118
(Ze 6)
(14)-Government Radio Receiving Station, Royal Observatory
Grounds, Kowloon.
This station is the main receiving point for all meteorological services and the operating and receiving point for marine and harbour services. It also receives time-signals from Nauen, Malabar and Manila daily and handles telegrama to or from Kawloon. The equipment consists of 2 Marconi Type RG 25A Medium and Long Wave Receivota, 1: Marconi Type RG 22B Short Wave Receiver, 1 Marconi Type RG 28 Short Wave Receiver, 1, Marconi RP 17A Receiver and various spare receivers. There are also telegraph and energency tone lines for communication with the Government Radio Office,
(16)—Broadcasting Studio, 1st Floor, Gloucester Building, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria
Audio control point for the medium and short wave Broadcast transmitters installed at Hung Hom Station, Kowloon.
The European and Chinese studios, control rooms and offices are situated in the Gloucester Building, centrally located in Victoria, Hong Kong
The control equipment comprises the usual amplifiers, with auxiliary apparatus, gramophone turntables and microphones,
No.
(16)—Hung Hom, Kowloon, Transmitting Station.
Int. 27° 18′ 28′′ N.
Position { Log. 114° 10' 43" F
Description and Aerial input.
Normal
working range
46 | ZBW
845
855
* xW. Broadcast, transmitter, telephony,
100
with thermionic valve frequency control.
46 ZBW2
6090
49.26
* * *
47 ZBW8 9525
31.49
48
11740
25.55
49 ZBW4
16190
19,75
30 ZBW5 17753
16.9
=
2.5 W. Valve Transmitter. Franklin Constant frequebay, M.O. control. Type
Marconi SWB U Standard (3 phase supply).
Service on which employed.
European Broadcasting, musical program- mes, weather reports, spoochés, ela,
5,000
45.
Broadcasting of ZBW programmes se No.
*
Reserved for Broadensting (1986)
31 ZEK
640
468 A
✰ KW. Broadcast traneraitter.
100
Telephony/Telegra
1000
62 ZCK2
5410
55.46
phy (C.W/L.C.W.) Transmitter, 0.5 xW,
63 | ZCK3
8750
54 ZCK $35.1
900
34.99 Crystal controlled,
Telephony/Telegra- phy (C.W/L.C.W.) Transinitter-1.0 xW.
Chinese Broadcasting, musica) programmes,
weather reports, speeches, ete.
Civil aviation.
500
Civil aviation,
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