89 Perne Road, Akron, Cambridge

History of 89 Perne Road

1936 03 03 — Amateur radio transmitter

Cambridge transmitter, G2XV, is one of the most successful amateur short wave radiotelephony stations in the country. Its semi-vertical antenna enables it to be heard on the 20-metre band in almost all corners of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Honolulu and every state in the USA. It is owned by G.A. Jeapes of Perne Road, whose interest in short-wave transmissions goes back to the days before radio broadcasting was ever thought of.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 37 03 03.

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1939

Gerald Jeapes