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AMATEUR SOCIETY'S

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THE EFFECTS OF WIRELESS COMPETITION.

True

A wonderful new device to be The success with which wire-

The cable companies, according amateurs are picking up to a Reuter message, are feeling the used in conjunction with wireless less

short-wave transmissions from all effects of the development of wire- broadcasting has recently been parts of the world is in a way res- less telegraphy, and in particular patented by two young British in ponsible for the fading out of the the competition of the beam sys- Singapore Amateur Wireless So- tem. The competition has reached clety's long wave concert trans- such a stage and the financial effect It is called "Telemotion," and if missions. According to Mr. Suther- has been so marked that the cable the claims for this special mechan-land, President of the Society; the companies have approached the Bri- ism are substantial it wil!

now, used by the tish Government with a request be set which is

Society cannot be adapted for that the matter be fully investigat- possible for a wireless listener, shortwave work. Furthermore, the ed, Importance is attached to both sitting at home, to see, pictured be- set will only be available for a few methode, cables provide a greater fore him, the incidents of a horse more months. At the time the measure of secrecy, are free from Society was formed, short-wave atmospheric interference, points of race or even of a football match.

transmitting was very much in its importance, to those using them. Negotiations have been entered infancy. Nobody locally knew any- The wireless systems for general into by the sponsors of the device thing about it. There was not a use and where secrecy is no great single short-wave receiver in the object of importance are proving for trials to be made not in Eng- Colony. The Society had an idea themselves more

speedy. Part- land, but in France and the United of what was going on in England cularly is this true in the news- when they asked for a broadcasting paper world. No newspaper reader States.

licence and consequently they ask in this country would now, we ed for a short-wave baud to be al- fancy, care to go back to the days lotted to them. Everybody was when news cables came only over keen on broadcasting and the idea the peninsula land lines. was to carry On with amateur there were other routes available broadcasting and develop the short but, they were too expensive for wave es a side line. Before the nows messages, and were only re- matter was put before Government, sorted to by merchants because the assurance was given by the O. C. of other land lines were out of order. the Naval Station that there would The Bangkok papers now recieve be no objection from them provided as many messages as they can con- the soclety kept to 300 odd metres veniently handle in the short time. and did not not ask for a' short- | available batween receipt and pub-.

lication, and when the new radio Amateurs Want Short-Wave Workstation is open a considerable am- The opinion of most of the ama-plification of the existing services

now teur wireless ent..usiastB

la may be expected, the inclusion of that the utility of the Society's ser- the messages now received by! vice has passed. People who are Manila for instance. The new interested in short-wave work are radio station at Sala Deng will, of not going to do very much in the course, be used very largely for way of buying expensive acta to commercial work between

and Europe, and should do away listen in to Singapore only.

Some time ago It was thought very largely with the exasperating that the Society was going to be a delays which now occur.. Follow- technical society. There were, we ing the opening of this station one understand, two or three lectures one may look for Improvement in and

some people went to a grent the telegraphic communications be deal of trouble to demonstrate ex-tween Bangkok and the Straits and periments, but the attendance fell F.M.S. At present the land lines off and the conclusion was reached on each side of the frontier func that the members only wanted tion very imperfectly, and seldom amateur broadcasting. There up-regularly for two or three days to- The wireless instruments pear to be many difficulties in the gether.

"Telemotion" is an elaboration of electrical timing of any movement. The invention will record, for exam- ple, the running of greyhounda on a race track. As the dogs race round the course their progress will be "written" by wireless signals, which can be broadcast, so that any person having the necessary ap- paratus at home can see the repro-wave band. duction of those signals on a minia- ture track or on a screen, and so watch the actual race run before him.

Horse Racing.

It is the same with horse racing, or with any sporting event in which the movement of the figures in "or ganised," as it were, and proceeds on defined lines.

hera

"We can transmit practically any moying objects," said Dr. J. H. T. Roberts, one of the inventors. "The reproducing arrangement may be connected to a cinema projector, and a race or other sporting event (for instance, the Boat-race) shown on the screen to the audience as the way of picking up short-wave trans- now in use in Bangkok are to be re- missions Bay 6 S.W.--on sufficient moved to Singora, we are told with event is actually taking place.

"One important point about this strength to relay it. Would people the idea of supplementing the land new invention is that it depends en-1 buy expensive apparatus to connection with Penang and Singa- tirely on established electro-mag- The

listen to the local relay? pore. Bangkok has important com ordinary 'amateur with mercial relations with the Straits,

netic principles. "Telemotion" docs |

not in any way employ photo-electric his two valve act would not be and a reliable telegraph service will All cells on the phenomenon of persis- able to do it. One local amateur, do much to facilitate trade. tence of vision, which have hither- a circuit of his own which picks up promise of a better service will be however, claims to have worked out | merchants are hoping that the to proved such enormous difficulties in the development of television."

short-wave transmissions on two justifled, for they have been very The invention has also a number valves even without an aerial and patient over a long period of years. of other commercial possibilities.

earth; on sufficient strength to Considerable use is made of the permit the use of a loud speaker. deferred system at week-enils

Society Cannot Bulld a Set. to send messages to Europe, and·} One of the reasons, it is said, as the new route by land line to Bom- to why the Singapore Amateur bay and thence by beam system is being operated at competitive rates, and should not be without its ap- peal to the commercial community.

"Bangkok Times."!

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'MYSTERY' STATIONS.Wireless Society never developed

P

PERFECTLY SIMPLE

EXPLANATION.

At intervala

somebody, some-

into an experimental society, was because the Society could not get permission from Marconi to build a transmitter of their own. If they wanted a set they had to purchase one from Marconi. However, this

RADIO RATE WAR.

DEPRECATED BY MARCONI COMPANY.

com.

where. is puzzled by hearing a might be, one mamber has built a transmitter, infringed Marconi's "mystery" broadcast from a source that he cannot identify. There is patents and got away with it. This disclosure was made at the Extra- generally a perfectly simple ex ordinary general meeting of the In a statement to the Press, Mar. planation that terrestrial broad- casting stations do not

Society. Mr. Sutherland, in re- coni's Wireless Telegraph Com- announce lating this, Bald that themselves frequently enough. The

the pany, Limited, says that the Intest phenomenon of "mystery" re- Marconi's rights with

Socley had abided by all pany has not been invited to par- ception occurred on November 29. fortitude. It was promptly sug the cable companies and Govern- Christian ticipate in the discussions between at about 1.15 a.m., when a British gested that this "Christian fortiment. Betener, trying for WGY, Schenect-tude" be forgotten. As one mem- ady, on the 379.6 metre

The statement deprecates the heard a progamme of three hours get the trade side of it altogeher."

waxe, ber put it, "Shut your eyes and for- suggestion of a rate. war and says duration, the origin of which could

that it is prepared to discuss with not trace. He was using, an ordin-

the cable companies any means of tion is imposed on the free deve co-operation, provided, no restric-

Wanted: A New Room.

alto-

lopment of wireless.

It points out that very shortly,

will communicate by means of the

beam system.

ary four-valve set, and the pro- Whatever may be said with re- gramme picked up consisted of gard to the amateur's indif- orchestral and vocal items. An- ference towards the society, it is other listener corroborated, and difficult to conceive of this attitude the United States and Great Britain the B.R.C., on being consulted, con- being so widespread as to cause feased that they could not throw no tinge of regret that the society any light on the subject. Prob- is now faced with the probable ability seems to point to Stuttgart prospect of closing down

Referring to the problem of "fad- as the broadcaster concerned, more gether. Certain members, a very wireless services

ing," the company, says that if tha of the Empire especially as it often relays pro-few of them unfortunately, are во grammes from distant stations at keen that they are directly opposed would be no difficulty, in securing were operated as one unit, there unusual hours and works on 380.7 to any contemplation of this kind. continuous communication.

It is possible, therefore, that the This seems to revive the ques-zociety will continue to exist: The mit to Government a comprehensive The company is prepared to sub- tion of distinctive call signs. If difficuly of finding suitable accom- scheme, whereby the scattered any distant listener tuned in 2L0|modation is perhaps one

of the parts of the Empire can be linked he would probably have to walt a most tricky obstacles to overcome. long time before he heard anything There are suggestions, one of them up with Beam trunk services. that would definitely fix the sta- being that possibly one of the va tion. Experience shows that such cant rooms in the clock tower might |

metres:

.

a sign must be a straightforward be obtained. This would be an ex-society, providing refreshment for statement of the name or letters. cellent way out of the difficulty, large gatherings of members and So many Continenta) stations have Another suggestion that has been their friends "complete with adopted the same methods of ticking advanced by a member is that meet-thirsts" as somebody remarked at metronomes, gongs, etc., that this ings could be arranged to take the meeting. makes confusion woras confounded. place in private houses. This sug- Generally speaking, there is acope More frequent repetition of the gestion has not met with vary much for the society to exist and to con- usual signature would solve the favour and it is not surprising, tinue to encourage the development problem, but even then local llaten- since it might involve the question of wireless locally, as it undoubted- ers might object to à parrot cry of the member, who has put his re-ly has done in the past-“Singa punctuating the programmes,

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