Byrd Transmissions

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 35, 14 March 1930, Page 2

Byrd Transmissions

Brilliantly Successful [THE tests between 4YA, 2YA, 2MH and 2XAF were success late Sunday night. Sydney included some local static in their rebroadcast of New Zealand stations, but speech was quite clearly understood from every angle. 2XAFR had a long chat with both 2YA and 4YA. A triangular talk was clearly heard in Wellington between 2YA, 2MH and 2XAF (Wellington, Sydney and New York). On short-wave reception everything was O.K. from both Australia and New York. 4YA passed on by 2YA to 2MHB, and back from 2ME on short-wave as received in Wellington by Mr. R. Leslie Jones was beautifully clear with plenty of volume. The Dunedin broadcast was passed through the land-line and cable to Wellington, and thence rebroadcast by 2YA on to Sydney. Further tests were to be carried out by the quartet TueSday this week from about midnight (N.Z. time). Commander (Admiral) Byrd was to speak from Dunedin Wednesday: last, and at time of writing the indications appeared favourable for clear reception in America. The Sunday night tests ended at approximately 130 am. (Monday). Mr. A. Ochs, owner and publisher of the "New York Times," was to be the principal speaker from New York to

Commander Byrd, and Mr. Em Cohen, had of the Paramount New Reel, also Captain Raleigh, Commander Byrd’s manager in U.S.A, and Governor Byrd, of Virginia, brother of Commander Byrd, were invited to speak to Admiral Byrd. _ A huge reception is being arranged at Chicago by the "Press Club of Chichago," of which Commander Byrd is a member; accommodation being provided for 115,000 people. Saturday last was the anniversary of the special transmissions to Commander Byrd at "Little America" from WGY through the short-wave stations 2XAF and 2XAD. It was the final of the special week-end transmissions from WGY, Schenectady, New York. =