ARLA/CLUSTER: Uma historia de espionagem no "Callbook" de 1968

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham radio callbook in 1968 spy story

In 1968, newspapers reported the potential threat to national security
posed by the amateur radio callbook following the conviction of
Douglas Britten G3KFL

On November 13, 1968 The Nashua Telegraph newspaper ran a story
sourced from The Times of London which expressed concern that the
Amateur Callbook listed hundreds of service-personnel with access to
secret information. Concern was expressed at the time that the Soviets
could use this information to contact potential sources of classified
information.

The story was triggered by the conviction of Douglas Britten G3KFL,
described as a "Royal Air Force wireless operator"*, under the
Official Secrets Act. Britten was reportedly "approached through
amateur radio". The newspaper says "A man who said he was a Russian
ham operator went up to him in the Science Museum in Kensington in
1962 and addressed him by his call sign G3KFL".

Read the newspaper story - 400,000 Amateur Radio Hams Listed In Book
Available to Foreign Agents
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19681113&id=
oSJbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=504NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6402,1527080

*This source lists Chief Technician Douglas Britten G3KFL (b 31 Oct
1931), as a  RAF Signals Intelligence Specialist serving at 399
Signals Unit, RAF Digby in Lincolnshire
http://www.kissack.co.uk/index.php?page=britten-arrested-for-spying

Harlow in Essex played a part in the spy drama
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/spies-came-new-town/story-21916592-detail/story.html

Page 89 of the February 1969 issue of Wireless World carries a report on G3KFL
http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Wireless-World/60s/
Wireless-World-1969-02.pdf