About the Author
Since 1963 he has been involved continuously as a writer and presenter of media productions dedicated to international radio broadcasting, with this content broadcast regularly over a variety of international shortwave transmitters. He also manages the Australian Internet Broadcasting Service, delivering information on-line about shortwave radio as Podcasts.
Bob is a member of the Australian Light Railway Research Society, Bushwalking Victoria, and the Great Dividing Trail Association.
His affinity for research into the history of the Forests, Timber Mills, and Water Supply Systems to the east of Melbourne is reflected in his authorship of several popular on-line Heritage Projects about those themes.
He is a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia, (OAM), awarded for "Services to Shortwave Radio"
His on-line autobiography may be viewed at "Looking Back - 1939 to 2011"
He also maintains several free Photo Websites dedicated to his travels.
His latest on-line Engineering Research Study is "The History of Short wave Broadcasting in
View the Directory of his many on-line Pictorial Heritage Research Projects, at "Victoria - a Pictorial Heritage".
A SHORT "WHO IS"
This Heritage Study is a work by Bob Padula, OAM, of Mont Albert, Victoria, Australia.
Bob is a Chartered Professional Communications Engineer, (RMIT University), holding the rank of Life Member, Institution of Engineers (Austraiia), providing specialized technical consultancy services and authorship in the field of international high frequency broadcasting
He also has a keen interest in hiking, bushwalking, coastal walking, and light railway history, and exploring the mountains around Melbourne, activities which support his involvement in amateur photography.
At Lilydale Lake Wetland (May 2015)
