Radio Waves Shanes Park, New South Wales, Australia
By Gibbo455 on 17-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3G8C7

Sadly I am no longer in the area and while I think this cache is still in place to be found, I do believe it has suffered significant cache creep and by the previous logs has been used as dumping ground.

No luck

no luck

No luck today, widened search as per previous logs to no avail. Sadly this area appears to be a rubbish dumping area. When will we learn??

Nothing but long grass and heaps of rubbish.

Stifling hot day. Tftc

#2919
After knocking off a couple of multis at Ropes Creek, we had time for a few more before lunch. Found the barbed wire and a bit of rubbish but the cache was elusive. Until we read some recent logs suggesting to head 8m north of posted coordinates. That did the trick and cache was quickly discovered. Thankfully no ants today.

Interesting to learn about the Airservices site. I never knew anything about it before...

TFTC Gibbo455

Decided to go caching this way north today. Did not really check any weather and just left early. As I was already driving for an hour the radio was talking about 40+ temps, what did I get myself into? Still sticked to the plan, did a nice bike ride in sub 30 at that time and a nice breeze. As it really got hot I had shelter in my car and was able to do a lot of driveby's. Thanks for putting out all those caches!
TFTC Wilbert67

Found at 12:26hrs. Have been here twice before and DNF'd. I read a previous comment from 19/08/2015 that helped me locate GZ (thank you teamMerlin ). Had CIH after a short time, signed log and took a log-roll. Replaced with a set of crayons and a stretchy key ring. TFTC

TFTC a quick find along our journey.

Nice find with Dad when Mum and Shoes Junior were sitting in the car. TFTC

TB drop

OCW Sensible Shoes & Little Shoes. TFTC.

Quick find, although seeing the fishing line attached, perhaps the nature of the hide has changed? Otherwise, cache in great condition. Signed log, left a log replacement kit with nano winder.

Came back for another look and bam... Cih within seconds. TFTC

found with gm10 and u_c

found with btm and u_c

found with btm and gm10

Found. TFTC

Found it. Tfyc

A wee search. Within the accetable error of a gps receiver. #984

Thanks, quick find!

After finding goingplaces2's new Virtual Challenge, I saw there were a couple of caches nearby that I hadn't found ... so I went and corrected that and had no dramas doing so.

Thanks for the hide Gibbo.

Eventually found this around 7-8m north of Gz just lying in the bushes.
SL TFTC

After a bit of searching eventually X marked the spot about 5 meters from GZ - TFTC Gibbo455, I really enjoyed it!

Will b back

Quick find once 7m off. Thanks to the previous finders note we made the find. Lots of flies today. Tftc

Found pretty quickly thanks to prvious finder advising cords a little off TFTC

Found it... it was there but buried in the mud. All intact, gave it a clean, signed the log and left it somewhere not quite so buried... tftc

Tftc. Was on our way from Jordan Springs to Baulkham Hills and this popped up as found today so thought we’d give it a go. Did find it but our phones had us about 8m north of GZ.

Looked around 1 - 2 metres of area could not find

Maybe next time...

A quick park and grab.

Quick find. Signed and replaced. Tftc

Had no problems in finding this cache. This cache was found quickly and easily. The log was signed and the cache was replaced as found. Thank you Gibbo455 for placing this cache.

Out early to find a couple of caches with WaywardWoman. Pulled off the road, and after scanning the area soon had cache in hand. The ants were quiet this morning. Signed log and replaced as found. TFTC

Tried last night but couldn't get it so we came back today for the find with my Wife Bec and Geopup Ollie.

TFTC love a good. It of info in a cache too.

This took a little time to find, and when found it was about seven metres away from my Garmin's GZ. It's a tip here. I took the TB 'circuit board ~ SLIXGGR2013'. TFTC Gibbo455.

Dropped circuit board ~ coin.
Cache quite muddy but seems to seal ok and was dry. Clear description by CO. TFTC

Stopped by on the way home today and picked up this cache. TFTC

At a seminar today picked it up on the way home. Quick find TFTC

#3315 (3 of 7 today)

Was a nice morning, and an OK afternoon, so I decided to head west for a few finds. In the end I found seven and DNFed one.
To be honest, I wasn't intending to grab this many, but, well, like potato chips, once you start it's so hard to stop.
Even better, I did manage to avenge a previous DNF. HUZZAH!
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My iPhone just wouldn't point to the right spot, and tended to want me on the wrong side of the fence line.
Knowing that wasn't necessary, though, I spread my search laterally and finally came up with the find - it was uncovered, actually.

Completed signing duties and replaced, with cover.

SLTNLN
TFTC

it was dusk, let ozuk and sykejam searched and found it for me our last cache before heading home. thanks for the cache.

Nice find on our way home. Found it with GeoSevabo & Skyejam. T.F.T.C

This was last cache for the day before we headed home. OZUK found it before us which it was getting almost dark. TFTH.

Nice one

Too easy xx

Found it just as I was about to give up I found it almost completely buried with dirt moved my the Ants, I dug it out with a stick & moved it away from the ants so I could sign the log. I returned it to its hiding place & watched as the Ants Swarmed all over the container.

2 days late logging this, found by D-Mp with Bon and Jay-Jay, this was their first geocache find, between the ants and clever camo got them hooked immediately:)

Easy big brother keeps an eye

Bull ants everywhere nesting under the cache, didn't seem to happy with me, needed this afternoon out, feel heaps better already tftc

A quick and easy find which I needed to keep my goal of finding a cache everyday this month. Cache and log are in good shape but now are sitting on top of a bull ants nest so be careful. Tftc

This entry was edited by fhm1961 on Monday, 26 October 2015 at 06:37:59 UTC.

Whilst master Q was asleep in the car and muggle husband watched over him, I started looking for this cache. I searched high and low without any luck. Then I started to read the logs and continued my search. It took a long time but I did find it in the end. I hate ants. I hate this cash therefor. No seriously it was fun;) Thanks for the cache!

Found it with mum.

Out with JJCC for our daily cache run as we work on our current streak - todays find brings our current streak to 100 days...finally made it to our first streak goal...next challenge will be trying to get to 150 days!!!

With the cache today we pulled up into the driveway of the International Radio Transmission Station making sure not to block the driveway...obviously big brother watches this place with the two big cameras aimed at the gate. Anyway we walked over towards GZ and walked around in circles for a while until the GPS settled down. Initially we thought the cache container was located near the tree, but as we didn't have any luck we widened the search area by a couple of metres and literally hit pay dirt back towards the gate. The ants are currently hard at work making the cover of the cache container their new home. Anyway once the covering was removed the cache was located and after all the ants were brushed off we had the container in hand. After the log was signed we locked everything back up and recovered.

Both the cache container and log are in good condition. TFTC Gibbo455

This entry was edited by teamMerlin on Wednesday, 19 August 2015 at 13:22:16 UTC.

Out with teamMerlin for our daily cache run. This cache brings our current streak to 100 days.

Parking close to the GZ we ensure not to be seen by big brother. As we approach the GZ on foot we got our bearings and looked for likely hide locations. Looking in a larger sweep the hit the jackpot. With cache in hand and ants we signed the log and returned as found. The log and cache container in good condition.
TFTC

This entry was edited by Splitty Miller JJCC on Thursday, 20 August 2015 at 04:04:26 UTC.

28/07/15. 12:01 PM. Cache #2731. Streak day #401.
1st of 8 today.
I started the afternoon picking off a few of Blacktown City's western outliers, seeing as I had spent the morning solving "Suburban Treasure". I came here first. Tried a few spots and then re-read the description for clues. With a bit of an aha moment, I tried 1 more item and bingo, there was the cache.

It was covered in ants, but now that they had been exposed they were too busy trying to dig back down, so the cache was soon enough easy to pick up. Contents were surprisingly dry. I signed the log as the first cacher here this year (other than the CO!) - that's another 7 months to add on to the unloved-o-meter, now totalling somewhere around the 17-18 year mark. On to "Suburban Treasure" next! TFTC.
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Checked on cache
It is where it should be.
Enjoy!

Still there!

Unarchiving cache.

As there's been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it's been a number of months since the last owner note. I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 30 days), just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it. Should you replace the cache after 30 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

Cache is ready to be returned.
Rubbish seems to have been removed.
I'll relocate a little.

With reports of rubbish and syringe near GZ I will disable and possibly reposition

Came here with the kids. We were all a bit annoyed at someone's lack of respect for the land, what with all the litter dumped. A bit too much for a CITO for the kids. And then there was the syringe container! Scary. However, this is one of those caches that teaches you something about a particular location. I would never hav know this place was here if it were not for geocaching, (he says again).

tftc!

tftc!

Was an adventure! Don't need to go beyond radio fence, keep your eyes open, won't be in plain site!

Found tonight at 10:30 PM. Some staff member came so I took the cache to the car to sign and raced back when I finished.

a quick park and find on the way home from a shopping expedition, tftc

Quick find - not my favourite area for a cache!

Found with Hookie-1, unable to find this 1 quickly, with a bit too much rubbish for a young girl to keep searching, I asked her to stay put while I extended the search & remembering some caching notes advice I extended the search there, spotted the likely hide spot & cache found GPS saying 9 metres out - TFTC / TFTH / SL

Found with HansJJ, I like caches with items in it - TNLN - TFTC / TFTH / SL

How did I miss this last time I was here?
Maybe it was the security guy saying hello that put me off my search.
This time - easy find and sign.
Thanks for the cache.

This one was a fairly easy find. TFTC.

Searched high and low but couldn't find it anywhere found lots of rubbish though!

#bobbypinbandit

Found lost of rubbish

tftc

TFTC left TB

a quick find , lots of rubbish and needles .TFTC

Quick find on the way to work.
Heaps of rubbish at GZ but cache is still intact & camo'd. I was expecting a theme for some reason..
Dropped GC to send it on it's journey.
TFTC

Very pleasant before the heat sets in. Was expecting something more novell but found a traditional type cache well hidden under its camo. Be careful of the barbed wire. TFTC.

No luck at first but read the note about it being left of GZ and made a quick find. Blazing hot out here today. TFTC!

Find before the ants! Tftc

Nice camo! Kept tripping over the barb wire! Tftc

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

Leave the ants alone and it should be a quick find

Ready to find. ....I will add original themed piece back soon.

Called in to cache to replace but found original cache off to the left of original GZ.
I have left where I found and it is back online for finding.
Have fun!

One or more of the following has occurred:

No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.

As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 28 days), just contact a reviewer (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, the reviewer will be happy to unarchive it.

Should you replace the cache after 28 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

Unarchiving cache at request of CO.

I went last weekend to find or replace cache but there was someone camping at gz and I was unable to.

I will have online this weekend.
Amanda

I have been to try and locate cache but have been unable to
I will replace asap

I noticed some work at GZ a couple days ago so I called in today as there were no work men and cache is MIA.

This was my fourth of five finds on the way to work via what I term the “country route”, which I enjoy taking from time to time.

I think the place I found it, under some long grass, is not the cache’s original location. It appears to have become detached from something but, as I was not sure what, I returned it as found.

I notice now that the cache has been disabled but can confirm that it is still present at “GZ”.

SL, TFTC Gibbo455.

Cache does not currently have the same effect as was originally intended......
I will endeavor to return to its former glory soon!

Rocked up at GZ and were a little baffled at first... Then geowife spotted the cache not anywhere where we thought it would be. A quick sign of the log and we were off. TFTC.

Nice quick find. A lot of fun!

Made a quick stop on the way to a belated Christmas party in the area. I didn't know much about this site but have more than a passing interest in radio history so enjoyed reading about it today. Thanks Gibbo.