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Athens, Greece – November 17
During the historic uprising of the Polytechnic in November 1973, a crucial yet often under-recognised element of resistance was the clandestine radio transmitter operated from within the Polytechnic campus. The station, known by its opening words «Here Polytechnic, here Polytechnic!» (“Εδώ Πολυτεχνείο, Εδώ Πολυτεχνείο!”), was established inside the building of the National Technical University of Athens on 15 November 1973 and remained on air until the early hours of 17 November.link
From improvised laboratory-space studios in the electrical-mechanical departments, students and technicians constructed and operated transmitters which broadcast across Athens, giving voice to the barricaded students and calling for solidarity, resistance and freedom. Documenta 14+1 The announcers included voices such as Maria Damanaki and Dimitris Papachristos, who delivered slogans such as “Bread, Education, Freedom”, “Workers, farmers and students” and “Fascism dies tonight”. News 24/7+1
Technically speaking, the setup combined laboratory radio-transmitter modules with makeshift antennas, deployed under conditions of siege. Security measures were taken to avoid detection and shutdown by the regime’s forces. The broadcasts mixed urgent live appeals (“We are unarmed! We are unarmed! Students facing the tanks…”) with music and slogans, reinforcing the occupation’s morale and reaching listeners beyond the campus. News 24/7+1
The radio station thus became the “hidden heart” of the uprising: an audio lifeline linking the students inside with citizens outside, mobilising support and documenting events as they happened. According to participants, the language of the broadcasts was spontaneous, authentic, sometimes poetic, evolving rapidly from urgency to organized call-to-action. ert.gr The broadcasts ceased when the tanks breached the gate on the morning of 17 November, marking the violent suppression of the uprising. Βικιπαίδεια
In summary, the Polytechnic radio station played a pivotal technical and symbolic role: it transformed student occupation into a broadcasted mass resistance, circumventing censorship and dictatorship control. The ingenuity of its construction, the boldness of its operation and the rhetorical force of its content remain important chapters in the history of modern Greek democracy.
Today’s Ceremonies – Very Brief Info
Today, 17 November, the anniversary of the uprising, official commemorations take place at the Polytechnic gate and along the traditional march route. Universities and schools observe memorial events; crowds gather at midday for speeches, wreath-laying and moments of silence. Security and transport measures are in effect in central Athens. ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ+1
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From now and for an unknown time, at least for 3years, I will not use any radio except the remote SDRs for DXing. Recently wemoved from the village back to the city in a space that prohibits the use ofdesktop DXing, a place flooded by high levels of noise in the LMHF bands. Theradio is now used mostly for FM, for news listening.we run politically livelycondition with always very interesting twits every day ..
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