Ofcom's Baldock receiving station is advertising an open day on 28 July -
https://build.falcon.io/-KoldM1TwMd2aXSQNdyQ/ https://build.falcon.io/-KoldM1TwMd2aXSQNdyQ/
Seems to be
mainly aimed at schoolchildren, but it could be a chance to learn more about
their work.
I've never visited the station, but have driven past it many
times over the past decades. I've noticed big changes over the years, with new
buildings, satellite dishes, etc added to what looked in the 1980s like a very
modest-sized operation.
Now apparently they use drones - presumably
carrying receivers.
Baldock also carry out lots of HF monitoring (unlike
BBCM?) as published in the ITU quarterly frequency files, e.g.
(via BDXC-UK yg)
