Hello to you all,
Well Steve's photos tell the story, yes it went off as planned and the man who had the prvilege to flick the switch (Andy, also a ham from VK1 but inactive) was also the man who commisioned many of the CH0 transmitter installs and upgrades over the years.
For me, it was a bit emotional, a bit anticlimax and most of all it was a tiring trip, I clocked up 1,931KM in the very rough riding Rodeo Ute over 2 1/2 days. I must thank Broadcast Australia for allowing me on site as a visitor and to the local BA crew who seemed happy to put up with "the odd blokes" who were there in the background.
What now? I have no idea but as a group we need to come up with some sort of Early Warning signal for people outside of VK to listen for.
- Time to push the button Andy
- Did it go off, oh yes output meters are all ZERO :-)
I did intend to get some video footage of the turn off but I could not find the little sony camera in the car when I went looking for it.
It had slipped down behind the tarps. only found it after the switch off after pulling everything out of the cab of the ute
There is no word as to when the modules from this CH0 will be available for disposal, so I would suggest the people on the eastern capitials take an interest in this as I am all done doing wild trips to Mt Ulandra for the time being.
I believe that CH0 in Brisbane was a Larcan Transmiter, has anyone approached its owners about the disposal of the transmitter parts?
:mrgreen
