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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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