The million-dollar doppler high-frequency directional and distance measuring beacon presents an unearthly appearance surrounded by baked mud near the Beacons north of the Hawke's Bay Airport
Maker
Daily Telegraph
Production date
09 Jan 1993
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Beam Me Up. The million-dollar doppler high-frequency directional and distance measuring beacon presents an unearthly appearance surrounded by baked mud near the Beacons north of the Hawke's Bay Airport. It is one of 18 that the Napier Engineering firm Eastbridge has built and installed around the country. The electronic equipment was installed by the international firm Thompson GSF. Each of the counterpoises which is a table supported by about 30 legs is 26 metres high. The system was installed for the Airways Corporation.
Taken on 9th of January 1993 and published in the newspaper on that date.
Taken on 9th of January 1993 and published in the newspaper on that date.
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Production date
09 Jan 1993
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Three strips of three negatives on the same subject.
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Height x Width: 20 x 35mm
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09 Jan 1993
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gifted by the Daily Telegraph. Reproduction by kind permission of NZME/Hawke's Bay Today.
Other number(s)
A/1993/01/09/04/10, 53778
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