Title
Les Barclay papers
Reference
UK0108 SC MSS 270
Date
1939 to 1966
Creator
Scope and Content
Research reports and related material on the subject of the ionosphere and radiowave propagation collected by the radio spectrum management and radiowave propagation specialist, Les W Barclay.
Exent
1 Box
Admin. history/Biography
Les Barclay was apprenticed to E K Cole Ltd from 1950 to 1956. In 1957/58 he joined the Royal Society Antarctic Expedition studying the ionosphere. From 1960 to 1977 Les worked for Marconi Research where he was Head of the Ionospheric Propagation Section. From 1977 to 1994 he was Deputy Director of the Radio Communication Agency and was awarded an OBE for his work here.
In addition to the above Les was involved with the following international work:
1974. CCIR (International Radio Consultative Committee) of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
1978. Chairman of Study Group 6 (ionospheric propagation). Then continued as Chairman of Study Group 3, known as ITU- R3 up to 1977 (radio wave propagation).
Subject
Level of description
sub-fonds
