A Brief History of Naval Radio Communications

WWII ERA

Naval Radio Operations During World War II
Ships Radio Equipment - 1943
Algerine Class Radio Fit
Bangor Class Radio Fit
Corvette Radio Fit
Fairmile Radio Fit
River Class Frigate Radio Fit
Ships Radio Rooms - WWII Era and Later
Fisherman's Reserve
RCAF Marine Fleet with Radio Call Signs
The End of Hostilities

POST WAR

Operational Information  - 1950's and 1960's
Radio Communication In Fleet Operations
Distress Communications
Communicator Supplementary and Radioman Special Branch
RCN Communications Equipment  - 1956
Amateur Radio In the RCN
'AN' (JETDS) Equipment Designators
Bay Class Radio Fit
Bird Class Radio Fit
Gate Vessel Radio Fit
Yard Craft, Tugs and Other Vessels Radio Fit
Visual Signalling

TRIBAL CLASS RADIO FIT

Tribal Class Radio Fit - Introduction
HMCS Haida - Main Wireless Office (now Radio 1) Era and Post War
HMCS Haida - HFDF Office
HMCS Haida Radio Equipment - 1950's (All Radio Rooms)
HMCS Haida Radio Room 1 Description  - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Message Center Description  - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Coding Office Description - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida 2nd Wireless Office (now Radio 2) WWII Era
HMCS Haida Radio Room 2  - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Radio Room 3 Description - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Radio Room 4 Description - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Electronics Maintenance Room

Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and Message Centre
Weather Ships

RADIO EQUIPMENT IN SUCCEEDING CLASSES

The 1960's Era
Oberon Class Submarine Radio Fit
CF Communications System - 1966

RADIO FITS OF THE MID 1980's

Intro
Morse Code in the 1980's
LF/MF/HF Receiver Systems
MF/HF Transmitters
VHF/UHF/Satellite Systems
Antennas
Teletype, Message Handling Systems and Crypto
Remote Control Equipment
Miscellaneous Equipment
ADLIPS, Link 11/14 and Other Systems

Radio Communication Training Facilities

ELECTRONICS SUITE IN POST WAR CANADIAN ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT

Satellite Communications
Future Developments in RCN Radio Communications

CURRENT NAVY - THE 2000's

Naval Communications in 2005
Naval Communications in 2009
AOR Class
Halifax-Class Frigates Radio and Other Systems
Iroquois 280
Kingston Class Electronics Fit
Orca Class PCTs
Victoria Class Submarines
Naval Centennial Message -  May 2010

Closing Comments
Epilogue

APPENDICES

Appendix A - General Frequency Allocations - 1940's
Appendix B1 - W/T Convoy Orders (WWII)
Appendix B2 - Convoy Cruising Orders (WWII)
Appendix C - Exam For Telegraphists (1944)
Appendix D - RCN Shore Radio Stations
Appendix E - Band/Power Levels
Appendix F - Past Radio Frequencies Used By The RCN
Appendix G - Past and Current Call Signs of RCN  Ships
Appendix H - RCN Trade Specifications  - Radioman
Appendix I - Evolution of the Phonetic Alphabet
Appendix J - Antenna Fittings
Appendix K - Uniforms
Appendix L - Trade Badges and Abbreviations

About The Author
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Glossary

SHORE  AND SUPRAD STATIONS - PAST AND PRESENT

Introduction

Alert
Aklavik
Albro Lake
Aldergrove (includes Matsqui)
Bermuda
Cap D'Espoir
Chimo
Churchill
Coverdale
Frobisher Bay (SUPRAD CFI)
Frobisher Bay - CZF
Gander
Gloucester
Gordon Head, BC
Harbour Grace, NF
Hartlen_Point, NS
Inuvik
Ladner
Leitrim
Masset
Mill  Cove (includes Newport Corner)
Whitehorse
Other Stations
Station Designators
Summary of All Canadian SIGINT Stations

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

Terry Misner's Comm Div (R.C.N.) Website
Crowsnest Magazine (1948 to 1965)

On August 16, 2011, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Government of Canada has restored the use of the historic designations of the three former services: the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army (CA), and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

As a result, any reference to the Canadian Navy or Maritime Command should be read as RCN in these web documents. The same goes for the Air Force. Any reference to Air Command or Canadian Air Force should be read as RCAF.

2013/04/19 - Added 1939 blank naval message form to WWII Radio Operations section.
2013/04/30 - Added Operation Accumulator document. Part of WWII Naval Radio Ops.
2013/05/09 - Added SIGINT INTRO document