{"id":29691,"date":"2017-12-18T06:37:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T10:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29691"},"modified":"2017-12-18T06:37:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T10:37:22","slug":"bbc-atlantic-relay-station-on-ascension-island-seeking-aerial-rigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/bbc-atlantic-relay-station-on-ascension-island-seeking-aerial-rigger\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Atlantic relay station on Ascension Island seeking aerial rigger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Click here to see St. Helena’s remote location in the South Atlantic Ocean. (Map courtesy of Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: The Times<\/a> via Richard Cuff)<\/p>\n

There should surely be a queue down the street for a steady job in a subtropical climate with beautiful beaches and ocean views, especially after you have climbed a 413ft radio mast.<\/p>\n

But contractors running the BBC Atlantic relay station on Ascension Island in the south Atlantic have had to readvertise a post for a full-time antenna maintenance supervisor. It may not be the job of everyone\u2019s dreams, but it would suit anyone with a head for heights and a longing to get away from it all.<\/p>\n

[…]Attempts to recruit a new rigger have proved unsuccessful, even though the job comes with a bungalow and an unspecified salary with a singular advantage: there are few places on Ascension (population roughly 800) to spend any money.<\/p>\n

[…]The successful candidate will not lack for fun. There are beachside barbecues and even an 18-hole golf course, although the greens are known locally as \u201cbrowns\u201d and visitors have unkindly dubbed it \u201cthe worst golf course in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article at The Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Post<\/em> Readers:<\/strong> Please comment if you’ve ever visited Ascension Island!\u00a0 It is on my long-term bucket list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: The Times via Richard Cuff) There should surely be a queue down the street for a steady job in a subtropical climate with beautiful beaches and ocean views, especially after you have climbed a 413ft radio mast. But contractors running the BBC Atlantic relay station on Ascension Island in the south Atlantic have had […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,43],"tags":[2153,6296,34,5625],"class_list":["post-29691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-ascension-island","tag-bbc-atlantic-relay","tag-shortwave","tag-the-times"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7IT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36783,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/managing-sw-broadcasts-from-ascension-island\/","url_meta":{"origin":29691,"position":0},"title":"“Managing SW Broadcasts From Ascension Island”","author":"Thomas","date":"April 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post contributors who share the following story from Radio World magazine (this summary via Southgate ARC): Managing short wave broadcasts from Ascension Island Radio World reports on the remote Atlantic Relay Station that transmits critical radio broadcasts to millions in Africa and beyond\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ascension-Island-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ascension-Island-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ascension-Island-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ascension-Island-Map.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20848,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/august-28-bbc-atlantic-relay-station-special-drm-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":29691,"position":1},"title":"August 28: BBC Atlantic Relay station special DRM broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"August 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: DRM Consortium) DRM will be part of a big anniversary on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean. 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