BEAM WIRELESS WONDERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 19 March 1927, Page 9

BEAM WIRELESS WONDERS.

Success of Recent Tests.

AMAZING SPEED ATTAINED

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received March 18, 8.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 18.

Commenting on the beam tests, Mr Fisk, of Amalgamated TJfireless Ltd., said that speeds up to 300 .Avoids per minute, in each direction, simultaneously, had been attained. The periods of communication and Avoid capacity had both exceeded the guarantee. Under the earlier proposal for a super-poAver stations agreement between the Commonwealth Government and the Amalgamated Wireless, a traffic capacity of 4000 words daily each Avay Avas guaranteed, ivliilc flic present beam tests had demonstrated a traffic capacity of 130,000 to 170,000 words each way daily. The speed guamnteed under the original super-power agreement Avas twenty words per minute each Avay, while beam ivas capable of doing in excess of 300 words both ways simultaneously.

FIXING OPENING DAY. NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING. By. Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 16. It is understood that negotiations in connection with the beam rates, are delaying the opening of the service. Some British wireless authorities anticipate a development of a new class of social traffic, betAveen England and Australia, from radiogram at special rates, which, in the past, have been by cable. There is speculation regarding the extent of the commercial use of beam, OAA r ing to the differences betxx'een British and Australian times. It is pointed out that most Australian business men have left their offices AAdien those in Britain are opening theirs, therefore, there is less necessity for a speedy exchange of messages, than in the rase of the Anglo-Canadian service.