RADIO LOCATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 143, 19 June 1941, Page 7

RADIO LOCATION

WORK IN N.Z.

EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL

LONDON, June 17,

The Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Command, Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, told the Australian Associated Press that Australia and New Zealand were already manufacturing equipment and training personnel for maintenance and repair of the new radio location device:

"Scientists are constantly evolving improvements," he said. "The cleverest radio manufacturers have brought in all their resources in producing radio locators by mass production. We have mobilised every available qualified radio mechanic and have extensively used women, but we need immediately for these services 10,000 men and 4600 women. Ultimately we shall need about twice that number.

"Radio location eliminates the necessity for continuous patrols of fighters, thus saving petrol and wear and tear of engines and obviating strain on personnel. It is also used by the Navy and the Army, but science and manufacture have outstripped personnel."

Answering a question, Sir Philip said that the scientific facts which were 'the origin of radio location were known throughout the world, and therefore it was to be supposed that the Germans had not lagged behind in its application, but there was no positive evidence of this. There was proportionately no increase in the British losses over Germany, the losses being mainly caused by the anti-aircraft defences. There was no evidence that they could be ascribed to radio location.

The Australian Associated, Press learns that millions of pounds have been spent on the radio locator, but that the entire cost has already been saved. Its future potentialities are almost unlimited. When radio location is fully applied there need never be another shipwreck, and air travel will be very much safer. —U.P.A.

MUCH WORK IN AUSTRALIA

(Rec. 9 a.m.)

SYDNEY, June 18,

It is admitted in Sydney that a lot of work has been done here on radio location, chiefly, at Sydney University.

Sir Ernest Fisk, chairman of Amalgamated Wireless Limited, said that no difficulty would be experienced in making the necessary apparatus in this country.—U.P.A.