PHOTO ALBUM

 

Contents

*      Members – Photo Corner

*      Jota 2005 at Berri

*      Riverland Amateur Radio Club

*      Cape Jaffa Radio Operation Weekend

 

 

Members - Photo Corner

 

 

                                                                                                           

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Doug VK5GA proudly in his Radio Shack

 

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Richard VK5ZLR and his HF Bicone antenna installed on his farm.

 

 

 

 

 

This photo is Richards Bicone when it was installed at the Proof and Experimental Range near Pt. Wakefield.

 

The antenna was built by the PMG Dept in Adelaide in 1962. It was then installed in Darwin and eventually the ownership devolved to the Australian Communication Authority (ACA). It was primarily a HF field strength measuring instrument for low angle (long haul) HF signals.

 

The 3 footings were set in 12 tons of concrete with fully seam welded copper sheaths around each footing. A 36 element copper radial earth mat provided the counterpoise. The antenna construction is heavy hot dipped galvanized tubing except for the radiating elements which are thick multi strand copper cable. This antenna is 11 metres high, weighs several tons with the insulators weighing in at 100Kg each. This antenna is thought to be of a British Admiralty design.

 

This antenna survived the full forces of Cyclone Tracy when it hit Darwin on Xmas Eve in 1974.

 

In the mid 1980's it was relocated to Victor Battery at the Proof and Experimental Range at Pt. Wakefield, where it was connected to receivers and remotely controlled from Adelaide via a 490 MHz link.

 

This antenna became available and with some good negotiations and effort Richard has it now installed on his farm. This antenna works well from 4.0 MHz up in the HF band but requires an antenna tuner.

 

 

 

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Jota 2005 at Berri

 

 

Radio Club Members preparing the mobile radio station

.          Doug VK5GA , Jeff VK5JK, Mal VK5MJ and Adrian VK5

 

 

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Jeff VK5JK installing the HF antenna.

 

 

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Doug VK5GA operating the HF radio with Jeff VK5JK supporting

 

 

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Doug VK5GA assisting a Scout with the operation of a radio.

 

 

 

Young Scout who became a good operator in a very short time.

 

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Mobile Radio Station Project

 

 

Mobile Radio Station is complete and has been used successfully on several occasions.

 

 

Cape Jaffa Lighthouse Radio Operation Weekend

 

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Cape Jaffa Lighthouse near Kingston in the South East of South Australia.

 

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Mal VK5MJ of the Riverland Radio Club operating a HF radio at Cape Jaffa Light House.

 

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Andrew VK5LA operating the special weekend radio station VI5CJ.

 

On the 19th & 20th Aug 2006 three members of the Riverland Radio Club attended the International Lighthouse weekend at Kingston SE at the Cape Jaffa lighthouse.

 

The lighthouse was originally situated about 6km of shore from Cape Jaffa but was moved to Kingston to preserve it as a tourist attraction after the manual operation ceased.

 

The members who attended were Andrew Williss VK5LA, Malcolm Gardner VK5MJ and Doug Tamblyn VK5GA, this weekend was in conjunction with the South East Radio Group (SERG) using the special event callsign VI5CJ  (VI5Cape Jaffa).

 

Contacts were made to other lighthouses in VK & ZL as well as amateurs in both countries, although propagation was at times a little difficult.  Propagation to overseas countries was not possible.

 

(Thanks Doug)

 

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Photographs by Doug VK5GA, Richard VK5ZLR and Jeff VK5JK