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No.

Callsignal.

23 VPFZ

up Lauenbajy

k/ns.

Wavelength

in metres

1364

500

220 600

( Ze

e 5)

(9)-Police Launch No. 2.

Description.

Normal

asuna Supusom

Modulated continu-

ous

wave (1,600

periods) .05 K.W, self excited valve trans- mitter.

50 Police.

(10)-Police Launch No. 3.

24 V PBQ

PBQ

1364 500

220

Modulated continu-

50 Police.

600

ous wave (1,600 per-

iods) .05 K.W. self excited valve trans- mitter.

(11)--Police launch No. 4.

25 VPFT

136! 500

220 600

Modulated continu-

50

Police.

ous wave (1,600 per-

I

iods) 05 KW, self

excited valve trans- | mitter.

Service on which employed

(12)-Government Radio Office, P. & O. Building, Des Voeux Road,

Central, Victoria.

Central control and emergency receiving office, controls transmitters Nos. 1-14 and receives signals picked up by the Government Receiving Station at Kowloon by means of a system of tone channels, accepts and delivers telegrams to and from ships at sea, to most places in the Far East, American Continents. Australasis and Europe, receives and publishes Rugby Pre-s messages twice daily, inaintains communication with Waglan Lighthouse by submarine cable, or alternatively in the event of breakdown, by wireless; also with Gap Rock Lighthouse by wireless, advises Government Departments and the general public as required of vessels entering the harbour, receives and forwards meteorological telegrains, navigation warnings, health bulletins, controls Police and Harbour Departments' wireless services, issues licences to ships, amateur transmitters, broadcast listeners and dealers, examines applicants for Wireless Operators' Certificates of Proficiency and is generally responsible for the local administration of wireless under the direction of the Postmaster General.

(13) Government Radio Receiving Station, Royal Observatory

Grounds, Kowloon.

This station is used for reception only, being the main receiving point for all commercial and ineteorological services, and the operating and receiving point for marine and barbour services, receives time signals from Nauen, Malabar and Manila daily, receives press messages from Rugby twice daily and accepts and delivers telegrams to or from Kowloon. The equipment consists of 1 Rugby press receiver arrange for "Heartshape" reception, 2 Marconi receivers KG6A, one for marine reception on 600 metres and one for marine and point to point reception on long waves, 1 Marconi receiver type RP2B for reception of long wave meteorological reports and time signals and for alternative wave marine reception, I Burndept short wave receiver for reception of short wave meteorological reports and for short wave communication with ships and 17 short wave receivers for commercial services connected to the Government Radio Office, Victoria by a system of tone channels.

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