BT site engineering code

A BT site engineering code is a group of letters assigned by BT, or its predecessor the General Post Office, to a physical location which is equipped by the company with unusual amounts or types of telecommunications.

Such codes relate to both BT's own buildings and major customer sites.

Historically, site codes beginning with the letter Q were government or defence sites.^[1] Codes beginning with the letter Y were radio-related sites. The latter category broadened somewhat over time to include many other kinds of customer site.

Site engineering codes in alphabetical order

Q

QAAA Newmarket
QAAR Acklington
QACY Preston
QACF Huntingdon
QACX Preston
QADB Bracknell
QADF Staxton Wold
QADN Cranwell
QADH Watnall
QAEH Stafford
QAEL Kinloss
QALD Aldergrove
QAPA Leconfield
QBAF Chippenham
QBEN RAF Benson [Queen's Flight]
QBFM Forest Moor
QBIN Binbrook
QBTY Bawtry (HQ 1Gp)
QBUS Cambuslans
QCAT Catterick
QCBL Shrewsbury
QCEA Carlisle
QCEN Leighton Buzzard (Q-Central)
QCHL Coltishall
QCON Coningsby
QCOS Cosford
QCWL Chilwell
QDIS Dishforth
QDH Dollis Hill (GPO Research Station)
QFIN Finningley
QHKN Bathgate
QJOA Towsbury House
QHEM Helmswell
QIVM Fylingdales
QLDM Lindholm & Northern Radar
QLIN Linton
QLMG Leeming
QMBY Manby
QMET Kelvedon Hatch bunker (originally RAF Fighter Command 'Metropolitan Sector')
QMHA North Luffenham
QMID Midd Street Geodinsdle
QNCC Lindholme (840SU)
QNCT North Coates
QNLO Preston
QNRN Shipton
QNTH Northwood
QNWC RAF North West Signals Centre
QOUS Ouston
QPLY Plymouth
QPTE Pitreavie
QQAT Aldershot
QQCA Preston
QQCC Corsham
QQFS Neatishead [R3]
QQGF Chipenham
QQGM Inverbervie
QQGR Boulmer
QQGU Anstruther
QQJD Hack Green
QQNB Craigie Hall
QQRE York
QRAA Boddington
QSCD South Down
QSCM Scampton
QSTA Stanmore
QSYE Syerston
QTOP Topcliffe
QTUR Barnton Quarry
QUTA York Mil
QUXB Uxbridge
QVCA Glen Parva
QWAC Harrogate
QWAD Waddington
QWAH RAF High Wycombe
QWHI Whitehall

Y

YABR Albrighton
YACW Arncliffe Wood
YBAI Bagshot (Surrey Hill)
YBCA Benbecula
YBCL Blackcastle Hill
YBFL Blackford Hill
YBFM Charwelton
YBGT Burngate
YBMR BT Tower (Birmingham)
YBNM Burnham
YBNP Blaen Plwyf
YBRA Barra
YBRX Bruxie Hill
YBTH Butser Hill
YBUD Bury Down
YBUR Burnhope
YBYB Ballymena
YCAG Caister
YCAM Cambret Hill
YCAW Mount Stamper
YCBC Corby's Crag
YCBY Claxby
YCHI Chillerton Down
YCLC Cullercoats New Radio Station
YCMB Cambelt Hill
YCOK Copt Oak
YCOR Core Hill
YCOZ Connel
YCRA Craiglockhart Hill
YCRG Craigowl Hill
YCRR Corstorphine Hill Radio Stn. R. Site Bot.
YCRT Corstorphine Hill Radio Stn. T. Site Bot.
YCSM Five Ways
YCSP Carlton Scroop
YCSR Kelsall NATS station
YCVW Cave Wold
YDAC Dalton-in-Furness
YDMH Deadmans Hill
YDOG Douglas Radio Stn. Transmit Hut
YDOR Dorchester
YEAH East Harptree
YECR Elstree Apparatus Room (BBC)
YELM East Lomond Radio Station
YFAS Fairseat
YFAY Farley
YFLW Flimwell
YFOR Forder Battery
YHFP Holborn Flexibility Point (deep level)
YHOG TV-am Camden Town (Henlys Old Garage)
YGFW Greenford
YGHD Great Hatfield
YGKP Greenock
YGLB Gallanach Beg.
YGOO Goosemoor
YGOY Goonhilly
YGPT Golden Pot
YGRH Granite Hill
YGRL Green Lowther
YHAL Halwell
YHAV Haverfordwest
YHEA Heaton Park
YHEY Heysham
YHIL Hillingdon
YHLY Hornsea
YHMG Horwich
YHTS Hunters Stones
YHWD Harrow Weald
YHZZM Dial House Manchester
YINS Inskip
YKEL Kelvedon Hatch
YKIL Kilchiaran
YKMV Kirtomy
YKSH Kirk o'Shotts
YKSH/WT Kirk O'Shotts BT
YKUW Kirkby Underwood
YLFM Lonely Farm
YLGS BBC Lime Grove
YLLG Llanllawddog
YLST Lochinver R/S/Radio Stn.
YLTH Lowther Hill
YMAA Maaruig
YMAG Mallaig
YMLG Melvaig
YMNM Mendlesham
YMOR Morborne Hill
YMUG Muggleswick
YNRB Neatishead [R30]
YOKM Oakham
YOVR Over
YPCG Pencarreg
YPGN Pye Green
YPLC Pimlico
YPPK Portpatrick Coastal Radio Station
YPRE Preseli
YPRH Proctor Heights
YPTP Pontop Pike
YPUR Purdown
YQNR Quernmore
YRID Riddings Hill
YRIN Manchester (Ringway) Airport
YRIV Rivington Pike (Winter Hill Broadcast TX)
YRSM Rosemarkie
YRXR Rothesay SHF Radio Stn.
YSBR St Albans
YSBY Sibleys
YSCN Sutton Common
YSHC Stoke Holy Cross
YSHF Madley Satellite Earth Station (Street House Farm)
YSHR Shanes Hill
YSOM Somerton
YSPF Sparsholt Firs
YSRF Sheriff's Mountain R.V. Stn.
YSRS Skriaig
YSTK Stokenchurch
YSTL Stillingfleet
YSTS Standing Stones
YSWH Swaffham
YTAC Tacolneston
YTHH Thornhill
YTHL Turners Hill
YTHM Tobermory SHF Radio Stn
YTIL Tinshill
YTIR Tirnascobe
YTNL Thornton-in-Lonsdale
YTOR Tor Sliasg
YTOW BT Tower, London
YTSD Tatsfield
YTTH Two Top Hill
YTVC BBC Television Centre
YTYC Twycross
YULL Ullapool
YUPF Upton
YWBH Wisbech
YWCK Wickhambrook
YWEN Wenallt
YWFR Werfa
YWHC Whinfell Common
YWHK Whitehawk Hill
YWHN Whitestone
YWIL Windy Hill
YWNY Wooler
YWPE Wotton-under-Edge
YYGU Guernsey State Radio Stn.
YZAR BBC Broadcasting House London
YZSK Skelton

Z

ZAK Humber Radio Stn.
ZAM Anglesey Radio Stn.
ZBA Bearley Radio Stn.
ZBD Brentwood Radio Stn.
ZBY Braewynner Radio Stn.
ZHO Hopealone Radio Stn.
ZIF Ilfracombe Radio Stn.

References

^ Duncan Campbell (19 December 1980), "A Christmas party for the moles" (PDF), New Statesman{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Duncan Campbell (19 December 1980), "A Christmas party for the moles" (PDF), New Statesman{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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