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RADIOS AND MICROWAVE DISHES ARE INSTALLED AT THE OBSERVATORY AND AT RACE ROCKS
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| The 35 meter antenna contributed by Telus is installed behind the observatory at Pearson College. |
Path Profile of Radio Wave from Race Rocks to the antenna behind the observatory.
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5.8 GHz 10BaseT Radio - Path Calculations. |
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| Susan and Grant from Telus hanging the radio dish on the antenna at the observatory |
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The observatory and antenna now appear as white specks in the scenery of Pedder Bay. |
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| Comlink technician Dion Jacobsen installs the radio in the observatory |
Arriving at Race Rocks with the new mocrowave dish |
Affixing the bracket on top of the Light tower at Race Rocks |
Bracket installation for the dish |
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| Installed dish viewed from above |
the microwave dish viewed from below |
the microwave dish viewed from the side |
Don Nixon our electrician works with the Telus crew to solve the problem of getting the stiff cable into the tower. |
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| The challenge of getting inflexible radio cable from the dish outside to the radio inside without compromising the heritage structure was creatively solved by using existing electrical and ventillation openings. |
Using an existing vent to enter the lantern room. |
The hole through the edge of the hatch to the lantern room. |
The radio and switch fit neatly in under the stair-ladder of the tower, completing this essential component for transmission of the signal from Race Rocks to Pedder Bay. |
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February 23-24
Radio on the Rock
Radio antenna, equipment installed on Race Rocks main island
PRESERVING A HERITAGE SITE
The Telus crew, along with the help of Pearson's electrician, Don Nixon, and Dion Jakobsen from Commlink, were presented with a unique problem when they went out to the island. The lighthouse, on which the island-side antenna and transmitter are to be installed, is a Heritage Site. As such, they needed to find a way to install all of the new electrical and data-carrying wires from the base of the tower to up above the light compartment without drilling new holes or cutting into the rock.
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After looking at a diagram of the tower and examining the structure, they were able to manoeuvre relatively inflexible cable up through existing conduits and ventilation shafts. The transmitter was fixed underneath the stair-ladder, and the dish was attached to the metal cage of the lighthouse and lined up with the dish at the observatory. Peter Seem (PC) |
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Proceed to NEWS UPDATE of FEBRUARY 25- Installation of cameras and computers |
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| This archival reference details the completed network installed at Race Rocks and at Pearson College |
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