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Orkney Wireless Museum, the Glossary

Index Orkney Wireless Museum

The Orkney Wireless Museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, houses a collection of domestic and military wireless equipment.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: A.C. Cossor, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, Churchill Barriers, Crystal detector, Dover, EKCO, Emerson Radio, Fleet Air Arm, Home Fleet, Kirkwall, Lyness, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Orkney, Orkney International Science Festival, Philco, QSL card, Radar, Royal Air Force, Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society, Scapa Flow, South Ronaldsay, St Margaret's Hope, U-boat, World War I, World War II, Y service.

  2. 1983 establishments in Scotland
  3. Communications in Scotland
  4. Kirkwall
  5. Military electronics
  6. Museums in Orkney
  7. Science museums in Scotland
  8. Scotland in World War II
  9. Telecommunications museums in the United Kingdom
  10. World War II museums in the United Kingdom

A.C. Cossor

A.C. Cossor Ltd. was a British electronics company founded in 1859.

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Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

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Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II.

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Churchill Barriers

The Churchill Barriers are four causeways in the Orkney islands with a total length of.

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Crystal detector

A crystal detector is an obsolete electronic component used in some early 20th century radio receivers that consists of a piece of crystalline mineral which rectifies the alternating current radio signal.

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Dover

Dover is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.

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EKCO

EKCO (from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited) was a British electronics company producing radio and television sets from 1924 until 1960.

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Emerson Radio

Emerson Radio Corporation is one of the United States' largest volume consumer electronics distributors and has a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912.

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Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN).

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Home Fleet

The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967.

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Kirkwall

Kirkwall (Kirkwa, Kirkwaa, or Kirkwal; Kirkavå) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.

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Lyness

Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.

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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) was until May 2012 a non-departmental public body and a registered charity in England with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries, and archives.

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Orkney

Orkney (Orkney; Orkneyjar; Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands (archaically "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

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Orkney International Science Festival

The Orkney International Science Festival is a science festival which takes place every September in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland and has been running since 1991. Orkney Wireless Museum and Orkney International Science Festival are Kirkwall.

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Philco

Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) is an American electronics manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia.

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QSL card

A QSL card is a written confirmation of either a two-way radiocommunication between two amateur radio or citizens band stations; a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station; or the reception of a two-way radiocommunication by a third party listener.

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society

The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society (RNARS) is a specialised group or club for amateur radio operators who have a link with maritime employment, such as members of a navy, merchant marine or similar employment.

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Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray,S.

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South Ronaldsay

South Ronaldsay (also, Sooth Ronalshee) is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland.

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St Margaret's Hope

St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland.

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U-boat

U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Y service

The "Y" service was a network of British signals intelligence collection sites, the Y-stations.

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See also

1983 establishments in Scotland

Communications in Scotland

Kirkwall

Military electronics

Museums in Orkney

Science museums in Scotland

Scotland in World War II

Telecommunications museums in the United Kingdom

World War II museums in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney_Wireless_Museum