WIRELESS OF NIAGARA
SHORT-WAVE SET INSTALLED THE LATEST AFLOAT the Royal Mail steamer Niagara was undergoing overhaul and survey at Sydney, a new short-wave wireless transmitter and receiver was installed which enables her to maintain communication with any part of the world throughout her voyage. The set, which was made and installed by Amalgamated Wireless, Limited, of Sydney, for the Union Steam Ship Company, brings the Niagara right up to line with the latest afloat Few vessels possess such a set. By means of this device, the steamer will also be able to eliminate all interference from broadcasting stations Tests carried out during the trip from Sydney to Auckland were highly successful, the Niagara keeping in touch with American. Australian and New Zealand stations throughout. Further tests are to be carried out on the trip to Vancouver, and the chief wireless operator, Mr. G. M. Power, believes that they will prove successful.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 113, 3 August 1927, Page 13
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152WIRELESS OF NIAGARA Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 113, 3 August 1927, Page 13
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