LINE BY WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1933, Page 8

LINE BY WIRELESS

BETWEEN DOMinion aerodromes SCHEME T.O .BE. FORMULATED. WELLINGTON, June 13. A suggestion to link' up the aerodromes of the Dominion by means of stiort-wave wireless was > before' tile cduncil of the New Zealand Aero Club last evening. After the matter had been discussed thoroughly it was decided' to set up a. .sub-committee to frame a scheme. _ . ' \ 'Mr W. L. Free (Wairarapa) said, tffat as a test of the feasibility of interaerodrome communication two clubs, Wellington and • Marlborough, for example, cpiVd instal plants at their aerodromes and ■arrange: for the Post and Telegraph Department to allot the wave-length. The service could be used for 'r<tvis(hg' ‘flight departures- -and weather reports. It wa.s suggested bv.'Mr S. E. Niei: sou FetfoAted) that the Post and Telegraph Departfneiifc might not be in favour of the scheme, but Mr A . W". Nisbct “(Wefl'iigfony said' he did not think there would be anv difficulty with the department so long as the. work 1 wn's restricted to such matters :j ra weather ’ repdr+js.' The sets would have to be operated bv one of the i'egu I '’r'staff at'the laerodromes' The president, V ' iMj- Vi. ' M. Speneo, sa ! i’d the matter wps real'y on© foil i* ( V divkb’al clubs. ~ . .1, ... Flight-Lieutenant A. 0. Gcmnd (Dawkes 8,.y) -so V) that ,in . Australta enthusiasts were w’oi'Hne withujtbg clu’os in tlm way suggeoted, pnd J (,fl}PV/r'.h?- , l forced a, 'Royal Aus-. ire]ifln ( -rA'iv■ J'orce Wireless. ,I!eSe v ve.v Pc-plyine to ,a suggestion that ft nv’irht be difficult for "mnteuvs to be on duty when -required during th' 1 d v.

,S. GiDDon (Southland) sa'd that, wheit he made the suggestion some t rail ago he p’a-n he had in mind wn4 lea ( .<ys neredeome to give l a weather, report] ,|£ 0 p’clock o- n fh morning, the elfhetfi .foVowing.. at' five-minute dnte’-v'-lfi. After "further discussion .D f e4"' rs ,Oi. 1 ? kic-on a Pel Nishet, were apno nte-d a coni-, miltee to..approach, the. ,Post; f’d Telf** gi’anh Penavtmmt regof’d'ng the mat,ter and draw up a scheme.