"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:36:45 -0000, Mike wrote:

Dave that was a brilliant explanation and it sounds to me as if you are
a BT Engineer.

No a Broadcast Engineer working in sound, so years ago would be
connecting lines to BT blocks for programme and communications on live
outside broadcasts. These days it's either fibre (BT turn up with their
own van to interface between the truck and the fibre) or satellite. I
also have a curious mind and like to know how things work, at least at a
basic level.

Well you've taught me quite a bit thanks :-)

I was on domestic and industrial systems, then went into the GPO Engineering
Schools teaching Engineers on all the same internal systems and on
maintenance as well. But the 60's telephone and system was a bit different,
all relays etc.

Any ex GPO Engineers out there remember the House Exchange No 4 System? ;-(


Any relation to a Bill Liquorice I worked with on the then GPO in
Leicester in the 60's?

Not that I know of. My late father was the Leading Draughtsman at the
GPO/BT factory Fordrough(sp?) Lane in Birmingham until he retired in the
late 80's.

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Cheers
Dave.

Thanks Dave. Might have been ;-)

Mike


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