Orroral Valley Control Console

A look at one of the original Orroral Valley satellite tracking consoles, with an original operator Mike Tobin.
#Tracking #Dish #NASA

[@raysieber9233]

I hope no one asked me exactly what ever things does on the gear I'm using in 50 years time :) Very cool

[@veeek8]

yeah I can't remember what i did 10 years ago!

[@KennethNicholson1972]

That's because you and I don't have amazing jobs we love.

[@veeek8]

@@KennethNicholson1972 I did ten years ago but I'm not as smart as this chap!!

[@raysieber9233]

Oh I wouldn’t say that 😂 my life is less exciting now but I spent nearly 20 years doing stuff I can’t talk about

[@veeek8]

@@raysieber9233 now that really does sound exciting :)

[@paul-bo3ls]

love hearing from the old guys who worked the gear

[@KennethNicholson1972]

Fascinating what they did with such limited tech compared to today. 8 track cart memory storage, analogue oscilloscope screens, and tubes/valves, yet 1 degree of accuracy of tolerance in the signal. Awesome old techy stuff. I could imagine that guy as one of the old star trek tech crew. Brilliant.

[@OC35]

Between 1964 and 1969 I used to operate one of those tracking consoles at the Winkfield UK STADAN (Minitrack) station.

[@projectartichoke]

Great vid! The interview with Mike was priceless; what a kind gentleman!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Especially staying so nice when he got the feeling that Apollo was muuuch more interesting for the interviewer than his work :-P But seriously, thank you for unearthing these two adorable specimens, @EEVblog !

[@calw2939]

What a fantastic video and great to hear from Mike about the work he did. How kind of him to share his knowledge with the world!

[@prenticedarlington2720]

Lovely man!

[@disorganizedorg]

As a long-time aficionado of the Apollo program, I'm eating up the content about the Australian contributions, hitherto not much on my radar.

[@kf4hzu]

More of these interviews please 🙂

[@AndrewSkow1]

I wish you could interview them for hours.

[@LightSoySauce]

Fascinating

[@landspide]

That cheeky reaction to their snow build up hack, hehe, brilliant

[@jix177]

What an interesting guy, so well informed. Great video.

[@bdot02]

Audio being screwy for anyone else?

[@YouStEeLz]

bdot02 yup it alternates between mono and stereo

[@histopixelfilms6778]

I actually have some of the gear used at Parkes during the mission.......going in the man cave some day.

[@heiditobin2559]

Daytona Beach Florida... It was Hybrid design

[@OC35]

I've found this poem. I wonder which tracking station it's about. The last Post Pass Calibration Silent, deserted, no longer alive, With the bustle of former days: Standing listless in the sun The intruders have gone their ways. Nearby, the stands for antennae rise In testimony of the time, When metal fingers probed the sky At the satellites in their climb. Kangaroos gaze with soft brown eye At the station that used to be And the salt lake stretches dazzling white Like a shimmering timeless sea. Within the building silent stands The equipment deadly mute: Tape recorders spin no more, The silence is acute. No more to hear the SCAMA call Nor the 'birds'unearthly note 'That's station 18, finished now' You'll hear the knowing quote But across the country to the east There grows a like creation Within it holds the traditions of Old number 18 station.

[@SteveInScotland]

Let’s watch the Rural Juror at Orroral Valley, lol

[@user-ec7rm1tp3t]

Add English subtitles

[@Godzilla032]

First

[@user-ec7rm1tp3t]

So you will a award soon😝