WIRELESS DEVELOPMENTS
ULTRA-SHORT WAVES WORLD RECORD ESTABLISHED Press Associatioii—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 1. The * Daily Telegraph ’ says a world record for overland communication by ultrashort waves, whose theoretical range is only 25 to 30 miles, was established by Douglas Walters, a well' known radio expert, whose messages, transmitted from the summit of Snowden with two low-powered fivemetre sets, were clearly picked up by a specially-constructed receiver at Stoke Poges, 180 miles away, at Bristol, 120 miles away, and at Ormskirk, 60 miles away, with which he also made two-way contact. The Post Office co-operated.
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Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 9
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94WIRELESS DEVELOPMENTS Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 9
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