Antarctica, a land of science and exploration. A place of mystery and uncertainty. A continent of snow and ice. A world where endless adventures can be achieved and bucket list items can be ticked off. This is all supported by this year’s brilliant collective brain trust of the comms/IT crowd.

This week at Casey: 20 December 2024

Antarctica, a land of science and exploration. A place of mystery and uncertainty. A continent of snow and ice. A world where endless adventures can be achieved and bucket list items can be ticked off. This is all supported by this year’s brilliant collective brain trust of the comms/IT crowd.

This season's comms/IT crowd consists of:
- Andy, the first of his nickname, custodian of satellites and all things digital (or our Summer Senior Comms Tech).
- Terry, the lord of all things technical (or our Winter Senior Comms Tech).
- Dazza, the go-go gadget of the radio world (or our Winter Comms Tech).
- Chris, the keeper of the internet, our lord and saviour of computers (or the station's Information Technology Officer). 

Our job here is to keep the communications system of Casey station running all year round. We are responsible from the satellite systems that connect us back to the outside world to the radios that almost every expeditioner uses whilst they are on station.

We have been quite busy already this season only arriving in November, we have already experienced several blizzards, walked many km’s, rode a bicycle on the ice, broke several computers, fixed several computers and may or may not of bogged a few vehicles as well. In our short tenure, we have achieved a lot and we still aren’t even half way through the summer season.

This week, we’ve been counting down the days till Christmas or what we like to call it around here at Casey; Resupply. The Christmas decorations have started making an appearance and the Christmas music is slowly getting louder and louder by the day. Resupply is an extremely busy time for the whole station as we prepare for the imminent arrival of RSV Nuyina. We have all been busy ensuring all of our systems are ready to go to ensure a safe and effectively resupply period. ­

In our down time, you’ll find us in at the local “pub”; Splinters, attempting to hit the dart board hours on end. It turns out darts isn’t as easy as they make it out to be in the movies.   

We are excited for what this magical place has to bring in the new year and the opportunities it will present.

Yours Truly,
The Three Musketeers plus Chris 
(Andy, Terry, Dazza & Chris). 

Image of ITO and CTO holding communications equipment. Personnel are standing infront of the yellow Operations Building with 'Radio VNJ' sign behind them.
Image of expeditioner smiling at camera. Background contains snowy mountains with a pale blue sky.
Image of expeditioner standing inside red dome room ('mag hut').
Image of man running in the snow.
Image of expeditioner standing on ladder working on an antenna.
Image of Expeditioner standing between Australian and Canadian flags. Foregound is rock. Background is snow and sky with a red and white Basler aircraft.
Image of Satellite dish inside the ANARESAT dome.
Image of Expeditioner in yellow survival suit doing a handstand in the snow. Foreground is snow. Background is a blue sky and deep blue water meeting the sky at the horizon line.
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