INTRO

A Brief History of Early Naval Radio Communications
Pre-WWII Equipment Fits and Comms

WWII ERA

Naval Radio Operations During World War II
Allied Analysis of Electronic Transmissions in WWII
Ships Radio Equipment - 1943
Algerine Class Radio Fit
Bangor Class Radio Fit
Corvette Radio Fit
Fairmile Radio Fit
River Class Frigate Radio Fit
Ships Radio Rooms - WWII Era and Later
Fisherman's Reserve
RCAF Marine Fleet with Radio Call Signs
The End of Hostilities
British Nomenclature System for Outfits

POST WAR

Operational Information  - 1950's and 1960's
Radio Communication In Fleet Operations
Distress Communications
Communicator Supplementary and Radioman Special Branch
RCN Communications Equipment  - 1956
Amateur Radio In the RCN
'AN' (JETDS) Equipment Designators
Aircraft Carrier Radio Fits
Bay Class Radio Fit
Bird Class Radio Fit
Bras d'Or
'C' Class Destroyer Radio Fit
Gate Vessel Radio Fit
Cruiser Radio Fits
'V' Class Destroyer Radio Fits
Yard Craft, Tugs and Other Vessels Radio Fit
HMCS Labrador
Visual Signalling
The 1960's Era

TRIBAL CLASS RADIO FIT

Tribal Class Radio Fit - Introduction
HMCS Haida - Main Wireless Office (now Radio 1) WWII Era and Post War
HMCS Haida - HFDF Office
HMCS Haida Radio Equipment - 1950's (All Radio Rooms)
HMCS Haida Radio Room 1 Description  - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Message Center Description  - 1957/1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Coding Office Description - Korean War Era and 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida 2nd Wireless Office (now Radio 2) WWII Era
HMCS Haida Radio Room 2  - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Radio Room 3 Description - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Radio Room 4 Description - 1962 Fitting
HMCS Haida Electronics Maintenance Room
Radio Fits For Haida's Tribal Sisters

PRESTONIAN CLASS RADIO FIT

Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and Message Centre
Weather Ships

RADIO / ELECTRONICS  EQUIPMENT IN SUCCEEDING CLASSES

205 St. Laurent Class
257 Restigouche Class
261 Mackenzie Class
265 Annapolis Class
280 Iroquois Class  -  Antennas and Details of TRUMP
330 Halifax Class Frigates -  Radio and Other Systems
700 Kingston Class Electronics Fit

Oberon Class Submarine Radio Fit
CF Communications System - 1966

RADIO FITS OF THE MID 1980's

Intro
Morse Code in the 1980's
LF/MF/HF Receiver Systems
MF/HF Transmitters
VHF/UHF/Satellite Systems
Antennas
Teletype, Message Handling Systems and Crypto
Remote Control Equipment
Miscellaneous Equipment
ADLIPS, Link 11/14 and Other Systems
Radio Communication Training Facilities
Canadian Forces Affiliated Radio System (CFARS)
 

ELECTRONICS SUITE IN POST WAR CANADIAN ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT
 

Aurora	CP-140	1980 to present
Avenger	AS3	1950 to 1960
Argus	CP107	1957 to 1980
Cyclone	CH-148	2018 to present day
Firefly	AS5	1946 to 1950
Lancaster	MR/MP	1945 to 1959
Neptune	P2V7	1955 to 1968
Poseidon (P8)	CP?	2026?
Sea King	CH-124	1963 to 2018
Sikorsky (S-55)	HO4S-3	1952 to 1970
Tracker	CS2F	1956 to 1990

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 1980s and 1990's

Satellite Communications
Future Developments in RCN Radio Communications

THE NAVY IN THE 2000's

AOR Class
Harry DeWolf Class (AOPV)
Haro Class Tug
Naval Communications in 2005
Naval Communications in 2009
Naval Centennial Message -  May 2010
Orca Class PCTs
Protecteur Class Elecronics Fit
River Class Destroyers
Victoria Class Submarines
 

Closing Comments
Epilogue

APPENDICES

Appendix A - General Frequency Allocations - 1940's
Appendix B1 - W/T Convoy Orders (WWII)
Appendix B2 - Convoy Cruising Orders (WWII)
Appendix C - Exam For Telegraphists (1944)
Appendix D - RCN Shore Radio Stations
Appendix E - Band/Power Levels
Appendix F - Past Radio Frequencies Used By The RCN
Appendix G - Past and Current Call Signs of RCN  Ships
Appendix H - RCN Trade Specifications  - Radioman
Appendix I - Evolution of the Phonetic Alphabet
Appendix J - Antenna Fittings
Appendix K - Uniforms
Appendix L - Trade Badges and Abbreviations
Appendix M - Radio Related Acronyms in this web page.
Appendix N - Canadian Military Connunications History
Appendix P  - The  Coder's Trade

About The Author
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Glossary

SHORE  AND SUPRAD STATIONS - PAST AND PRESENT

Introduction

Alert Nunavut
Aklavik NWT
Albro Lake NS
Aldergrove BC  (includes Matsqui)
Bermuda
Cap D'Espoir
Chimo Quebec
Churchill Manitoba
Coal Harbour, BC
Coverdale NB
Frobisher Bay (SUPRAD CFI)
Frobisher Bay  CZF
Gander NF
Gloucester Ontario
Gordon Head, BC
Harbour Grace, NF
Hartlen_Point, NS
Inuvik NWT
Ladner BC
Leitrim Ontario
Masset BC
Mill  Cove NS (includes Newport Corner)
Other Stations
Ottawa Monitoring Station CFF
Point Grey B.C.
Prince Rupert BC
Station Designators
Summary of All Canadian SIGINT Stations
Whitehorse, Yukon
 

On February 1, 1968, the government of the day amended the National Defence Act to unify the Canadian Forces. In that process, the identities of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force ceased to be used and were replaced by Maritime Command, Land Force Command, and Air Command.

On August 16, 2011, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Government of Canada has restored the use of the historic designations of the three former services: the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army (CA), and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

As a result, any reference to the Canadian Navy or Maritime Command should be read as RCN in these web documents. The same goes for the Air Force. Any reference to Air Command or Canadian Air Force should be read as RCAF.

As of September 2022, all ships in the RCN fleet are now referred to as His Majesty's Canadian Ship.

LATEST UPDATES

2024/02/05  -Added St.Laurent 205,  Restigouche 257, Mackenzie 261, and Annopolis 262  classes
2024/02/28 - Revised 280 class document.
2024/03/08 - Added more content yo  AOPV  and HARO class documents.
2024/06/30  - Added River Class destroyer page.

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