Working with Europe

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 39, 12 April 1929, Page 30

Working with Europe

Two-way Communication [THE "Radio Record’s" technical core respondent writes:-‘What must rank as a wonderful achievement in shortwave transmission occurred on Easter Monday evening. Mr. Roy Clarke, Apu Crescent, who operates under the call-sign of ZL2AW, Wellington, carried out seven separate and distinct transmissions between the hours of 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. (New Zealand time). "Working on about 100 watts, on a band of 20 metres, Mr. Clarke suc-, ceeded in working the following ama teurs. The report for volume is given), after each station, that is, the volume — at which Mr. Clarke received the re‘spective stations, and in Mr. Clarke’s ease, the overseas amateurs reported having received 2A W for the most part at RZ and not below R63_ which is, in itself, a splendid achievement" HARM (Spain) Rt H8HO (France) R6. 5BZ (Croydon, HWngland) R35. 6AVL (Hawaii) R5. 9DLY (South Dakato, U.S.A.) R5. 3BD (Melbourne, Australia) R65. 1AX (Mr. Jack Orbell, Auck.) R7. To carry out this feat in one solitary hour is good, solid working, and only a detector and one stage of audio was used.