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On 30 Jun 2026 at 10:28:03 BST, "Liz Tuddenham" <Liz Tuddenham> wrote:

> J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 2026/6/30 9:4:36, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>>> J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
>> []
>>>>> On 29/06/2026 11:30, Charles Hope wrote:
>> []
>>>>> Off topic but the book on Radar in Scotland in WWII can now be
>>>>> downloaded.  Some good pictures in there also.
>>>>> 
>>>> For some interesting observations on WWII radar, I recommend (if you can
>>>> find it) "Glide Path", by Arthur C. Clarke (the science-fiction author);
>>>> it's actually not fiction, but an account of his experiences in that
>> []
>>> There is a very strong disclaimer at the start of the book that the
>>> characters are entirely ficticious and nobody should try to connect them
>>> with real people.  One of the characters appears to me to be amazingly
>>> similar to Fred Deveraux, the Editor of  Wireless World, who published
>>> Clarke's famous paper on Satellites.
>>> 
>> Whatever, I found it a both interesting and enjoyable read.
>> (I'm just glad to find someone else who's actually come across it!)
>>> 
>>> There is also a hidden joke about the appearance of one of the radar
>>> trucks - it is referred to as a "Chick Sale" but the reference is not
>>> explained.
>>> 
>> Schicksaal?
> 
> No.
> 
> Chick (Charles) Sale was an actor who also wrote a book called "The
> Specialist" about a general carpenter who decides to specialise in
> making privvies.  The wooden excrescence on the back of one of the
> trucks resembled an outside privvy, so calling it a "Chick Sale" was an
> 'in' joke among the Americans, which the British didn't understand.

Now that is a wonderful book! Highly recommended.

I have acquired a copy of Glide Path, too. I've never read it.
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              Re: valve cooling? liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-06-30 09:04 +0100
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