists who research,
conserve, restore, display and operate historic military radio, radar
and
navigation equipment to support the
Imperial War Museum.
It was
originally founded by Major John Brown (the designer
of
the famous wartime Type B MKII ('B2') suitcase radio
transmitter-receiver) and by Richard Pope G4HXH.
DRS and its members
own a majority of the radio, radar and
navigation artifacts on public display at IWM Duxford.
The
radio
communication
exhibition
and
display
areas
are
located
in
Duxford Buildings 177 and 178 adjacent to the American Air Museum.
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These
are open every Saturday and Sunday from approximately 10.00 am to 3.00
pm and also
on many other
days of the week
when volunteers are present on the site to staff the buildings.
Other opening times are by
prior arrangement by
writing to: Duxford Radio Society, c/o The Imperial
War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, CB22 4QR, England.
DRS also
operates the Amateur Radio Station call sign GB2IWM using both modern
and vintage equipment most
days per week
from Building 177 to demonstrate
radio communications in action.
It should be stressed that the Society is not a conventional 'radio
club' and that the primary purpose is the conservation, restoration,
exhibition and display to the public of historic military radio
equipment
in order to support the Museum.
DRS working volunteers are also members of the Duxford Aviation Society.
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