Link Electronics Ltd. was a
major UK broadcast equipment manufacturer and systems integrator
in the 1970s and '80s. Link started in Harrow, then moved to
Eastcote, and finally moved to Andover, Hampshire. The original
Andover factory is now occupied by Lee Filters. As Link grew,
they moved to the large new custom-built premises shown below, a
few hundred yards away on North Way, Walworth Industrial Estate,
Andover.
Link were mainly known for
their range of broadcast television cameras, but were also a
major manufacturer of Outside Broadcast (OB) vehicles, including
the famous BBC "Type 5". Link also produced a wide
range of ancillary studio equipment, such as distribution
amplifiers, measuring sets and test signal generators. You can
see an excellent display of Link cameras at the Museum of the
Broadcast Camera web site, set up by Brian Summers. Click on the
pictures below and see for yourself.
