WIRELESS FEAT.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1924, Page 2

WIRELESS FEAT.

4UBTHAMAN AND N.Z. CAIILE ASSOCIATION l.t I.NJM.iN. October •_’!!. The establishment i I wireless touch with New Zealand is the result id the British Hadio Society inaugurating experiments, whereby amateurs take the air for eight hours alter midnight mi three out of every five nights. The remaining L'.ni arc allotted to the amateur- in Frame. Sweden. Denmark and Switzerland. One of the So: ielv’s officials says: ‘ln attempting to discover exactly what is possible with short wave transmission and reception on small power, our greatest ambition is to establish commu.nicn.t inn with Australia. We have nicked up South America but have not established two-way comnninh atinn. The I’ostmaster-Gou-cral lias given a concession to the Society’s members, allowing Increased sending power for tests abroad. .Mr Fart ridge, living at .Merton, lu-ard .Mr Bell (New Zealand) sending signals. They were vrms.

Sir Heorge Fenwick, in a letter to the press, says that lie has heard of the establishment of communicafpon with New Zealand with deep pleasure. He is glail the honour of first girdling the earth is shared by .Mr Bell, whose assiduous attention to wireless lias thereby been rewarded. TALKS WITH LONDON'. FIB ST LADY TO OFT ACROSS WKI.I.IN’OTON, October 22. Mr Bell, of Waihenio. was again in touch with Mr Onyder. in London, last night, the latter’s signals being much stronger. Mr Orbi-11. a Xew Zealander, who was associated with Mr Bell in his early eflorts. is now in London and also spoke to Mr Bell. The latter rci|iiosted London to advise the F-entli and Italian stations that Austia’ia was trying to reach them.

Miss Bell, who is also an amateur expert, was in touch with London, and is the first ladv to do so.