WIRELESS WONDER.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1924, Page 3

WIRELESS WONDER.

UY THLKUKAfII l'llli rI'KSS ASSOCIATION.j INVERCARGILL. Ja n nil ry J. Tile lemarkahl- |.i-.il'.vs; cl wireless dcnimislialcd by t lie fact Him a coue rt tailing place in Caiimmia was distinctly lieu id ill Invcicargill hy a local radii onthiisi ust, Air I- . Acton, |;:-t Ti.fsdav night, alien It- picked up an American amat'.'iir fiction at UaUland. V.T illD'S I! E( i >l!l> < I.ALM ED. 1N V F.IU'A RG 11 ,L. January 3. What is claimed to he a v,orld - iv,.,,m for t!ie iv( cation of American Am- . ~.,di0 si aIU- hoard in New ZenPine lia- t.ccn , -ia'Ji. bcd t».v Air J. S. •MacDonald, cl W'l'iwcra South. Last Satu: day idght. li-ing a detector, ami i i.t s* !, p ot lot-. trcquciuy anij-iiiiea-lie logged no fewer than <l2 dit-

Jornii slat inn-. Tl.e pluvious recard was claimed hy Air F. Dell. -I AA. e 1,.,,, Val'ev. with 17 stations in one evening- A i cmarkahle fact is that

mu of the stations was operating on Die .spark, this being the first time that an American spaik station has ever been heard in this part of the Pacific. Three of the stations were hoard operating on the telephony, and musical items were heaid <]Uito clearly.

alihough the tinman voice was somewhat ohs.-ured ly- static. The other stations were operating on Morse. Nix-ty-f.vo calls were hen id between 7 n.m. aV.d midnight, t ails were -till coming when .Mr MacDonald closed down. A remarkable fai t is that some stations were,heard in bright sunlight, under which conditions it is usually considered very diliienlt to carry on reception.