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The Radio Australia Years

ABC Radio Australia

(The alternative to Radio G'day International)

I was also involved with Radio Australia and did spots on Spectrum, Talkback and Communicator with Mike Bird and Brendan Telfer. In 1990 or so, my SW Dxing took a big back seat to Mediumwave. Its funny because in my early days I had no time for MW dx at all. I had no interest in it whatsoever. Radio Australia was great fun. In those days the studios were way out in East Burwood. You would sit in the studio's and stare out to the beautiful Dandenong Ranges.

Doing a program in the 80's
Switch room at Radio Australia in East Burwood
Birdy boy
Mike Bird to this day reminds me of my famous broadcast when Brendan asked me what I'd been listening to.. I remarked I'd been giving the 20 tinnie band a fair old nudge. Ha.. those were the days. I miss a lot of those Radio Australia characters and presenters. I miss those famous Indian curries at Mike and Sandy Birds home with Peter Bunn. 

The Birds always put on a damn fine meal. After a few ales and bottles of red we would sit around the lounge room doing some hilarious impersonations of some infamous dxers. Over the years we have met up with visiting dxers.. Mike Bird and I will never forget the time Gordon Darling flew in for a quick visit and we had drinks at the Mountain View Hotel in Waverley. I've never seen so many jugs of beer disappear so fast except for maybe Nhulunbuy. At midnight we were still going and the Darling's were flying out at 4am back to Papua New Guinea.

So young happy and with hair
Giving some good tips - like "Be good to your mother"!

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