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| COAST RADIO STATION
V.I.B VICTOR-INDIA-BRAVO The men who worked at the Coast Radio Station V.I.B in Brisbane had answered an advertisement in Commonwealth Gazette dated 30th December 1911 that set out the requirements. Each applicant had to be : a) Capable of working at 25 words per minute, send & receive b) Possess a general knowledge of precedents in working radio telegraphy as contained in the Handbook for Wireless Telegraphists, issued by the British Postal Authorities. c) Possess an elementary knowledge of internal combustion engines. ADDED IN 1915 WERE THE FOLLOWING FURTHER REQUIREMENTS d) Possess of an elementary knowledge of electricity and magnetism and the basic principles of radio telegraphy. e) Possess a thorough knowledge of the care and management of primary and secondary batteries. Initially the Operators were drawn from the ranks of the Post Office Landline Operators. They were later appointed into the Professional Division of the Public Service and were then know as Engineer Operators. They were then paid accordingly, which saw such highly skilled men with experience in the Royal Navy and the British Merchant Service flock to their ranks. Before 1913 there were no Wireless Telegraphy courses available in Australia. Thus Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited began training Marine Operators at the Marconi School of Wireless. |
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