Wireless Telegraphy

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 30, 7 February 1930, Page 10

Wireless Telegraphy

An Interesting Record’. DeRN G the last 20 years the growth of wireless has been more rapid than that of any other means of communication. In this connection the following very interesting paragraph from the first issue of the "Dominion" newspaper (Thursday, September 26, 1907) is noteworthy. The paragraph was headed "Wireless Telegraphy." and was a cable from Quebec, dated September 24. It stated: "Mr. Marconi states that he will shortly inaugurate commercial wireless teicgrams from Nova Scotia to Europe at fivepence a word. He will be able to transmit 20 words a minute." That is just 224 years ago, and during that time great changes have taken place. Wireless telegrams are now sent round the world every day, and the rate is as great as 600 words and more a minute. It will be remembered that it was only six years prior to this that Marconi had transmitted signals across the Atlantic for the first time. These signals were those comprising the letter S. that is ... Within those few short years between 1900 and 1907 Marconi had improved the science fo such an extent that he was able to open the first commercial service ia that year.