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My Telex in the UK post has been updated for 2025. Here are the main new topics I have covered:
- First, I share my early memories of telex at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at the Olympia building in Hammersmith, London.
- Telex Routing Codes and Wild Telex Addressing
- A generic telex message example when using a message switching unit
- Telex machines at the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
1. I relate my first memories of telex as a child at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at the Olympia building in Hammersmith, London.
2. I have updated the section on telex routing codes and wild telex addressing.
3. I have included, from memory, how a telex message was input using the VDU screen when using a message switching unit.
4. I appreciate your feedback on the Telex post. Many recent comments focus on the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker.
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