BROADCASTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1926, Page 4

BROADCASTING.

DAILY NEWS BUDCET. EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL. NEW YORK, ALy 21. The “New A T ork Times,” in co-opera-tion with the Australian Press Association, during the last two days has conducted a ' wireless broadcasting test with Australia, wiu'ch thus far has proved so encouraging that, beginning at four o’clock to-morrow morning, New York time, the equivalent of six

o’clock in the evening of the same day in Australian time, the “New York Times ” will broadcast a short resume of the world’s news in the hope that Australian amateurs and ships,, as well as other stations in the Southern Hemisphere, which are isolated by extreme atmospherics on higher waves,

may receive the same. Tli “New York Times” during Thursday morning began sweeping the atmosphere from its new short wave-length station just completed in the tower of its annex building with the following signals: “This is 2W.0 ‘New York

Times,’ headquarters of the Australian Press Association in America, broadcasting in an attempt to reach Australia. M ill Australian amateurs please reply ?"’ ’

Tlie “New Y'ork Times” employed, and will employ forty and six-tenths metres.

After the signals had been repeated a short time, GXAO, Los Angeles (G. Rest, operator), informed the “New York Times ” that stations 3RN and 3YX of Australia, were communicating with him, stating that they were hearing the “ New York Tfmes’s ” sig- ; nals perfectly and with greater strength than any signals they have ever intercepted.

The “New-York Times” continued its signals and Los Angeles relayed the Australian replies. Ihe Australians are urging the “New York Times” to continue broadcasting since the reception was so excellent.

The “New York Times,” at 3.45 (daylight saving time) this (Friday) morning, repeated its signals and station SAAB, Corsicana, Texas, (H. F. Hendricks, operator), expressed a desire to assist in connecting with Australia direct by listening-in. When the “New York Times” called Hendricks a little later he reported that 2XA, Aus-

•tralia, -was calling the “ New York Times,” and the “ New York Times’s” operator (R. J. Iverson) called 2XA and heard KFUH also answer very faintly, finally fading completely out.

KFUH is the steamer Kaimiloa, owned by Mr R. Kellum, The vessel is anchored in St. Vincentene’s Bay, on the West Coast of New Caledonia. Tlie owner is making a short deerhunting trip from Noumea. He proceeds thence to Suva or Sydney, from which ho will continue his world cruise. The Kaimiloa is collecting specimens of South Sea flora, fauna and other scientific data relative to the Polynesian race.

KFUH informed the “ New York Times” through SAAB that their signals were remarkable, no other second district or far eastern stations being audible, the “New York Times” five hundred cycle note being steady and penetrating. KFUH continued to receive the “ New York Times’s'” transmission without repeat, and Iverson asked Roebusk (the Kaiiniloa's operator) for information about the vessel and SAAB continued to relay. Roebuck’s replies. The exchange of messages consumed one hour. The “New York Times” and the Australian Press Association will continue experiments each morning when other American stations are quiet. Ultimately they hope not only to send direct to Australia but also receive direct.

These experiments are particularly noteworthy owing to the technical difficulties which were overcome. The “ New York Timos’s” annex building is in the heart of New York City, is surrounded by sky-scrapers of steel, and its station is located in a steel tower seventeen storeys above the street. It was feared that magnetic interference would cause failure and compel tlie removal of the station out into the country, but tlie clearness with which its signals have been received reflect credit upon F. E. Meinholt and Iverson, under whose direction the stations were constructed. The news resume for each morning’s broadcasting will be prepared by the Australian Press Association representative. RECEIVED IN SYDNEY. (Received this day at 8 a.mM SYDNEY, May 25. A wireless message broadcast from the “New York Times” and mentioned in the cables was perfectly received by a Sydney suburban station.