Back Roads - new series

[DiscoMick]

This series looks interesting if you like remote travel. Starts tonight on ABC
Road kill, stoned camel riders and sign thieves (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-30/working-on-the-nullarbor-road-kill-sign-thieves/6983192)

[Pickles2]

Saw the "shorts" of that last week, we already have it pencilled in,...I hope it's as good as it seems.
Pickles.

[Gerokent]

The 9G tractor club. I built 2 of the originals for their inaugural west - east trip. Good to see them on the road.

[p38arover]

At about 19 mins in, the young bloke sitting at the desk at the earth station is me.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/1040.jpg

[DiscoMick]

Damm! I went to a meeting which ran late and missed it. Oh well, next time.

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[spudboy]

Watch it on iView!

Back Roads - Series 1 Ep 1 Ceduna : ABC iview (http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/back-roads/IV1507H001S00)

[Pickles2]

To be honest, I was not that impressed with this, the first episode.
However, I'm eagerly awaiting the second episode, which I believe will be focussed on Winton, Qld.
Pickles.

[LandyAndy]

Missed the start.
That 9G that has "The Taylors" on the windscreen is a local tractor,they hail from Darkan,the farm is about half way between Williams and Darkan.They holiday in that setup every year.
Andrew

[Killer]

At about 19 mins in, the young bloke sitting at the desk at the earth station is me.

I wondered about that, when I watched it, Ron.

Cheers, Mick.

[p38arover]

Added pic above. ABC TV saw the pic on the 'net and contacted me to ask if they could use it. I didn't own it, it was published in a Brazilian tourism magazine in 1970 or 1971. Telstra* claim copyright on all photos showing equipment so I guess the ABC got their approval.

(* OTC was merged with Telecom in 1993 to become Telstra.)

[Pickles2]

Added pic above. ABC TV saw the pic on the 'net and contacted me to ask if they could use it. I didn't own it, it was published in a Brazilian tourism magazine in 1970 or 1971. Telstra* claim copyright on all photos showing equipment so I guess the ABC got their approval.

(* OTC was merged with Telecom in 1993 to become Telstra.)
Awesome,...to have a pic like that (with oneself included).....I'd be pretty happy if I got myself in such a pic!
What is this place, and what are/were you doing?...Did you have a title?
Pickles.

[p38arover]

Ceduna Satellite Earth Station. We provided international comms links via the Intelsat Indian Ocean Region satellite.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/1000.jpg

At the time, Ceduna was as far east as they could put an earth station and still be able to see the satellite with a reasonable look angle (5 degrees angle of elevation) and have comms links back to Paddington in Sydney where the international exchange was (and still is) located.

Any lower look angle and electrical noise from the earth becomes a problem.

I was either a Senior Technical Officer 1A or Senior Technician Grade II (we changed from technicians to technical officers at about that time).

I had done three years full time training at tech, then 6 weeks specialised course on sat comms at Moree. I worked at Moree satellite earth station from early 1968 until I was transferred to Ceduna prior to its opening in Nov 1969 (with another course on the equipment there). So I was amused/bemused to hear the background of the lady running the site now. :)

Admittedly, we had to know how to repair the equipment and to set up new links, etc.

In 1971 I was transferred from Ceduna to Carnarvon Satellite Earth Station.

[Greatsouthernland]

Isn't Bev a clever sheila...from cleaning lady to Astrophysicist!

A lot of bright people in SA - Gods' country :D