Captain Ken Ward was an integral part of the development of the Special Duties Branch (A secret radio network set up around the country to broadcast German movements post invasion).
Ken was a Royal Signals Adjutant who started work in the SDB with 16 other radio hams. Ken made the radio sets before installing them in the coast stations. He then taught the operators how to use them as well as maintaining them.
Once installed teams of 2 would go out from wherever they were based and visit the stations, change and charge the batteries.
Problems with the early radio sets resulted in Ken agreeing to make a new one. In about 3 weeks flat he had produced the TRD, which was an all in one box.
Our thanks to research by Bill Ashby & Ken’s daughter Kate for this bio.
Read more about Ken’s military career and Aux work here.