New Aerial for Goonhilly

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2270

Date Released

4 Dec 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Everest Team Returns
2. 2Churchill Memorial
3. 3New Aerial for Goonhilly
4. 4Bridge Building
5. 5Fashion Convention
6. 6Veterinary Hospital

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Goonhilly New Aerial. DESCRIPTION: The new aerial inaugurated at Goonhilly, Cornwall - 97’ in diameter; and cost about £2 1/2m. SHOTLIST: GV aerial No 3 pan up to dish. SLV dish of new No 3 aerial. SV sign Goonhilly Earth Satellite Station. SV interior old Telstar Satellite 1962 - 64 pan at 22’ to new Intelset 1972. GV looking across from No 3 aerial to No 2. LV aerial and dish. LV interior aerial control console showing mass of control buttons. CU pan dials showing azimuth bearings and elevation. SV engineer adjusting controls. SV control panel for three aerials. GV television channel monitor and control unit. SV TV screen BBC London. SCU inside dish pan from sub reflector to horn feed. LV complete dish on No 3 aerial.

Keywords

Communications; Science and technology; Television

Locations

Cornwall; Goonhilly

Card file number

98665

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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