World War 2 Wireless Intercept is the story of the people and technologies that fought our first electronic war, and took signals intelligence to a whole new level. Read more
Series: Wireless Intercept in World War 2
WW2 Signals Spectrum – A Quick Survey
You would have enjoyed being a shortwave listener during the war. WW2 signals spectrum was absolutely hopping over its full range. Read more
WW2 Solar Cycle 17 – HF Propagation
Signals corps and radio engineers learned a lot about radio propagation during WW2 solar cycle 17 – much of it the hard way. Read more
WW2 Military Wireless Intercept Organization
Military wireless intercept organization is a massive, complex system. The Allies simply did a better job of getting all the parts to work together. Read more
WW2 Military Wireless Intercept Facilities
During World War 2, military wireless intercept facilities were everywhere. Long-range monitored theaters of operation. Short-range units dug in with the troops. Read more
WW2 Wireless Intercept Fighting U-Boats
Wireless intercept fighting U-boats won the Battle of the Atlantic. In addition to Ultra, tactical advantage came from Huff Duff. Read more
WW2 Wireless Intercept Heroes
Every good story needs a hero. Here are my picks for the WW2 Wireless Intercept Heroes you should know about. Read more
WW2 Wireless Intercept Deception
Wireless intercept deception played a critical role in most military operations. In doing so, combatants needed to fool sophisticated traffic analysis. Read more