Wireless Telephone Communication

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 20, 29 November 1929, Page 2

Wireless Telephone Communication

English Experts’ Opinions nr Sik WILLIAM NOBLH, a director of the British General Blectric Company, who arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the Aorangi, is impressed with the possibilities of wireless. telephone communication between England and Australia and New Zealand, While in Sydney recently Sir William Noble had a conversation with friends in England by wireless telephone. Communication was with two stations, Reading and London. He was able to carry on conversation fairly well with the former and excellently in the case of: London, the speech being as clearly heard as if the other person was in another part of the same city. Favourable atmospheric conditions were a factor in this good result, but he believed that the service between London and Australia could be regularly established on a commercial basis at an early date. It was intended to confine the service to the hours of about 5 p.m. to 8 p.m, Australian time, although for serious conversation Sir William thought that midnight in Australia was the most favourable time, The possibility of wireless\supplanting the cables is not viewed seriously by Sir William. He said that for strategic reasons the Empire must retain the cables, and apart from that limitation of the hours. during which wireless services around the world were efficacious would prevent them from ousting the older form of communication which could bé used throughout the 24 hours. Lack of secrecy would not seriously hinder the development of wireless conversation. He thought the speech could only be picked up on correct apparatus, which was very expensive to install,