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Shannon News, 25 June 1929, Page 3

Tapping out his messages in Mors? code on Sunday afternoon last. a broa/dc-asting amateur at Cheltenham picked up a fellow amateur in Chil?, who was on the point of retiring for the night. Ten 'minutes later the Aucklander got into touch with a transmitter in Bagdad, who stated that he had* just riren after a good night's rest and was indulging in his favourite pastime for a. few minutes before breakfast and setting out for his day's work. Another licensed transmitter in Auckland frequently has long conversations with an amateur in Honolulu, whose favourite pastime is to discuss problems of the countries around the Pacific. Each holder of a broadcasting license throughout the world has his private call, and the calls are circulated in book form, with the result that many long-range friendship! are "being established.