WIRELESS TESTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19800, 27 May 1926, Page 9

WIRELESS TESTS.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENTS. COMMUNICATION WITH NEW ZEALAND. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, May 25. (Received May 26, at 5.5 p.m.) The New Y r ork Times reports as follows in reference to the wireless broadcasting tests ; ‘‘This morning’s results. while very satisfactory and successful, were no better than those of the previous morning owing to a static which seemed to go right across the world and caused the signals to fade to some degree. KEUH reported through SAAB that he had received our despatch which included a message from Sir James Elder (Australian Trade Commissioner), but he also reported the static. We sent somewhat slower because Mr Pike of Sydney had reported having received our message on Monday at about 25 words a minute and we desired other Australian amateurs to be able to copv us. SAAB reported that A3EF (Australia) was calling us but we were unable to communicate with him direct.

“SAAB then reported that 4AV (New Zealand) was calling us and from him we received a short message saying “Your signals strength R 6 to-night. We then sent several private messag s to the Australian Press Association which KFUH received and relayed to Australia. We will again, broadcast to-morrow similarly to to-day. [Term R 6 indicates the message strong enough to be read through atmospherics.] —A. and N.Z. Cable. RECEIVED IN WELLINGTON. SUMMARY OF NEWS. (P&v United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 26. The following items which were picked up by Mr Shrimpton. jun., were broadcasted from the New York Times building, by the Australian Press Association : New York, May 25.—An aeroplane, making a flight from New York to Buenos Aires, fell at Cape Charles (Virginia) was badly damaged. The personnel escaped injury and started repairs to the inocnine. Warsaw, May 25. —The Pilsudski regime is ready for a dictatorship. Washington, May 25.—The Census Bureau’s estimate for 1926 puts the population of New York at 5,924,000. Geneva, May 25.—The French gained another victory Tor their thesis of disarmament when the Drafting Committee accepted the proposal to send directly to the League Council the important question of defining the course and action of the Council in cases of aggression, or threats of war.

New York, May 25.—The Australian Commissioner in the United States {Sir Jas. Elder) sends the following message to Australians;—“Australians in America and friends of Australia in this country are gratified at the success of the experiments conducted by the New York Times, in co-operation with the Australian Press Association, in broadcasting to Australia. This is not only a great advance in technique, since I understand it is the first time such an undertaking has been tried but it is also a powerful instrument in drawing the two countries together. Friendship grows by exchange of information about each other." NEW YORK TO INVERCARGILL. (From Our Owij Correspondent.i INVERCARGILL, May 26. The New York Times's endeavour to communicate with stations located in the Southern Hemisphere gave an opportunity to several amateurs to hear this distant station operating. So far only one radio enthusiast in Invercargill, Mr Arthur Jordan, has reported a successful reception. Remarking on the results received, Mr Jordan stated that the reception was quite good. The 2UO, the registed name for the Times station, was broadcasting on a 40 metre wave length and was picked up at 7.30 p.m. According to Mr Jordan the reports were essentially of a press nature and were more of local interest to Americans. An illustration of the rapid speed bv which news items broadcasted may reach all parts of the world was given last evening when Mr J. A. Milnes, of station 4A v, Dunedin, picked up 2NC, New York, which transmitted as follows: “This is 2NC, New York Times headquarters of the Australian Press Association in America, broadcating on a wave length of 40.5 metres. The following news items were printed this morning in the New York Times. Then followed a series of tabloid news stories, samples of which were: “Now York.—Negro messenger for the Hamilton National Hank was knocked down and robbed of 34.000 dollars by three men who escaped in an automobile.” “What may prove the richest petroleum field in the world has been discovered in North Central Siberia.” There were many other messages, some if which reached New Zealand lest night through the usual channels. The news items were broadcasted from station 4YA to Dunedin listeners last evening, the local station thus acting as a relay for the American service.