Résumé of v.h.f. point-to-point communication

This paper outlines the development of v.h.f. radio-telephone point-to-point communication in Great Britain prior to 1939 and from 1939 to 1946, and deals briefly with similar developments in other countries. Consideration is given to the many engineering aspects of the planning, provision and operation of v.h.f. radio links, with particular reference to current practice in the British Post Office. A typical multi-channel radio-telephone link is described, and some special war-time applications of v.h.f. transportable radio-telephone equipment for point-to-point communication are mentioned. The paper concludes with some notes on possible future trends in the development of short-distance point-to-point radiocommunication.