Technological Artifacts Collection from the Cold War

Tradecraft Artifacts

Communications devices

Short-wave radio(s)

These short-wave radios were both used as communication tools between intelligence services and their agents. The agents would know what band to tune in and at precisely what time a message would be transmitted. These messages, usually using some sort of code, would serve to relay instructions or warnings to the agent. The "Grundig" was used by a friendly intelligence service working on a joint operation with the Service against a hostile service. The "Barlow Wadley" was used by the agent(s) of a hostile service in Canada.

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