Other Q-6 tales - Revision history

Paul at 07:23, 25 November 2011

Paul — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:23:30 GMT

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	[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]		[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]
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	'''Bob Hocking''' remembers one Musketball track particularly well: email to PD, 06 March 2007		'''Bob Hocking''' remembers one Musketball track particularly well: email to PD, 06 March 2007

Paul at 07:22, 18 November 2011

Paul — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:22:28 GMT

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	[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]		[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]
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	'''Ken Anderson''' remembers the same technician: email to PD, 06 March 2007.		'''Ken Anderson''' remembers the same technician: email to PD, 06 March 2007.

Paul at 06:50, 2 September 2011

Paul — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:50:12 GMT

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	[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]		[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]
-	[[Image:Q6-bedtime.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|??, Mike Burgess, Ken Anderson (standing) , and ?? standing by for the next spacecraft acquisition Spot the technical manual. ''Photo - George Allan'']]	+	[[Image:Q6-bedtime.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|??, Mike Burgess, Ken Anderson (standing) , and ?? resting before the next group of s/c passes. ''Photo - George Allan'']]

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Paul at 06:47, 2 September 2011

Paul — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:47:40 GMT

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	[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]		[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]
-	[[Image:Q6-bedtime.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Standing by for the next spacecraft acquisition. ??, Mike Burgess, Ken Anderson (standing) , and ?? ''Photo - George Allan'']]	+	[[Image:Q6-bedtime.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|??, Mike Burgess, Ken Anderson (standing) , and ?? standing by for the next spacecraft acquisition Spot the technical manual. ''Photo - George Allan'']]

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Paul at 06:46, 2 September 2011

Paul — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:46:09 GMT

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	[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]		[[Image:Q6-dinner.jpg\|left\|thumbnail\|220px\|Noted trencher-man and transmitter technician George Allan has his on-duty meal delivered to FPQ-6. Serving him (left to right) are Frank Vinton, Colin Forbes, Nola Meiklejohn, and Geoff Goddard. ''Photo - George Allan'']]
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Paul at 04:21, 15 August 2011

Paul — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:21:21 GMT

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	Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note)		Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note)
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	'''Bob Hocking''' reports: email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>		'''Bob Hocking''' reports: email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>

Paul at 03:16, 15 August 2011

Paul — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:16:50 GMT

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Paul at 06:55, 10 March 2007

Paul — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:55:04 GMT

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	'''Bob Hocking''' reports: email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>		'''Bob Hocking''' reports: email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>
-	‘‘ [The] … Right Ascension and the Declination of a star was entered into the thumbwheels and the Digital Designate button pressed, whereupon the star appeared bang in the centre of the cross-hairs on the TV monitor … ''	+	''[The] … Right Ascension and the Declination of a star was entered into the thumbwheels and the Digital Designate button pressed, whereupon the star appeared bang in the centre of the cross-hairs on the TV monitor...''

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Paul at 06:53, 10 March 2007

Paul — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:53:43 GMT

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	''After initial trials confirming sources in the Southern sky that had already been detected from the Northern Hemisphere, we settled down to a steady routine of searching for new Southern sources. To do this, the scientist had to enter the right ascending node and the elevation into the terminal (Teletype machine) and the computer would then direct the antenna to the area to search. If the scientist made three wrong entries (which they did all the time) the teletype would print out ‘Roses are red and violets are blue, that’s not a star I can take you to – Dummy. Please enter right ascending node and elevation’. ''		''After initial trials confirming sources in the Southern sky that had already been detected from the Northern Hemisphere, we settled down to a steady routine of searching for new Southern sources. To do this, the scientist had to enter the right ascending node and the elevation into the terminal (Teletype machine) and the computer would then direct the antenna to the area to search. If the scientist made three wrong entries (which they did all the time) the teletype would print out ‘Roses are red and violets are blue, that’s not a star I can take you to – Dummy. Please enter right ascending node and elevation’. ''

-	''In spite of this stirring message the scientists persistently made input errors, so an evil plan was hatched.	+	''In spite of this stirring message the scientists persistently made input errors, so an evil plan was hatched.If the scientist had received three of the above messages, another message was printed out which read ‘Do you want to track stars or just f**k around?’ The first time this message was printed out was on a night shift; the scientist who received it went ballistic and set off running laps around the Q6 in a fit of absolute rage. This gave time for all of the evidence to be removed and his printouts replaced by ones without the offending line. We all received a real dressing down for that one!''
-	If the scientist had received three of the above messages, another message was printed out which read ‘Do you want to track stars or just f**k around?’ The first time this message was printed out was on a night shift; the scientist who received it went ballistic and set off running laps around the Q6 in a fit of absolute rage. This gave time for all of the evidence to be removed and his printouts replaced by ones without the offending line. We all received a real dressing down for that one!''	+

	Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note)		Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note)

Paul at 06:52, 10 March 2007

Paul — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:52:49 GMT

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	''In spite of this stirring message the scientists persistently made input errors, so an evil plan was hatched.		''In spite of this stirring message the scientists persistently made input errors, so an evil plan was hatched.
-	If the scientist had received three of the above messages, another message was printed out which read ‘Do you want to track stars or just f**k around?’ The first time this message was printed out was on a night shift; the scientist who received it went ballistic and set off running laps around the Q6 in a fit of absolute rage. This gave time for all of the evidence to be removed and his printouts replaced by ones without the offending line. We all received a real dressing down for that one!'	+	If the scientist had received three of the above messages, another message was printed out which read ‘Do you want to track stars or just f**k around?’ The first time this message was printed out was on a night shift; the scientist who received it went ballistic and set off running laps around the Q6 in a fit of absolute rage. This gave time for all of the evidence to be removed and his printouts replaced by ones without the offending line. We all received a real dressing down for that one!''

-	Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note) <BR>	+	Perhaps this ‘fun’ was why Dave Gardiner’s elegant solution to the problem was never used by the team (see following note)
-	'''Bob Hocking''' reports, email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>	+
		+	'''Bob Hocking''' reports: email to PD, 13 February 2007<BR>
	‘‘ [The] … Right Ascension and the Declination of a star was entered into the thumbwheels and the Digital Designate button pressed, whereupon the star appeared bang in the centre of the cross-hairs on the TV monitor … ''		‘‘ [The] … Right Ascension and the Declination of a star was entered into the thumbwheels and the Digital Designate button pressed, whereupon the star appeared bang in the centre of the cross-hairs on the TV monitor … ''

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