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There was a notorious OTC Technical Officer (Oh if ever I could write a book
about him) who was on the installation team. On the official opening of
Cape Schank CRS (VIM), there were a number of digitories there including I believe
a representative from the local newspaper.
Our
fearless tech was there conducting tours with zest. In the tour he was
constantly referring to how modern this communications station was, and
to wit how brilliant their back-up communications was with respect to
an individual failure.
During
the conversation the local news media (a lady) who I believe was from
the Mornington Peninsula News enquired if all these "back ups" failed what
would Cape Schank do to overcome the problem? You may not believe this
but tis true..... There perchance on the window sill was a pidgeon. In
his own peculiar manner the tech observed it sitting
there.
Thence came the reply ......"You see that pidgeon sitting there? Well in the event that should all our communications fail then that pidgeon is specially trained. It is a homing pidgeon and should we lose all communications by radio then we are able to tie the messages to the pidgeons leg and send it directly to our Melbourne Office!" Needless to say next morning or thereabouts in the local Mornington Peninsula newspaper up shot the headlines........"Modern Communications Station backed up by carrier pidgeon!" John Walkerex Melbourne/Fiskville/Rockbank/Paddington/Broadway/Bringelly/Port Moresby/Madang/HO/Willis Island etc etc... |
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