Fast Work by Beam

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 4, 10 August 1928, Page 15

Fast Work by Beam

The transmission of the result of the Hnglish Derby has been regarded in Australia for many years as a test of quick communication with Great Britain. The Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. this year broke all previous records in the time taken to receive this result in Sydney and Mel-. bourne. From a special transmitter installed in front of the winning post a.description of the race was transmitted: direct to Australia and received both in Sydney and Melbourne gimultaneously by beam wireless. . The transmitting operator in frontof the post decribed the arrival of the horses at the barrier, also the incidents which occurred in connection with the two false starts and the breaking of the tapes; then came the signal, "They’re. off!’ and exactly two minutes 34 2-5 seconds later the winner’s name was flashed to Australia, quickly followed by the name of the second, third and fourth horses, after which the winner’s price and time were sent. Immediately notification was received that the horses were lining up at the barrier the operators in the beam offices in Sydney and Melbourne established communication with the principal newspapers, and held the lines and described the remarks from the course as they came through.