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(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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