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.

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

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J.Garcia ^club

1965!
The danger concept was so different, George
Thanks also for information

3 months ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Excellent pair!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

3 months ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Very interesting, George ! HFF and a good weekend ahead you !

3 months ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Wonderful capture and information.

3 months ago.

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.

3 months ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

dacht eerst een reuze filmprojektor HFF George goede foto

3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Excellent pair of interesting images from the archives, George!
HFF and a good weekend:

3 months ago.

Christa1004 ^club

Amazing! Interesting explanation and especially the view of the weather balloon. HFF George.

3 months ago.

LotharW ^club

HFF, Gorge an das andere Ende unserer Welt. Ich hoffe es wird nie mehr gebraucht...

3 months ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Interesting picture and note George.
hFF

3 months ago.

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 !!!

3 months ago.

David Slater (Spodde… ^club

Classic technology George. HFF and happy weekend.

3 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

the pip is also fantastic!!!!!!!

3 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

Wish you a peaceful Friday!

3 months ago.

* ઇઉ * ^club

All the best for the weekend to you, George.

3 months ago. Edited 3 months ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Magnifiques prises bien rendues et bien renseignées.
.HFF et Bonne et agréable fin de semaine paisible.

3 months ago.

Gudrun ^club

Fascinating to see the technique of former times! hFF and a good weekend!

3 months ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

HFF and a good weekend, George!

3 months ago.

Xata ^club

Times were more rational... HFF George

3 months ago.

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 :))

3 months ago.

TOZ ^club

Very interesting Image and information tiabunna.
HFF have a good day.
TOZ

3 months ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Very impressive construction. Thank you for the interesting informations, George. HFF, wish you a nice weekend !

3 months ago.

Bergfex ^club

HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!

3 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club

That is really close to the houses!
HFF George. Enjoy the w/e.

3 months ago.

trester88 ^club

Ein Schwenk und die Hausbewohner werden gegrillt. Interessante historische Aufnahme!
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, George!

3 months ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

The copy has come out really well. A fascinating description.
HFF and have a very good weekend, George.

3 months ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

Awareness of the risks involved with a radar next to homes was none, at the time. Belated HFF, George!

3 months ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Interesting to see

3 months ago.

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).

3 months ago. Edited 3 months 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.

3 months ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

interesting to see

3 months ago.

Diana Australis ^club

Happy Tuesday, George xxxxxxx

3 months ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Very interesting indeed!!!!!

2 months ago.

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