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Forum: ATC Issues

5th Mar 2024, 17:39

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Pye 4001 'Tulip' microphone

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Posted By Mooncrest

From the late 1960s to the mid-2000s, that is...

From the late 1960s to the mid-2000s, that is more or less what they were used for at LBA - so the TWR ATCA could use the UHF ground frequency. The Tulip was eventually supplanted by a more ergonomic...

Forum: ATC Issues

16th Feb 2024, 13:51

Replies: 5

Pye 4001 'Tulip' microphone

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Posted By Mooncrest

I visited the then control tower at Newcastle...

I visited the then control tower at Newcastle Airport thirty years ago. The radar controllers were on headsets but the VCR controller had use of a hand microphone for VHF. Not dissimilar to the type...

Forum: ATC Issues

16th Feb 2024, 11:55

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Pye 4001 'Tulip' microphone

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Posted By Mooncrest

Pye 4001 'Tulip' microphone

Just wondering if any British ATC units are still using one of these today. Leeds Bradford had a few from the 1960s to the late 1970s, before headsets were adopted there and I know Carlisle ATC had...

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