Headphones for Marconi CR100/2 Communications Receiver
Headphones for Marconi CR100/2 Communications Receiver
These headphones were used by the Kettering Satellite tracking Group founded by Derek Slater and Geoff Perry.Slater and Perry worked at the Kettering Grammar School together and shared an interest in space. They used borrowed and inexpensive equipment to teach their students how to track satellites. In the process of doing this, the Kettering Satellite Tracking Group was born - which in turn led to the discovery and announcement of a secret Soviet launch site at Plesetsk, securing the Group worldwide media attention.
The headphones were used with a Marconi CR100/2 Communications Receiver to listen for signals from satellites.
More information
Object number
2014-33
Location
Off-site Storage
Has this object been into space?
No
Material
Metal
Plastic
Associated Organisation
Kettering Satellite Tracking Group
Associated Person
Slater, Derek
Perry, Geoffrey
Associated Place
Kettering
Object Production Date
Circa 1960s
Credit Line
Donated by Derek Slater
On Display Status
In storage
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