BID 470 is the cryptographic outfit for INMARSAT . Brahms and Brere are basically the same device. Brahms was a BID/470/1V1 and the Brere was BID/470/21.
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BID 470/1V1 is a portable unit fitted into a brief case while the 470/21 is the static office version. Both were interoperable with each other. (Photo courtesy Facebook/GCHQ) |
BID470/21 - static office version. Click on image to enlarge. (Photo via Crypto Bloke)
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2) Crypto Bloke
Sept 22/23