A whip aerial - well named

@JudyEv (339658)
Rockingham, Australia
October 31, 2020 5:30pm CST
We have a two-way radio in the car and a whip aerial which sits on the bonnet. We’ve used the radio from time to time to get a road train know that it’s safe to pass (some travel faster than we do) or to ask if it’s okay to pass a slower one. Normally, I never notice the aerial but on one particular gravel road, we hit some severe corrugations which really revealed why the aerial is called a ‘whip’. I took a short video of it. The photo is of one of the gorges in the area.
Our whip aerial lived up to its name driving over the corrugations between Karajini Eco Centre and Kalamina Gorge.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Oct 20
Amazing views here. Thanks for the link.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
The gorges really were something else.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv I can imagine.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
31 Oct 20
Awesome view. Thank you for the link.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
You've very welcome.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46938)
• India
1 Nov 20
I am learning new and new information and knowledge from your posts. So this is another interesting one for me!
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46938)
• India
2 Nov 20
@JudyEv Yes for sure! So are the Summers picking up in your place now?
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46938)
• India
4 Nov 20
@JudyEv The summer showers always feel welcome !
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Thanks. I'm glad I'm able to keep your interest.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11813)
• San Jose, California
31 Oct 20
That is a nice canyon view.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Thanks. The country up there is spectacular.
Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121563)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Nov 20
What a gorgeous photo! I would love to explore that area!
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121563)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Nov 20
@JudyEv That makes me want to visit Australia even more now!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Nov 20
@moffittjc When you come, we could dump you at the top of one then sit and wait for you to go down and back. lol
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
It is a fascinating area, that's for sure with plenty of gorges to explore.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 20
I'm not sure why some people want to travel faster, even when roads are a little rough. I just allow them to pass! That whip aerial is doing its job well:)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
If the corrugations are really bad, it's even rougher if you go too slow.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv So actually speeding up a bit, makes your traveling smoother and more comfortable.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
@kobesbuddy Only slightly. We let the tyres down a little too and that helped.
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Kareng
@kareng (59050)
• United States
1 Nov 20
Wow! Pretty scenery!
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Kareng
@kareng (59050)
• United States
2 Nov 20
@JudyEv You are welcome!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Thanks. We thought so too.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112786)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Nov 20
Beautiful shot of the gorge. Was there any way to drive down to the water? I wouldn't want to stand on the edge of the cliff where you took this shot, it looks scary. Kool video.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112786)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Nov 20
I would be afraid to try to climb down to that body of water @JudyEv I don't blame you for staying above it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Getting to the water in any of the gorges involved climbing down either steps or rocks or both unfortunately. I guess the views are worth it but some of the climbs were beyond us.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
@rebelann It wasn't an easy climb.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106051)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Nov 20
Love that view.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
The country up there is spectacular.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106051)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv Now I want to move there Need to buy another lottery ticket.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
1 Nov 20
what a beautiful gorge! dang, y'ave seen so many wonders 'f nature that i confess i'd be a bit green with 'nvy. whilst't the same time much grateful ya chose to share such with's here. 'd to giggle o'er yer 'whip', ya can get that with some'f our paved roads here. highways'n such decline... i must say though that the road ya were travelin' 'twas much gentler'n what our road 'twas 'fore paved. 'twas a complete washboard.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
2 Nov 20
@JudyEv we'd semi's haulin' butt down ours with lil care 's to their bouncin' from side to side, the dangers'f such. that road jest looks very well maintained fer the traffic. yepperz, that air lettin' does help. :)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
This road would get quite a lot of traffic so I suppose they do their best to keep it half reasonable. We let the tyres down a bit too and that helped.
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rakski
@rakski (122518)
• Philippines
1 Nov 20
awesome view!
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rakski
@rakski (122518)
• Philippines
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv so true
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
The views were really spectacular.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
1 Nov 20
Beautiful view there. Thanks for sharing. It's better to travel slow and safe especially on rough roads.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Some gravel roads can be very rough indeed. We took our time on them.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv That is wise an safe to take time and go slow. Better late than sorry! But many fail to understand it.
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José Valera
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
1 Nov 20
What a jaw dropping scenery! It must feel amazing to be up there!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
It is certainly scenic. With the COVID more and more West Australians are taking the opportunity to see more of their own state. I think we're all blown away by the beauty in this area.
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José Valera
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
3 Nov 20
@JudyEv glad to hear people take time to visit places like this in these covid times.
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Anne
@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
1 Nov 20
wow i love the view, feels like you wants to be there to see naturally. Thanks for the images.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
You're welcome. It is very rugged but beautiful in that area.
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Anne
@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
1 Nov 20
@JudyEv so relaxing view.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (72125)
• United States
1 Nov 20
What a gorgeous photo. I am not sure how a whip aerial works I’m going to have to look that up now.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
You need an aerial to pick up two-way traffic. I don't know much about them either, just that the aerial is flexible.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180546)
• United States
1 Nov 20
It is whipping along there isn't it?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Once we got on the badly corrugated bits, the aerial was really moving. Normally, we never notice it.
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (16760)
• China
2 Nov 20
It suddenly dawned on you why it was called whip aerial when you hit the corrugations.In real life,we tend to know that something is so but not why it is so before experiencing it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Nov 20
That's exactly right. I never notice the aerial until we hit a rough patch of road.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12978)
• Ireland
1 Nov 20
@judyev I don't know how anyone could drive with that thing wobbling about all the time. The road reminded me a lot of dirt tracks we drove in Africa. When we were in Malawi there were two whole miles of tar road in the country - we lived nowhere near them but it was fantastic excitement when we drove on them. Little amuses the innocent.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
That's the whole point - it rarely wobbles at all! We used to have a lot of gravel roads when we were kids but there aren't so many nowadays.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178225)
• United States
1 Nov 20
That's a beautiful picture. Thank you for the link! The aerial is whipping about!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Normally I never notice it.
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
1 Nov 20
Oh, the video is fascinating.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 20
Thanks. It whipped even more in patches but I couldn't catch the worst/best of it.
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