OTC(A) Carnarvon Earth Station

Photos by
Guntis (“Gus”) Berzins



People at the OTC(A) Carnarvon Earth Station in late 1966 and early 1967.

 

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Visit by OTC(A) and Page Communications management – November 1966.

From left: Ron Knightley (Supervising Engineer from OTC(A) Head Office in Sydney), Jim Green (Vice President, Page Communications USA), Bob Kuhn (Page Communications on-site engineer), Guntis Berzins and Don Kennedy (OTC(A) on-site engineers).

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Working inside the Operations van. Engineer Don Kennedy on the left. Nov. 1966.

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Carnarvon earth station staff, OTC(A) Head Office engineers and Page Communications engineer. Photo probably taken January 1967.

Front row, from left: Guntis (Gus) Berzins (OTC(A) Head Office engineer responsible for acceptance testing of earth station, Roy Hunt (OTC(A) technician), Al Pilgrim (OTC(A) technician), Terry Etherington (OTC(A) technician), Dave Williams? (Page Communications engineer from USA),

Back row, from left: Tony Wallbridge (OTC(A) technician), Dave Reynolds (Senior Plant Officer), Jim Harte (OTC(A) technician), Don Kennedy (OTC(A) Head Office engineer), Jack Grey (Deputy Station Manager), Terry Nipperess (OTC(A) technician), Leo Mahoney (Station Manager).

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OTC(A) Carnarvon

Carnarvon earth station staff, OTC(A) Head Office engineers and Page Communications engineer. Photo probably taken January 1967.

Front row, from left: Guntis (Gus) Berzins (OTC(A) Head Office engineer responsible for acceptance testing of earth station, Roy Hunt (OTC(A) technician), Al Pilgrim (OTC(A) technician), Terry Etherington (OTC(A) technician), Dave Williams? (Page Communications engineer from USA),

Back row, from left: Tony Wallbridge (OTC(A) technician), Dave Reynolds (Senior Plant Officer), Jim Harte (OTC(A) technician), Don Kennedy (OTC(A) Head Office engineer), Jack Grey (Deputy Station Manager), Terry Nipperess (OTC(A) technician), Leo Mahoney (Station Manager).

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From left: Guntis (Gus) Berzins (OTC(A) Head Office engineer) and Page Communications engineers Ralph (surname unknown) and Bill Humphries.

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OTC(A) Head Office engineers at Carnarvon airport

Guntis Berzins (on the left) and Don Kennedy (on the right). In the centre is Guntis Berzins’ wife Laima. January 1967.

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OTC(A) Head Office engineer Guntis Berzins. 8th January 1967

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OTC(A) Head Office engineer Guntis Berzins. 8th January 1967.

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Photos by Guntis Berzins.
Some (very minor) image restoration by Colin Mackellar.

Other photos:
Establishing Carnarvon Earth Station
The Historic Carnarvon – Goonhilly Broadcast
First reception of Satellite TV from USA
Preparing for Cyclone Elsie, January 1967