Radio ham saved historic BBC OB van Daily Echo newspaper reports radio amateur Brian Summers G8GQS saved one of the BBC's historic outside broadcast units, MCR21, from the scrap heap The newspaper says: MCR21 - its serial number – was one of the first custom built outside broadcast vehicles originally designed for black and white television. From 1963 it relayed to mass TV audiences many prestigious events ranging from Winston Churchill's funeral to England's World Cup victory. It was later converted to colour before being scrapped by the BBC in 1979 and this proud chapter of broadcasting history was nearly lost to the nation until radio amateur enthusiast Brian Summers stepped in and bought the vehicle which was in danger of rusting away. Read the Daily Echo article at https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18...asting-recreated-thanks-southampton-students/ You can watch a @BATCOnline video about the MCR21 project at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/february/radio-ham-saved-historic-bbc-ob-van.htm
