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[Ralph Sutton]

ZL1AN-Gary-9008 kindly forwarded this information received through the =
editor of Morsum Magnificat.

Vy 73 de Ralph ZL2AOH


On 30th June 2002 at 2359 UTC Australian Coast Stations Brisbane =
radio/VIB, Darwin radio/VID, Melbourne radio/VIM, Perth radio/VIP, =
Sydney radio/VIS and Townsville radio/VIT will officially close down. =
Our final broadcast will be made on frequencies 2182, 4125, 6215, 8291, =
12290 and 16420 kHz at approx 2350UTC.

 Australia's coast radio service started in February 1912 - two months =
before the Titanic disaster and has continued uninterrupted through two =
world wars but has not survived technology, business or government =
legislation.

 The guarding of the airwaves in the Australian Search and Rescue Region =
will now be handed over to a New Zealand company, TVNZ, who have =
constructed two new radio stations at Charleville in Queensland  =
(Callsign VIC) and Wiluna in Western Australia (Callsign VIW) and will =
provide Digital Selective Calling (DSC) facilities with follow-on =
communications via R/T or FEC modes.

 At this time we remember and salute all the radio officers past and =
present who without their dedication and skill, many lives on the high =
seas would have been lost.

 Peter Hewitson

 Web: http://coastradio.info Email: info@coastradio.info

 Zyg Nilski G3OKD Editor MM



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