WIRELESS RECEPTION

Evening Star, Issue 18280, 21 May 1923, Page 7

WIRELESS RECEPTION

WORLD’S RECORD HELD BY NEW ’ ZEALANDER.

Mr R. Slade, a New Zealand amateur residing in Dunedin, possesses wonderful records of receptions from American amateurs sending on 200 metros. His log book shows 256 stations (eighty-nine ditferent) heard up to May 10 with, has single valve circuit, and ho has quite a collection of cards and letters verifying his reception. Among them are IEL, ISG, SPX (100 watts), SKC (30 watte), 6JD (100 watts), 6,1 F (50 watts), 6ZZ (i.OO watts), BYAE (10 watts), 9011,(50 watts) 9BED (50 watts), all these stations being over 5,000 miles away; and 6KC, 8,000 miles. The greatest power used (100 watts) is equivalent to that consumed by a 100 c.p. lamp, while the lowest (10 watts) is half that consumed by a sixteen c.p. lamp. When Mr Slade tunes in, ho holds his breath, and, grasping Ins tuning dial by the edge, turns it a hairs breadth at a time until tho station comes in clearly. On Sunday night at 5 o clock an American broadcasting station was picked up, but not sufficiently loud to be recognised Mr Slade’s reception has aroused great interest in America, articles appearing in all tho radio magazines as well as in some qf the newspapers, and his pile of American correspondence makes very interesting reading.