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programmes of the principal European broadcasting stations。 This
publication also carried advertisements and it was there that I first saw an
illustration of the Hammarlund Super Pro and realised that there were
receivers specially designed for the reception of short waves。
;But during the German/Italian occupation of Greece between 1941
and 1944 my little home´made receiver played a vital role in enabling us
to listen ��secretly�� to the B。B。C。 broadcasts because the authorities had
sealed all radios to the broadcast ��medium wave�� band and to the
frequency of Radio Athens。 Most people devised ingenuous methods of
listening to stations other than Athens。
;After the end of the war a friend of mine who returned to Athens
from Cairo brought me the 1945 edition of the A。R。R。L。Handbook�察�which
is still on the shelf as you can see。;
Socrates explained that in 1945 there was complete political upheaval
in Greece�察 �owing to the events that had taken place during the foreign
occupation�察�so the General Election of that year was carried out under the
supervision of foreign observers from the U。S。A。�察�the United Kingdom &
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France。 The Russians did not send a mission。
;Owing to my knowledge of English I was employed by the
American mission to act as interpreter。 One day when I was off duty I was
taken by a friend to a signals unit where there were many pieces of
equipment which had been 'liberated'�察 �and I was able to buy a BC 342
receiver。 Later when Harry Barnett SV1WE who was in the Press
Department of the British Embassy returned to England I bought his
Hallicrafter SX28。
;It was at Harry's house in Kolonaki that I had my first taste of
amateur radio in action。 He had a National HRO for reception and he had
constructed a 50´watt transmitter using surplus components which were in
plentiful supply at that time。
;Another friend of mine�察 �Jim Liverios�察 �was employed at the Civil
Aviation transmitter site on a hill south of Nea Smyrni。The American
Mission had set up their short wave transmitters on the same site and later
Interpol installed their own equipment as well。 Liverios was always on
night shift because he attended the University during the day。 I still don't
know how he ever managed to get any sleep。 When things were quiet he
would 'borrow' a 5 Kw transmitter and tune it in the 20 metre band。 Using
a callsign of his own choice ��probably a different one every night�� he
would have contacts with the whole world。 On his invitation I went there
at midnight one night and stayed until the morning。 I remember we had
QSOs with Cuba�察�Chile�察�New Zealand and Australia。;
THE AFFAIR OF THE PIRAEUS POLICE。
In 1947�察 �there was a war in northern Greece which some people
called a civil war and others a war against the guerrillas�察 �depending on
whose side they were on。 Suddenly one morning all the Athens
newspapers came out with some amazing headlines�此�
;THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS OF THE COMMUNISTS
HAVE BEEN SEIZED IN ATHENS;
;WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS FOUND IN COMMUNIST
HANDS;
;HOW THE FIVE TRANSMITTERS OF THE COMMUNISTS
WERE DISCOVERED;
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;THE SIX INSTALLATIONS SEIZED BY THE POLICE;
Two of the newspapers printed the identical photograph ��included in
the montage�� with the following caption�察 �'The Communist transmitters
seized by the Piraeus police'。 This was a photograph of the shack of Mikes
Psalidas SV1AF。 At the top right one can see a 2´inch home´made monitor
oscilloscope�察�which the newspapers described as a 'powerful radar'� �
;During the last three days;�察 �wrote one newspaper�察 �the police in
Piraeus have been investigating a very serious case implicating leading
cadres of the Communist party。; Of course�察�it was nothing of the sort。 The
equipment they had seized belonged to five radio amateurs�察 �George
Gerardos SV1AG�察 �Mikes Psalidas SV1AF�察 �Nasos Coucoulis SV1AC�察�
Aghis Cazazis SV1CA and Sotiris Stefanou who didn't have a callsign yet。
In fact Mikes Psalidas was not even at home at the time of the police raid�察�
as he was in a military camp in the outskirts of Athens�察 �doing his
compulsory military service。 The newspapers described in detail what had
been found。 ;At the house of Mikes Psalidas�察 �who is a student at the
Athens Polytechnic�察 �the police found wireless telegraphy receiving
equipment ��a National HRO���察 �wireless telephony equipment in full
working order�察 �that is�察 �two transmitting microphones�察 �a step´down
transformer and various other items。;
The same newspaper went on ;Unfortunately�察�at the house of Aghis
Cazazis�察 �at 25 Tenedou street�察 �the search was inconclusive because a
certain person�察 �well known to the police�察 �and whose arrest is imminent�察�
removed a high power transmitter just before the police arrived and
disappeared with it。;
Another newspaper referred to ;telegrams in code;�察 �received from
abroad and from the secret headquarters of the Communists�察 �which are
now being deciphered by a special department;。 These were SV1AG's
little collection of QSL cards。
Stefanos Eleftheriou of the Ministry immediately took up the matter。
Firstly�察�he pointed out to the Piraeus police that Athens did not come under
their jurisdiction�察�and they had no right to arrest anybody there without a
warrant。 Secondly�察 �all the five radio amateurs they had arrested were
known for their nationalistic political convictions�察 �particularly Psalidas
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whose father was a senior officer of the Royal Hellenic airforce。
Before the 'suspects' were released and their confiscated equipment
returned to them�察�they were warned not to speak to newspaper reporters at
the risk of getting a kick up their backsides。 This was to prevent the public
from learning how ludicrous had been the accusations�察 �and how
completely unjustified the arrests had been。 But one newspaper came out
the following day with a banner headline ;THE OWNERS OF THE
WIRELESS AND RADAR EQUIPMENT ALL TURNED OUT TO BE
STAUNCH ROYALISTS� ─�This paper sent a reporter to interview SV1AC。
They wrote�察 �In reply to a question from our reporter�察�Mr Coucoulis said
that when the police realised the foolishness of their action�察�they issued a
summons against him under Law 4749�察�which has absolutely nothing to do
with amateur radio。; ;During the ten years following the end of World War
II there were about 15 to 20 very active amateurs in the Athens area�察�all
using callsigns of their own choice because no government legislation had
yet been enacted。 Most of these operators subsequently obtained licences
and had to change to the official series。 I remember two YLs who were
very popular in Europe and the U。S。A。 because they spoke several
languages fluently�察�but they never re´appeared when licences began to be
issued。;
Since 1945 the U。S。 and British signals units were authorised by the
Greek Ministry of Communications to issue calls to military and
diplomatic personnel in the series SV0WA in the case of American staff
and SV0AA for the British。
Socrates continued�此 �I heard that the Americans had formed a club
called 'Attica Amateur Radio Club' in Kifissia�察 �a suburb to the north of
Athens�察�and in due course I was able to become a member。;
;In 1954;�察 �Socrates continued�察 �George Zarifis ��currently SV1AA��
who was a regular army officer in the Legal Branch approached Mr
Nicolis who was Director of the Wireless Division at the Ministry of
Communications and asked him 'Since you have authorised the Americans
and the British to issue licences to their personnel�察�why do you not grant
the same facility to us Greek amateurs��'。 To which Nicolis had replied
'There is no law of the land recognising the very existence of radio
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amateurs so how can I issue licences to you��'。
;It was then that we decided to form an association whose principal
objective would be the enactment of legislation recognising officially the
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