Talking Round the World
When the German liner Bremen was establishing a record trans-Atlantic trip recently, the operator on board was in two-way communication with an operator of the Sydney coastal station, who was using a low power shortwave set. A trawler off the coast of Greenland has also been "worked" by the coast station at La Perouse. Although the coastal stations are intended mainly for ship traffic, they have proved quite versatile when occasion arises. During the recent floods in Tasmania. when nearly everything on the island, including the telephone lines, was washed away, Amalgamated Wireless came to the rescue and maintained the telegraph service. :
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 9, 13 September 1929, Page 7
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106Talking Round the World Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 9, 13 September 1929, Page 7
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