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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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