COMMUNICATIONS:

A Compak radio was used for daily radio skeds with Scott Base. The equipment worked well but on many occasions there were operator problems at Scott Base. In particular messages from field parties often did not appear to reach the appropriate people at Base and was possibly the reason why some helo movements and resupplies did not go according to plan.

The availability of two VHF sets for the sea ice work would have reduced some problems and time delays. During this work the toboggan was often used for forward route reconnaissance and bathymetry traverses. With VHF sets it would have been possible to keep both toboggan and Wannigan informed of progress (or breakdown).