DIRECT RADIO

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1929, Page 5

DIRECT RADIO

DUNEDIN-NEW YORK-BYRD

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

DUNEDIN, July 5

Direct radio communication between Dunedin and New York has been established by Berliner of the Bureau of Standards, Washington. The station here has been coupled with the ship Kleaiior Bolling at Port Chalmers, by a control line making it possible to keep in constant, touch with New York and the Byrd expedition base, an<& to relay messages from .the base to New York.

A remote control station was put into operation yesterday for the first time and tests proved satisfactory. Perfect communication with New York and Antarctica is being established. This was the first time such a system has been worked in New Zealand. Messages were sent and received at the rate of thirty-five words per minute.

Berkner is also carrying out research here and is making and finding records of English, American- and'Dutch shortwave stations for the purpose of obtaining more scientific information regarding the propagation-of the wireless wave.

The geographic position of New Zealand in respect to powerful short-wave broadcasting stations in. other parts of the world, makes- it possible for excellent work to be carried out in tl> : direction. . ',

Special equipment for observation purposes link been designed for th~ Dunedin station and the results so far indicate that the final records made will he of. great importance to the future of radio..