Compact Disk & Cassette - Last Morse Code Message, Melbourne Coastal Radio Station, Compact Disc, 1 Feb 1999

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Summary:: Compact disc containing a copy of the last morse code message from the Melbourne Coastal Radio Station, Cape Schanck, Victoria, on 1 February 1999. It was collected from the Melbourne Coastal Radio Station after it was closed in July 2002. In addition to communications equipment and documentation, items in general office use were collected in order to represent as far as possible the working environment at the time of closure.
Description:: Compact Disk and audio cassette
Description Of Content:: Compact disc (CD) containing a copy of the final morse code message from the Melbourne Coastal Radio Station on 1 February 1999.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr Michael Greenwood, 2002

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	telegraph equipment, radio receivers, communications, radio stations, radio transmitters, wireless telegraphy
Themes this item is part of:	Information & Communication Collection, Melbourne Coastal Radio Station, Australian Coastal Radio Service, 1912-2002, Melbourne Coastal Radio, Reminiscences of an OTC Technician, 1969-1992, Australian Coastal Radio Service, 1912-2012
Primary Classification:	COMMUNICATIONS
Secondary Classification:	Radio
Tertiary Classification:	recordings
Format:	Digital Audio Disc; Compact Disc (CD-ROM)
Creator:	Telstra - Australian Maritime Communication Service (Australian MCS) Melbourne Maritime Communication Service (Melbourne MCS), Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, 01 Feb 1999
References:	Melbourne MCS (Melbourne Maritime Coastal Service) accessed 13 March 2012 http://coastradio.info/vim.html