SAFETY OF MARINERS
NEW WIRELESS BEACONS CONSTRUCTION IN BRITAIN (British Official Wireless. — Copyright) RUGBY, Thursday. Wireless beacons for assistance in navigation are now under construction. They will be placed at various points around the English coast. The purpose of the beacons is to send out distinctive wireless signals at regular intervals to enable the officers of vessels fitted with wireless direction-finders to take their bearings and accurately determine their positions. These installations will form a valuable addition to the aids to navigation for ensuring the safety of life at sea. They are expected to prove of the greatest assistance when ships are approaching the land, particularly in darkness and in foggy weather. — A. and N.Z.
MASTER-CLOCK CONTROL By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright LONDON, Thursday. The first of the new wireless beacons has been installed in the Scilly Islands. It automatically sends out a special call sign to enable ships to take their bearings. The apparatus is controlled by a master-clock, with a starting-up and a switching-off device. Its range is from 70 to 100 miles. —Sun.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 128, 20 August 1927, Page 1
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