Radio for Pitcairn.
(THE Ruahine, now en route to New Zealand from London, is taking to Piteairn a quarter-kilowatt ship’s transmitter to enable the islanders to communicate with passing ships, and thus obtain, when necessary, a relay to New Zealand or America. The islanders previously possessed a ship’s crystal receiver. Mr. McCoy, a wireless enthusiast, journeyed to New Yealand and passed examination. He then went to London and visited the Marconi works, where the company presented the transmitter. The island possesses a petrol engine, which can be used to provide power for the transmitter. a
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Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 9, 14 September 1928, Page 17
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95Radio for Pitcairn. Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 9, 14 September 1928, Page 17
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