MOTAT oral history interview with Warwick Thorley
Maker and role
Warwick Thorley, Interviewee
Megan Hutching, Interviewer
Production date
11 Apr 2013
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Object detail
Accession number
14-0011
Description
Oral history interview with Warwick Thorley covering his work as a telecommunications engineer for the New Zealand Post Office (later Telecom). Includes information about setting up Warkworth satellite station, early cellphone microwave sites and cellphone network, setting up satellite communications network in Pacific, and changes to Post Office in 1980s and ‘90s.
Physical description
1 sound disc (ca. 141 minutes) : digital
Credit line
Warwick Thorley et al. 11 Apr 2013. MOTAT oral history interview with Warwick Thorley, 14-0011. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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Subject: all levels
Interviews
Thorley, Warwick, 1946-
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Education
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Sports
Anecdotes
Employees
New Zealand Post Office
Anecdotes
Employees, Training of
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Transmitters and transmission
Radio
Anecdotes
New Zealand
Telecommunication
Anecdotes
Receivers and reception
Shortwave radio
Anecdotes
Radio wave propagation
Anecdotes
Receivers and reception
Television
Anecdotes
Pulse code modulation
Anecdotes
Telecom New Zealand Limited
Anecdotes
Pacific area
Anecdotes
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Anecdotes
Cellular telephone systems
Pipe, Plastic
Anecdotes
Mobile communication systems
Anecdotes
Optical fibre communication
Anecdotes
Telephone cards
Sound recording and reproducing
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