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Colonel Fu and visit the various wireless stations in
operation in the Canton district.
We first inspected the small military portable set
in the Military Commander in Chief's Compound. This though of course unsuitable for commercial work was interesting, as
an indication of the extent to which the Chinese have
utilised wireless for military purposes. During our
Monan 河南 inspection the operator was working to Lo Yang (Hupch) and
had exchanged during the morning messages with Nanking,
Shanghai, Wuchang, Chungking (Sze Chuen) and Yunnanfu.
informed that the set was made in Shanghai.
I was
It was neatly
packed and could be easily carried on the march by two mules.
We then visited the stations on the Bund and on
the North Parade Ground. As I am not competent to report
on the Stations, I shall confine my remarks (which must be
considered without prejudice to the report which the
Electrical Engineer will put in separately in due course) to
the following general impressions I formed
(1) The Bund Station is somewhat obsolete. It possesses long wave equipment and masts which enable it to possess a considerable range. It is however congest-
ed and somewhat screened by adjoining houses. Some
short wave gear is installed, but it is insufficient
in power and the proximity of the long wave apparatus renders its signals inaudible apart from causing
general electrical interference.
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(2) The North Parade Ground Station is of a more modern
type. It was erected in 1925-1926 by Germans at a
cost of $300,000. I was considerably impressed by
the location which is excellent and by the thorough-
ness of the equipment and construction. It possesses
two modern masts 300 feet high, an independent power
producing plant, a generator and wireless equipment
sufficiently