53. Radio contact at Hillsborough from control to serials operating both inside and outside the ground was UHF on channel 25. There was a WI FU portable base station in the control box and if it failed there was a stand-by station under the operator's bench. Hand sets were issued to all ranks of Sergeant and above. Community Constables on duty would already have their own. Other Constables had no radio. Communication was on "talk through" i.e. any message from any source would be heard by everyone tuned in and if more than one source spoke messages could become garbled. Ear pieces were issued to some officers in an attempt to overcome the loud crowd noise which made receipt of signals very difficult. There were other radio channels open to Sergeant Goddard: VHF to police Headquarters at Snig Hill, channel 35 to Fl Sub-divisional Headquarters at Hammerton Road and channel 19 used by CID. There was also a set tuned to Sheffield Wednesday's radio system between its control room and the stewards.
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