The teenage radio enthusiasts who helped win World War II

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There were about 1,500 radio listeners (called "voluntary interceptors") during WWII - civilians helping to intercept secret Nazi codes.

To mark the centenary of the Radio Society of Great Britain, one of its members recalls how the amateur organisation played a key role in a covert operation to safeguard the country's independence:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23162846

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