RADPHONE CLOSURE

One last phone call request!   Clear the air for the final message Waiting for the go-ahead Cameras ready please
Not long to go Fire away! Great place Slips cordon
Top her up Grey Nomads Just like the old days
I'll 'ave 'arf! I'll give you 10:1 on It's real gold too!


On 28th February 2002 at 2359UTC The Australian HF Maritime Mobile Radio Telephone Service sent its final message:

ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS THIS IS TELSTRA RADPHONES TELSTRA RADPHONES TELSTRA RADPHONES

BROADCASTING FROM
BRISBANERADIO/VIB
DARWINRADIO/VID
MELBOURNERADIO/VIM
AND PERTHRADIO/VIP =

THIS IS THE FINAL TRANSMISSION FROM THE AUSTRALIAN HF MARITIME MOBILE RADIO TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE CONCLUDE OUR FINAL WATCHKEEPING AFTER 55 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE WITH PRIDE AND SADNESS. TELSTRA AND THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS WISHES ALL SEAFARERS FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS. WE SALUTE ALL WHO HAVE SERVED OUR PROFESSION WITH SKILL AND DEDICATION THROUGH THE YEARS

= THIS IS TELSTRA RADPHONES OUT +

The transmitters were then cermoniously powered down for the last time.

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