Two-Way Talk

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 12, 16 November 1928, Page 29

Two-Way Talk

America and Australia

R. T. A. DOBSON (Denniston) supplies the followirg interesting report on the telephone talk between America and Australia. ] AM sending you a report of the talk | which took place between W2XAF, U.S.A. and 2M, Australia, on Friday, October 27. ‘The air was hot and heavy on the high waves so I thought I would try the short, there being very little. static on these bands. Time was about 11.15 p.m. N.Z. S. time, taned W2XAF (2XAF has put a W in the front of its call also 2XAD).. "This is Mr. Rice speaking. Hullo, Australia. Hullo, Sydney, it is a bright morning in Schenectady. The Mayor of Schenectady, Mr. Pagle, will say a few words to you. Mr. Gerber of the United Press cP: .A.) then spoke to Mr. McDonald, 2M (Australia) and gave greetings to Mr. W. G. Connelly, of the "Sydney Morning Herald." Mr. Russell Haselway, of the Associated Press (U.S.A.), 4 also spoke to Roy Myers (Australia) ‘At this stage, Mrs. McDonald took un the speaking from Australia. This _Jady was asked if she could pronounce Schenectady which she did. The Yank

laughed and said, "Very good Mrs. McDonald. Do you know the meaning of Schenectady? ‘Well it is an Indian word which means ‘River flowing, or valley beyond the pines.’ The time here is about 7 a.m., U.S.A." U.S.A.-Mr. (name missed by smack of static) sends greetings to Miss Mary X-, Mr. W. A. Doyle Mr. and Mrs. McNeil, Sydney. U.S.A.-Mr. Dudley Hill to Mr. McDonald (Aus.) : "What about giving us a little bit of your spring for some of our summer?" U.S.A.-Mr. Walter Main, "Hvening Star," Schenectady: "What about sending me a kangaroo?" U.S.A.-Mr. J. FF. Allenpay: "We have just had our morning cup of coffee, Mr. McDonald." U.S.A.-Mr. W. B. Potter (railway engineer), will now say a few words to you, Mr.. McDonald-*"Greetings from sunrise to sunset. I would sooner have a Wallaby. Greeting to Mr. Juieler and Mr. Harold Clapp." . This was the finish of the speakers, but W2XAF kept on waiting for Java to come in, but 2MBH advised that he was not too good. So W2XAF closed down, .- I then tuned 2MB, who began to talk to Java A.N.E., but Java was coming in badly, haying a bit of trouble. I heard him say to (Mr. McDonald, 2ME) that he was going to speak to Vienna. Looking up Mr. F. W. Sellens’ short-