66-1. 104 Sig Sqn Comm Con at FSPB
Coral. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May/June 1968]
Comms Con = Communications Control.
Monitored 104 Sig Sqn communications for the Task Force and the Squadrons
own sector defense plus other activities. Manned in the early stages by
the Sqn 2IC (Graham Arnold) and Sgt (Paul "Gunna" Cunneen).
66-2. Capt Graham Arnold (2IC,
104 Sig Sqn) manning Comm Con at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by Graham
Arnold [May/June 1968]
66-3. Comms Con tent after
rocket and mortar attack at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold
[16 May 1968]
K Phone = Australia designed magneto field
telephone.
66-4. Sgt Paul "Gunna" Cunneen
on duty in Comms Con monitoring the K Phone, while trying catches up on
lost sleep at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May/June 1968]
Comment: We
call it vibrate mode on a modern mobile phone!
66-5. Night attack at FSPB
Coral. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [16 May 1968]
66-6. Capt Graham Arnold (2IC,
104 Sig Sqn) reading mail from home at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by
Graham Arnold [May/June 1968]
66-7. HQ 1ATF Comd CP
with bunker just started beside. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May
1968]
66-8. Frantic work to
complete the HQ 1ATF Comd CP Bunker at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by
Graham Arnold [May 1968]
66-9. Engineers at work with
their high demand equipment at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by Graham
Arnold [May/June 1968]
66-10. Rain came just at
the wrong time at FSPB Coral. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May 1968]
66-11. Preparing the shell
scrape for the 110 Sig Sqn RR Truck/Shelter. Photo supplied by Graham
Arnold [May 1968]
RR = Radio
Relay
66-12. Constructing the
SIGCEN bunker. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May 1968]
SIGCEN = Signal Centre
66-13. Constructing the SIGCEN
bunker with Maj Norm Munro (OC) doing QA work on the roof. Photo supplied
by Graham Arnold [May 1968]
Note: AN/MRC-17 (TG Shelter) and AN/MTC-7 (SWBD
Shelter) Shelters installed underground with the equipment dismounted.
66-14. SIGCEN bunker almost
completed with Sgt Danny Kaye (SIGCEN Supervisor) very pleased with the
results. Photo supplied by Graham Arnold
[May 1968]
TG =
Telegraph SWBD = Telephone Switchboard (Ebony Sir)
66-15. SIGCEN bunker almost
complete, open for business with the Tac Signs installed at the entrance.
Photo supplied by Graham Arnold [May 1968]
Note: See photo 59-5 and 59-6 in Album 59
for the underground view.
66-16. Happy Barman at the 104
Abraham OR's Club. Photo supplied by Gordon Taylor [1968]
66-17. F Troop Pennant - Was
specially made up locally in Vietnam for the by the 104 Radio Troop members.
Photo supplied by Allan Lohrisch [1968]
66-18. Removing the undergrowth from the 104
wire facing Kangaroo Pad using diesel.
L-R Allan Lohrisch, Peter Menagh and Marty
Pandelus. Photo supplied by Gordon Taylor [1968]
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