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	*These photos are from a few of the projects I was involved with during my 46 year career. Much of this equipment will now no longer be in use.*
Ecofisk	Marconi designed and installed Tropospheric Scatter equipment on North Sea oils rigs for the Radio communications (approx 1980). Transport from Stravanger to Ecofisk oil field in North Sea. Ecofisk Oil rig, showing helicopter pad and one of the Marconi communication dishes. Ecofisk Oil rig comprised of several platforms linked together. Another view from an adjacent rig Control room Some of the Tropospheric Scatter transmitters
	*Radio 4 Longwave Transmitter replacement.* Marconi replaced the original Long Wave Transmitter at Droitwich (original built by the Marconi Company around 1934). One long wave Transmitter serves the whole of the UK with Radio 4 long wave (198KHz, 500Kw). Two new Transmitters were installed to provide 1 for 1 redundancy.
Radio 4 Long Wave	The original Marconi Radio 4 Long Wave Transmitter still in operation while we installed the new (dual) Transmitters in around 1980. Originally the DC power was provided by rotary generators on the ground floor. These were replaced by a large Mercury arc rectifier - which was sealed by string and bathroom silicon! All replaced by semiconductor rectifiers with the new Transmitter. Control console for original Transmitter in the foreground Power supplies? Droitwich Aerials - coaxial feed on left of photo Control panel for new Transmitter - switches from Main to Standby Transmitter should the main fail The Longwave Aerial switch room, made from copper water pipes and water sluice gate motors. You could not be in here when transmitter on.

	Earth Station for satellite Communications installed in London. Electronics installed in container for fast installation on site.
London
	Various Earth Station cabinets
Space	Bank of Microwave Transmitters Possibly Madley Earth station -
1912	Builders pose in front of Marconi House, New Street, in 1912. Built in 3 months.
2007	Marconi New Street, Chelmsford, plan in 2007. Site vacated 2008, then demolished in 2013 except for office block on New Street which was refurbished for a beauty company.
2007
New Street	Computer room at Marconi New Street, Chelmsford, partially dismantled but connected to the new site at Basildon during the move in 2008 After move to Basildon completed New Street was shut down then building demolished in 2013.
Basildon	'New Site' Lambda House Basildon router cabinet installed from 2008, ran for about 10 years before building demolished.
Basildon	Part of Basildon Lambda House Computer room. (Marconi > Selex > Leonardo) This site was also demolished around 2018 as the Company downsized.
Analogue Lighting Control Desk	*Amateur Dramatics at Ingatestone Community Centre* Designed and built in 1978, used for around 30 years, still works but all stage lighting has moved to digital control. Analogue system now scrapped.
Analogue Lighting Control Circuits	PCB hand laid out and built, circuits drawn by hand, no integrated circuits, in 1978 without computers. This desk supplied a low voltage control signal to a bank of 24 x 2Kw triac dimmers. Also designed and built in 1978.