1935 — Page 426

No.

424

(Ze 6)

(14)-Government W/T School, ist floor, G. P. O. Building, Victoria

Trains operators for, examines and issues P. M. G. Certificates of Proficiency in W/T.

(15)-Government Radio Receiving Station, Royal Observatory Grounds, Kowloon.

This station is used for reception only, being the main receiving point for all meteorological services, and the operating and receiving point for marine and harbour 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 2 Marconi Type G 25A Medium and Long wave Receivers, 1 Marconi Type RG 22B short wave Receiver, Marconi Type RG 28 short wave Receiver and various spare receivers. Telegraph and emergency tone lines for communication with Government Radio Office.

(16)-Broadcasting Studio, 1st Floor, Gloucester Building, Des Voeux Road, Central, Victoria.

Audio control point for broadcast transmitting station at Huughom, Kowloon, (Mainland). Premises consist of studios, artists' waiting room, broadcasting committee's offices, control rooms and battery room. The Main control room is equipped with duplicate Marconi audio frequency control equipment comprising "A" and "B" amplifiers, modulation indicator, check receiver, necessary plugs and jacks for inter-connection of units, a twin electric motor turntable cabinet and Marconi Reisz microphones. Other units in the control room are jack board for the control of lines, etc. and amplifiers for supplying the hospital and other outside circuits. No. 2 control room contains A and B Triple mixers', microphone, control switching, etc. The battery room houses duplicate accumulator batteries and a charging board with valve chargers, The Studios are equipped with necessary drapings and carpets, microphones stands, pianos and air conditioning plant.

Call Signal.

(17) Hung Hom, Kowloon, Transmitting Station.

Position

*

Int. 22° 18′ 30′′ N. Long. 114° 10′ 42′′ E.

Frequency in

k/cs.

Wavelength

in metres.

Transmitters

Description and Acrial input.

Normal

42 ZBW

845

355

2 KW. Brondenst transmitter, telephony, with thermionic valve frequency control.

500

43 ZEK

845

355

640

500

600

285.7

44 ZCK2

5410

or

55.46

or

ZCK3 8750

34.29

45 ZCK 833.3

900

Telephony and Tele-

468-graphy transmitter, 200

watts, self excited

1050 valve transmitter.

Telephony/Telogra-

ply (C.W/L.C.W.) Transmitter, U.5 K.W. Crystal controlled,

Telephony/Telegra- phy (C.W-1.C.W.) Transmitter-1.0 KW.

100

1000

Service on which employed.

Broadcasting, musical programmes, weather reports, speechics, etc.

Broadcasting, musical programmes, weather reports, speeches, etc., aud emergency Tele- graph transmitter.

Commercial arintion. Also in tempoary ase for broadcasting (Experimental) on 3750 Kics.

500

Commercial aviation,