Comments on: NEW-10 and GWN Roll-Calls now available http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/ History of Western Australia's Television Industry Mon, 18 Jul 2022 03:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Kendra http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-14060 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:52:11 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-14060 Thanks Ken, I’ve managed to obtain the info from Gus Slater and Gabrielle Ausden, for anyone else that may be interested….

BTW3 Bunbury Television WA
GSW9 Great Southern WA
VEW8 ViEw Western Australia
GTW11 Geraldton Telecasters WA

]]> By: Kendra http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-13901 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:43:54 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-13901 I was wondering if anyone knows what the following callsigns stand for?
BTW3 – Bunbury – I assume Bunbury Television WA, but am guessing
GSW9 – Albany
VEW8 – Kalgoorlie
GTW11 – Geraldton
Any assistance would be appreciated :)

]]> By: Andrew http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-3374 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:11:01 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-3374 Thanks for your comments, Ian :-)

What was the reason for the infighting over GSW10? And why was GSW10 needed? Shouldn’t GSW9 have been sufficient in Albany?

]]> By: ianstimson http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-3184 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:01:52 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-3184 Hi Andrew,
GSW-9 Mt barker was Launched on 29 August 1968,it relayde the BTW 3 program
of AIR from KENINE HILL receiving station,it was then sent to Mt Barker,
via 7 gig 5 watt PYE microwave links where it was demodulated and fed into an Astor ch 9 transmitter,The antenna Polarisation is Vertical.
The point of interest is Kenine Hill receiving station this was totally self contained it had 2 Lister hi speed deisal engines with alternators attached these were time clock controlled and would be run alternate days.
The receiving antenna was a 40 foot dish mounted on the side of the microwave tower,a 6 element YAGI antenna was focussed onto the centre of this dish,this was called antenna no 1. fed into a Astor PVRX receiver seria no 001.
Antenna no 2 was a 7 element Yagi looking at Mt Lennard Ch3 it was fed into a separate PVRX receiver # serial no 002 Both signals were fed into the link system and the techs at Mt Barker were able to switch between signals(To retransmit the best signal)
GSW 10 was finally commisioned in1974 after a lot of local infighting.

]]> By: Jeff http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:11:11 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-2112 I did tape the opening of NEW 10 .
Hope its OK to provide this youtube link to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzGc21SdBy4

]]> By: ken http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:20:20 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-1741 Above data now corrected courtesy of Ian Stimson.

]]> By: ken http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:08:17 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-1736 Hi Andrew, You’re not often wrong but I think you may be right again. Will check with Ian Stimson one of the original staff.

]]> By: Andrew http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:01:51 +0000 http://watvhistory.com/2010/08/new-10-and-gwn-roll-calls-now-available/#comment-1723 Hi Ken. Is the 1974 date above correct for GSW9? I’ve got in the book Broadcasting In Australia (Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, 1991) that GSW9 (Southern Agricultural) launched 29 August 1967?

Is 1974 the launch date of the local Albany translator (GSW10) perhaps?

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