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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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73/72!
Claude, F5PBL

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