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WINTER 1962.
THE SIGNALS TRAINING WING.
STAFF OF THE WING
Officer IC: Captain G. C. M. NEWTON, Royal Signals.
Instructors:
  Voice Procedure  —  Lt.  P. ROSS, 5 DG  
    Sgt.  P. D. DEAN, Royal Signals
Keyboard  —  Sgt.  D. BROOKING, Royal Signals
Morse  —  Sgt.  G. W. E. HOPE, Royal Signals
    Sgt.  H. A. MCHUGH, Royal Signals
Radio  —  Sgt.  E. KNIGHT, Royal Signals
Battery Charging   —  Sgt.  G. E. RAWLINS,  Royal Signals
Maintenance:
  Radio and Line Equipment  —  Cpl.  D. SMITH, Royal Signals  
Keyboard Equipment  —  Sig.  M. J. WILLIAMS,  Royal Signals
Communications have always played a large part in success in war, and, as at Arnhem, their failure can badly hinder an operation. The Army is now being equipped with a more efficient communications system than ever before, so that the work of the Signals Wing becomes increasingly important. Junior Leaders, who, in their Continuation Term, come to the Wing are divided into two groups. One group consists of Royal Signals Junior Leaders; the other of Junior Leaders of other Arms and Corps.
ROYAL SIGNALS CORPS TRAINING
Royal Signals Junior Leaders are instructed in Morse, in Keyboard and in Radio.
Morse involves, first of all, learning the Morse Code. When they know it by heart, they are trained to send and receive morse. Emphasis is put on receiving as sending is easily learned once the code is mastered. Speeds of receiving vary with aptitude and may vary, in a class, between 2 and 12 words per minute. Twelve words per minute is the standard speed of a Class III Operator.
Keyboard lessons are taught on typewriters which are equipped with keyboards laid out the same as those of teleprinters. After lessons in basic technique, training consists of typing exercises, done if possible to music to develop a good typing rhythm.
In Radio, Junior Leaders are taught the basic operation of three field wireless sets, Nos. 88, 31 and 62. The function of all switches and dials are explained without going too deeply into Radio Theory. At the end of term, Junior Leaders are capable of connecting up any one of the three sets, and preparing them for use on a given frequency. Radio Aerial theory is also taught as part of this subject.
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OTHER ARMS
Junior Leaders of all other Arms and Corps are instructed in Voice Procedure, Radio and Battery Changing.
In teaching Voice Procedure it is hoped to achieve two aims: to teach Junior Leaders to be fully conversant with current Voice Procedure, and to help them overcome their natural fear of talking over the air. In order to achieve these aims, instruction is given by lectures, films, practical demonstrations on a floor model, and practical exercises using field wireless sets. By the end of term, Junior Leaders are fully capable of operating a wireless set using the correct current procedure.
The instruction given under the heading of Radio is interspersed with Voice Procedure, and consists purely of teaching the operation of the three wireless sets mentioned previously. At the end of term, Junior Leaders can connect up these sets and prepare them for use on any given frequency. A study of the various types and uses of aerials is also made, if time permits.
Battery Changing has both its theoretical and practical sides. The theory of dry batteries and accumulators, and how to connect them in series and in parallel, is taught. Practical experience is gained on examining batteries to determine their condition and state of charge. By the end of term a Junior Leader can connect up a mixture of various capacity accumulators in order to provide a given output, or to accept a given charging input.
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