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BBS Akrotiri Cyprus 1961

5 Feb

“Base Broadcasting Service”

RAF Akrotiri – Cyprus – 1960 to 1963

Material by Barry Moncrieff and John Holyer

New pictures from George McLennan

Barry Moncrieff with Ann Slaney in front

George McLennan

(Double Click on a picture for a closer look and read the Text)

1962 Akrotiri Map

Main Camp Plan – BBS 1961 – 1962 Blocks and BBS Cables.

BBS Cables and other features.

The Same area Today – 2012

Staff at BBS Studio 1961

Me Tuning in BBC News on the AR88 receivers

ready for the 8 o’clock News. My weekly Jazz Show.

2 shots of RAF Akrotiri Block 65.

Pictures when The BBS Mast was Erected

“Tony Stone” I think !!! 1961

Mast Up

“Sound” BBS weekly Programme Guide

Inside – The Weeks Schedule

FBS Cyprus Radio Times London Calling from the BBC

There you go – I need to contact “Bob Armitage” or anyone else at BBS at this time — Bob Produced “Bob’s Your Uncle” A Comedy half Hour and “BBS Talant Spot” – I have a CD of both. EMail me barrymoncrieff@yahoo.com My Brain Hurts – Think I will take a Sherry into the garden and smile at the Pansies – Pansies are good They Grin back at you !!! If you would like a copy – EMail me with your Address.

The Cover and Disc Label

The Tannoy Distribution Amplifiers and Recording Equipment

Load Speakers in each Room had 3 choices BBS or FBS or OFF !!!

probably OFF was the Choice !!!

Inside Block 65 1961

Who was that touching my head ?

103 MU Membership Card and BBS Party 1961

50 Years ago – I do not remember all the Names of people – In 1961 it was me that crawled in all the lofts a fixed Load Speakers in all the Blocks – Tony “Stone” I think helped by erecting the Telegraph Poles between Blocks. We were hoping to Transmit on the Medium Wave to cover Akrotiri, Limassol and Episkopi. We went to BBC Zygi Transmitter Relay Station – along the coast from Limassol and managed to get a “Short Wave Transmitter” – Tony rewound the coils so that it would work on “Medium Wave” – We put a Mast up at the back of 103 Maintainance Unit – We tried it on Dummy Load – All the Camp could hear us – but it was producing so many harmonics that the RAF Police came and said “Turn that thing off ” No Planes can land – you are interfering with “Ground Control” So in 1961 we did not manage to cover the south of the island. I ramble on !!!

These are the people who might have more pictures and material that I can add to this BBS Blog..

The 1960 – January 1962 BBS Staff List