Comms Collection

HMS VIGILANT. Nuclear powered Trident Submarine. CLYDE AREA OF SCOTLAND. 03 / 04 / 1996
HMS Vigilant. This Trident Submarine is a Nuclear powered vessel contributing to NATOs nuclear deterrent. It is an advanced, high speed, long endurance underwater sub

An engraving depicting an Ader-Bell telephone, used in France. B, B were receivers, and behind the pane, A
5311634 An engraving depicting an Ader-Bell telephone, used in France. B, B were receivers, and behind the pane, A, was a microphone

An engraving depicting a detailed view of the receiver of Ader's telephone, 19th century
5311636 An engraving depicting a detailed view of the receiver of Ader's telephone, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament
5311158 An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament. The letters of the alphabet and a variety of conventional signals indicated by single

An engraving depicting a detailed view of the transmitter of Ader's telephone, 19th century
5311635 An engraving depicting a detailed view of the transmitter of Ader's telephone, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light aircraft
AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light, privately-owned aircraft. It could be used to receive weather reports and navigational warnings

Satellite control room, 1980
Satellite control room. View of a room used to control and communicate with the Gorizont ( Horizon ) series of communications satellites. Photographed in Moscow in 1980

Pluton space radio receivers, 1969
Space communications. Antennas of one of the ADU-1000 arrays of the Pluton system at Yevpatoria, Ukraine. Pluton was a system used for deep space communications and for space radar studies

Comms / Telegraph Office
A telegraph office in Berlin

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From the depths of the North Atlantic, the HMS VIGILANT, a Nuclear-Powered Trident Submarine based in the Clyde Area of Scotland, transmitted coded messages to the Home Office in 1996. Simultaneously, in the sky above, an AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver hummed in a light aircraft, receiving and decoding vital information. In the past, satellite control rooms in the 1980s monitored the health of Communications Satellites, ensuring clear signals reached Pluton Space Radio Receivers, like those used in 1969 during the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing. Fast forward to modern times, as the mighty Proton-M rocket prepares for launch, its advanced communications systems ensure seamless communication between ground control and spacecraft. Through the decades, the importance has been a constant, from the telegraph office to the vast expanse of space, connecting us all.