A New Short-waver

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 27, 18 January 1929, Page 32

A New Short-waver

Si. Helena to go on the Air

HIGH-POWERED short-wave broadcasting station is soon to be erected at St. Helena, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The organisers of the station state that they hope to have it on the air about March or April. A power of 10 kilowatts will be used as a start, and all the apparatus will be supplied by the English Mareoni Company. It is hoped tests can be carried out with a ship now in New Zealand waters, which will make the station widely known. Relays will be made of English broadcasting stations, principally 2L0O, and in New Zealand the reception should be better than that from 5SW. The island of St. Helena is rocky and barren, with a very high mountain in the centre. On this mountain will be erected the aerial. This certainly should be an ideal position. The aerial will be a one-must type, and the transmitter will be housed just beneath it. On the other side of the island, at the foot of the hill, will be the studio, and about a mile away the relay station. This will consist of an extremely powerful receiver and apparatus to retransmit the music to the studio. Statice is very bad in the North Arlantic, however, and this may affect the relaying.