Carnarvon - external photos by Alan Gilham

Carnarvon Tracking Station

External photos by Alan Gilham


From the roof of the Apollo USB extension to the T&C building. At left, the 30 foot (9 metre) USB antenna. The two white dishes pointing away to the horizon are for the tropospheric scatter radio link to Geraldton.

On the other side of the T&C building stood the S-Band Verloort Radar brought from Muchea (centre, with its 3 metre antenna in the stowed position). At left are the two Gemini Acquisition Aid antennas. In the foreground are some of the very necessary airconditioning units. These photos were taken from the roof of the Apollo USB extension.
The front of the original section of the T&C building. The commemorative plaque and fountain are at lower left.	The VHF Range and Range Rate antennas.
6_CRO10.jpg 77.2KB	Steven and Andrew Gilham under the 9m USB antenna.
8_CRO9.jpg 53.3KB	The fountain, just across from the T&C building.
The commemorative plaque. Inexplicably, it is now on display at Tidbinbilla!	Tropospheric Scatter antennas.
The USB servo console.	The T&C building viewed from the 9M USB antenna.
USB Antenna by night.	The Solar Particle Alert Network (SPAN) buildings at Carnarvon. SPAN was a vital worldwide monitoring network set up by NASA to forewarn Apollo astronauts of solar-flare activity.
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With grateful thanks to Alan Gilham for the photographs.

Colour correction on some images by Colin Mackellar.

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