{"id":25552,"date":"2017-05-07T21:39:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T01:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=25552"},"modified":"2017-05-07T21:39:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T01:39:15","slug":"shepparton-ihfts-for-sale-land-banking-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/shepparton-ihfts-for-sale-land-banking-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepparton IHFTS for sale: land banking opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Nigel Holmes, who shares the photo above and notes:<\/p>\n

Better get your cameras & long lenses oiled & hard hats, safety glasses & ear plugs ready. Or see your bank manager about an investment loan. I wonder if Babcock want a site down here?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Certainly not encouraging in terms of any future for this former Radio Australia transmission site. I imagine there would be a substantial up-front cost to simply tear down the existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the tip, Nigel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, who shares the photo above and notes: Better get your cameras & long lenses oiled & hard hats, safety glasses & ear plugs ready. Or see your bank manager about an investment loan. I wonder if Babcock want a site down here? Certainly not encouraging in terms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,43],"tags":[2924,6183,368,1920,1168,2746],"class_list":["post-25552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-abc-cuts","tag-nigel-holmes","tag-radio-australia","tag-radio-australia-cuts","tag-radio-australia-shepparton","tag-shepparton"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6E8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25605,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/sale-of-radio-australia-site-pushed-before-senate-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":25552,"position":0},"title":"Sale of Radio Australia site pushed before senate report","author":"Thomas","date":"May 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, who writes: ABC anxious to annihilate HF as soon as possible. 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Those of you who listen - make space on your shack wall for the last QSL card from Shepparton IHFTS. A special callsign\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Shepparton.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25616,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/abc-amendment-billl-submissions-state-emergency-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":25552,"position":2},"title":"ABC Amendment Billl Submissions & State Emergency Service","author":"Thomas","date":"May 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Nigel Holmes, for sharing a link to the public submissions for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) Bill 2017. Click here to read submissions. On a separate note, Nigel also sent info about the SES (State Emergency Service) in Australia. 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Rafman writes: I found an excellent slide show & the the listing at http:\/\/property.cbre.com.au\/properties\/490-verney-road-shepparton-north-vic-3631\/ [T]hey're marketing it as \"agricultural\" Thanks, Rafman. 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