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WF2 radar

WF2 radar
Copied from an old 1965 slide. This WF2 (WF short for Wind Finding) radar was in a suburb of Melbourne not far from Essendon Airport. It was used to train people such as me and had a range of 200km. I find myself thinking how inappropriate it would now be considered to have such a potentially dangerous beast so close to houses, with just a fence (seen best viewed large) between. In the PiP, a weather balloon launched from the same site, with (from the top) the 350gm balloon, a parachute, the radar reflector and the radiosonde to send back atmospheric data.

Happy Fence Friday and have a good weekend, everyone.

SMALL-Sonde-launch-BowesAve-Melb

Nouchetdu38, Marco F. Delminho, Diana Australis, Trudy Tuinstra and 25 other people have particularly liked this photo


33 comments - The latest ones
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
1965!
The danger concept was so different, George
Thanks also for information
6 weeks ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent pair!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
6 weeks ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Very interesting, George ! HFF and a good weekend ahead you !
6 weeks ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful capture and information.
6 weeks ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Los peligros se ven más y mejor pasado un tiempo. Lo que hoy es inocuo, mañana puede ser nocivo; es una historia repetida frecuentemente.
6 weeks ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
dacht eerst een reuze filmprojektor HFF George goede foto
6 weeks ago. Edited 6 weeks ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent pair of interesting images from the archives, George!
HFF and a good weekend:
6 weeks ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Amazing! Interesting explanation and especially the view of the weather balloon. HFF George.
6 weeks ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
HFF, Gorge an das andere Ende unserer Welt. Ich hoffe es wird nie mehr gebraucht...
6 weeks ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Interesting picture and note George.
hFF
6 weeks ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
OH GEORGE !! SO MANY THINGS THAT IF WE HAD KNOWN THEN !!!! THAT WHICH WE NOW KNOW NOW !!I THINK WE WOULD NEVER HAVE GOT TO THE MOON !!!
6 weeks ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
Classic technology George. HFF and happy weekend.
6 weeks ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
the pip is also fantastic!!!!!!!
6 weeks ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wish you a peaceful Friday!
6 weeks ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
All the best for the weekend to you, George.
6 weeks ago. Edited 6 weeks ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifiques prises bien rendues et bien renseignées.
.HFF et Bonne et agréable fin de semaine paisible.
6 weeks ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Fascinating to see the technique of former times! hFF and a good weekend!
6 weeks ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
HFF and a good weekend, George!
6 weeks ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Times were more rational... HFF George
6 weeks ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Der ist ja echt nah an den Häusern lieber George,das ist ja toll,dass du früher damit gearbeitet hast,tolle Aufnahmen mit Info zeigst du:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
6 weeks ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Very interesting Image and information tiabunna.
HFF have a good day.
TOZ
6 weeks ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Very impressive construction. Thank you for the interesting informations, George. HFF, wish you a nice weekend !
6 weeks ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!
6 weeks ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
That is really close to the houses!
HFF George. Enjoy the w/e.
6 weeks ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Ein Schwenk und die Hausbewohner werden gegrillt. Interessante historische Aufnahme!
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, George!
6 weeks ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
The copy has come out really well. A fascinating description.
HFF and have a very good weekend, George.
6 weeks ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Awareness of the risks involved with a radar next to homes was none, at the time. Belated HFF, George!
6 weeks ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Interesting to see
6 weeks ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Interesting bit of gear George. I wonder the same thing about the radars I've seen on ocean-going boats tied up in close company in marinas.

In the 60s & 70s my Dad worked in CSIRO National Standards, Radio Frequency Group. He told me of a 'heating system' they had to evaluate. This was before microwave ovens became a thing.

It proposed radiating a continuous low level signal at 60GHz. This was intended to warm the skin of people in a room and cost much less to operate than regular electric heating for the same comfort level.

It failed! (I wondered if the proponents had shares in cataract and cancer treatment businesses).
6 weeks ago. Edited 6 weeks ago.
tiabunna club has replied to GrahamH club
Yes, our awareness of some safety related issues has certainly changed over the years, Graham. Thanks for sharing this interesting recollection.
6 weeks ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
interesting to see
6 weeks ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Happy Tuesday, George xxxxxxx
5 weeks ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Very interesting indeed!!!!!
5 weeks ago.

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