The ABC: ABC Radio Hobart Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
By
Team MavEtJu on 31-Aug-18. Waypoint GA12711
Cache Details
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| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S42° 52.652' E147° 19.919' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 527113E 5252731N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 10 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hobart |
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Description
The ABC: ABC Radio Hobart
ABC Radio Hobart (call sign: 7ZR) is the ABC Local Radio station for Hobart, Tasmania, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It currently broadcasts on 936 kHz on the AM band. Originally the station broadcast on 1160 kHz, in 1953 switched to 940 kHz, and in 1978 to the present frequency. ABC Radio Hobart also operates a low power repeater station covering the Orford and Triabunna area where the AM signal is received poorly. This service broadcasts from Moreys Hill, Triabunna using the FM band on a frequency of 90.5 MHz.
From a newspaper article:
NEW NATIONAL STATION 7ZR HOBART
HOBART, Wednesday. - The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. J. E. Monfries) has furnished the following additional details in connection with Station 7ZR, which will be officially brought into use on June 22.
The transmitter was supplied by Messrs. Transmission Equipment Pty., of Melbourne, under contract to the Postmaster-General's Department, and installed by engineers of that department. It operates on a frequency of 1160 kilocycles (239 metres), and embodies all tho latest features. It is housed in the same building as 7ZL, on Radio Hill, and uses a separate aerial supported by the same masts as 7ZL.
In order to provide separate programmes from 7ZL and 7ZR, extensive alterations are being made to the commission's studio equipment at Bursary House. Pending the completion of these and the official opening of 7ZR on Juno 22, the 7ZL programme is being frequently radiated by both 7ZL and 7ZR.
When you log this virtual, please add a photo of yourself and/or your GNSSr in front of the building with the ABC logo on it.
Logs
It's a little chilly here this morning.
Enjoyed the walk around GZ.
Nice looking building too.
TFTV
Enjoyed the walk around GZ.
Nice looking building too.
TFTV
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hi Team MavEtJu TFTC.
I was crossing the new overhead walkway linking Bathurst St to the Rose Garden tonight, so snapped a selfie off the bridge with the lit ABC sign.
Got the very blurry sign in shot with the ABC building behind it, but only managed my upper arm!
Cheers, EPs
I was crossing the new overhead walkway linking Bathurst St to the Rose Garden tonight, so snapped a selfie off the bridge with the lit ABC sign.
Got the very blurry sign in shot with the ABC building behind it, but only managed my upper arm!
Cheers, EPs
Rated: for Overall Experience
Took required photo (on multi purpose camera/GPSr/telecommunications device - hence no photo of GPSr) while on lunchtime walk.
Snapped from the car on a recent visit to Hobart.
Many thanks Team MavEtJu for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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In town for the day re Roly and Cat. Abandoned the others to do my own thing. This virtual was not planned, just happened upon the site and recalled that it was indeed a GCA cache so snapped off the required photo, too easy.. thanks..!!
Rated: for Overall Experience
936 is the radio station I listen to 75% of the time - the other 25% is 747!
Nobody about today at all.
Thanks
Nobody about today at all.
Thanks
Found this cache while out and about today
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
Hello Team MavEtJu thanks for the cache
Out and about finding some caches.
I listen to the ABC when ever i get the chance.
Found on Wednesday 24 2018 at 1320
TFTC
Out and about finding some caches.
I listen to the ABC when ever i get the chance.
Found on Wednesday 24 2018 at 1320
TFTC
We were in Hobart today to visit family and took the opportunity to visit the ABC at the Railway Roundabout to take the required photo. It has been added to the Gallery. Thanks Team MavEtJu for the cache.
Hi Team MavEtJu
A quick find and photo snap on the way to the event "Phoenix Flies South - Hobart" this morning
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
A quick find and photo snap on the way to the event "Phoenix Flies South - Hobart" this morning
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
Rated: for Overall Experience
FTF. This is a lovely old building that houses the ABC. I can remember when it was a train station (about 40 years ago when I took the train from Launceston to Hobart). TFTV
Rated: for Overall Experience
