WIRELESS LINKS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1921, Page 5

WIRELESS LINKS.

CENTRAL STATION REQUIRED,

ISOLATION OF AWANUI By Telegraph —Preu Association. Wellington, Last Night. “The radio station at Awanui, by rea* son of its eemi-ieolation, is <*omparatively more costly to run than would be the case if it were situated nearer to the main lines of communication,” state* a clause in the report of the chief telegraph engineer to the eral upon hia recent European trip. ‘“The. situation is such as is easily vulnerable from the sea, which is an undesirable feature when it is considered, that this is our most important long dis«« tance transmitting station and is responsible for maintaining communication with Samoa and the Cook Islands. This is a subject which I discussed with a number of interested authorities and it was generally recognised that placed, say in the centre of the North Island and near to the Main Trtmk: railway, its reliability of operation, particularly in time of war, would ba greatly enhanced, and at the same time the station would be brought closer to the main centres. This would be a distinct asset, both from the point of view of the annual chargee and of linking up the station with the principal land lines of the North Island. If New Zealand is ultimately to form an efficient; link in the Imperial wireless chain this station will have to be modernised. Such an occasion might Well be regarded M a favorable one for its removal to a.JeM vulnerable locality.”