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  2. Kingsway telephone exchange - Wikipedia

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    In 1949 the General Post Office (GPO) took over the building, and in 1956 it became the UK termination point for TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable. Closure of the facility began in the 1980s. It was built together with underground exchanges in Birmingham and Manchester, and was originally covered by a D-Notice. [1] [2]

  3. General Post Office - Wikipedia

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    The General Post Office (GPO) [1] was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. [2] Established in England in the 17th century, the GPO was a state monopoly covering the dispatch of items from a specific sender to a specific receiver (which was to be of great importance when new forms of communication were invented); it was overseen by a ...

  4. List of Axis operational codenames in the European Theatre

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    The list of Axis named operations in the European Theatre represents those military operations that received a codename, predominantly from the Wehrmacht commands. It does not represent all operations that were carried out by the Axis powers, or their allies in the European Theatre during the Second World War.

  5. British Telecom microwave network - Wikipedia

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    The GPO placed a contract in July 1950 for a chain of microwave links to feed BBC television from Manchester to the Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station. This was the first permanent GPO system to use the 4 GHz band. The chain was routed near the east coast in order to be close to Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. The stations were at: [6]

  6. GPO - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version ... move to sidebar hide. GPO may refer to: Government and politics General Post Office, Dublin ...

  7. Uran-9 - Wikipedia

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    The Uran-9 is a tracked unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV) developed and produced by JSC 766 UPTK (currently by Kalashnikov Concern), and promoted and offered by Rosoboronexport for the international market.

  8. Colossus computer - Wikipedia

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    Colossus was designed by General Post Office (GPO) research telephone engineer Tommy Flowers [1] based on plans developed by mathematician Max Newman at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park.

  9. Warmachine - Wikipedia

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    Warmachine is a tabletop steampunk [1] wargame originally produced by Privateer Press but currently under the ownership of Steamforged Games.. The game is played with white metal, plastic, and resin miniatures representing military characters from the Iron Kingdoms setting.