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Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station, Hong Kong.

Call Sign V.P.S.

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Position Lal, 22°12′38.61" N.

Long. 114°15' 18.94" E.

Range in nautical miles 350-2,000.

Apparatus :—

(A) Spark, Marconi 5 K.W., working on 600, 900, 1,800 metre wave lengths. Normal

working range 350 miles.

(B) Continuous Ware and Interrupted Continuous Ware. Marconi 6 K.W. Valve, work- ing on 2,000 and 2,800 metres wave length. Normal working range 1,000 miles. (C) 500 watt Short wave transmitter using rectified 50 cycle supply partly smoothel and

working on 31.75 metres. Normal working range 750 miles.

(D) 500 watt Short wave transmitter using Self rectified 300 cycle supply working on

33 metres. Normal working range 750 miles.

(E) 250 watt Short wave transmitter using Self rectified 800 cycle supply working ou

Normal working range 200 miles.

Services:

4 metres.

(1) With (A) the station conducts commercial service with ships on 600 metres Spark. (2) With (B) the station conducts commercial services with Macao, Canton, Swatow, Hoihow and Kwongchowan. The station is also used for C.W. communication with ships at sea, for transmitting time signals on 2,000 metres and for broa leasting weather reports twice daily.

(3) With (C) the station conducts a Short wave commercial service with the Philippines and via the Philippines to American Continent, Europe, Dutch East Indies and Dutch Borneo.

(4) With (D) the station conducts Short wave commercial services with French Indo-

China, Province of Yunnan, Siam and British North Borneo.

(5) The transmitter (E) is intended for short distance daylight communication with places such as Amoy, Canton, etc. as and when these stations are capable of working on short waves,

(6) The transmitters are all located at Cape D'Aguilar and are remotely controlled from the Radio Telegraph Office situated on the 1st floor of the Government Building, Victoria.

(7) The receivers for the various services are installed and operated in the Radio

Telegraph Office which as stated in (6) also controls the transmitters.

(8) A summary of Meteorological conditions is broadcasted on 2,800 metres I. C. W. at

0500 and on 2,000 metres I.C.W. at 1,300 G.M.T.

(9) Time signals controlled from the Royal Observatory Kowloon are emitted twice daily

at 0156-0200 and 1256-1300 G.M.T. on 2,000 metres I.C.W.

(10) Typhoon warnings when first issued are broadcast on 600 metres Spark for the

benefit of shipping.

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