Masts in Deerness and Burray have been erected and are now live to add to the coverage already in place in Orkney.
Expanded 4G Coverage in Orkney
Whale Song in the Arctic
For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in passively listening to whales — essentially, eavesdropping on them — using existing underwater fibre optic cables.
John Logie Baird #OnThisDay
On 3rd of July 1928 John Logie Baird demonstrated the world’s first colour transmission
Orkney’s WW2 Radar Stations in New Book
Radar in Scotland: 1938-46 has been a passion project for its author, Ian Brown who has been researching the country’s radar sites for 35 years.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Breakthrough Listen Robot, Green Bank to find out more read Duncan Lunan’s latest article
Mobile Phone Call: #OnThisDay
On the 3rd of April 1973 the first mobile phone call was made in downtown Manhattan, NYC by Motorola employee Martin Cooper to the Bell Labs headquarters in New Jersey.
Television #OnThisDay
Kim Foden with her 30 line televisor which can be seen in Orkney’s Wireless Museum
‘Keep Me Posted’ Say MSPs
Labour’s Rhoda Grant MSP and David Stewart MSP have assured constituents in the Highlands and Islands that they can still be contacted by mail or over the phone, despite regional offices remaining closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
John Logie Baird #OnThisDay
On 14th of June 1946, John Logie Baird died. He was 57.
Islands on the Edge?
Are islands on the Edge? What is the Edge on a spherical planet ? And in the digital world is there an Edge?
