Somerton Radio Station

摘要

Any radio enthusiast using the A372 link road between the A303 and Bridgwater - or travelling by train on the Bristol avoiding line between Taunton and Castle Gary in Somerset - would have seen the huge antenna farm at the historic Somerton h.f. radio station. Having moved nearby as a 'nipper' in 1949 with an interest in things electrical, I could hardly fail to notice Somerton Radio Station myself! My first proper visit was in 1959 while studying for my Radio Amateur's exam under the tutelage of the late George Pearson G3AWZ who was living in nearby Street and had friends working at the station. I wish I had my own camera then...but the photograph, Fig. 1, shows what it was like with the skyline dominated the massive antenna towers.