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    From JMB99@mb@nospam.net to uk.tech.broadcast on Fri Apr 3 19:42:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.tech.broadcast

    There is an article on PICKWICK in the latest issue of Inside the Wire,
    the NSIST newsletter.

    It was the postwar British secure communications (COMSEC) system, it
    required good quality lines so they used some BBC Outside Broadcast
    circuits (and paid the BBC for their use).



    MB
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.tech.broadcast on Fri Apr 3 22:45:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.tech.broadcast

    On 2026/4/3 19:42:46, JMB99 wrote:
    There is an article on PICKWICK in the latest issue of Inside the Wire,
    the NSIST newsletter.

    It was the postwar British secure communications (COMSEC) system, it required good quality lines so they used some BBC Outside Broadcast
    circuits (and paid the BBC for their use).



    MB

    Piccolo I knew (of); Pickwick I didn't. (Nor NSIST!)
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    As individuals, politicians are usually quite charming, so it is quite
    hard to dislike them, but in most cases, it is worth making the effort.
    - Mark Williams (UMRA), 2013-4-26
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