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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. AN IMPROVISED AERIAL MAST AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS. THIS SHOWS THE METHOD OF GUYING THE MASTS WHICH ARE FORMED FROM SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES AT THE CORPS OF SIGNALS TRANSMITTING CENTRE. THE MAST IS VIEWED FROM ITS SIDE SHOWING THE WELDED SECTIONS AND A PORTION OF AN EIGHT WIRE "CAGE" DIPOLE AERIAL. ALL JOINTS ARE WELDED AND THE HEIGHT OBTAINED IS 44 FEET.
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. AN IMPROVISED AERIAL MAST AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS. THIS SHOWS THE METHOD OF GUYING THE MASTS WHICH ARE FORMED FROM SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES AT THE CORPS OF SIGNAL
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. IMPROVISED AERIAL MASTS AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS. THIS SHOWS THE METHOD OF GUYING THE MASTS WHICH ARE FORMED FROM SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES AT THE CORPS OF SIGNALS
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. IMPROVISED AERIAL MASTS AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS. THIS SHOWS THE METHOD OF GUYING THE MASTS WHICH ARE FORMED FROM SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES AT THE CORPS OF SIGNALS
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-16. AN IMPROVISED AERIAL MAST AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS, USING SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES. CLOSE-UP SHOWING THE BOLT RETAINING CENTRE GUYS.
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-15. AN IMPROVISED AERIAL MAST AT 19 L OF C SIGNALS, USING SECTIONAL STEEL TELEGRAPH POLES. NOTE THE CIGAR-SHAPED SILHOUETTE CREATED BY BUTT JOINING TWO POLES. THE POLES A
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-06. THE MAIN POLE AT THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTING CENTRE OF THE 19TH LINES OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS, HEADQUARTERS, FIRST AUSTRALIAN ARMY. THIS WOODEN POLE IS 105 FEET HIGH A
