CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928 — Page 32

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Colonel Fu and visit the various wireless stations in

operation in the Canton district.

We first inspected the small military portable set

in the Military Commander in Chief's Compound. This though of course unsuitable for commercial work was interesting, as

an indication of the extent to which the Chinese have

utilised wireless for military purposes. During our

Monan 河南 inspection the operator was working to Lo Yang (Hupch) and

had exchanged during the morning messages with Nanking,

Shanghai, Wuchang, Chungking (Sze Chuen) and Yunnanfu.

informed that the set was made in Shanghai.

I was

It was neatly

packed and could be easily carried on the march by two mules.

We then visited the stations on the Bund and on

the North Parade Ground. As I am not competent to report

on the Stations, I shall confine my remarks (which must be

considered without prejudice to the report which the

Electrical Engineer will put in separately in due course) to

the following general impressions I formed

(1) The Bund Station is somewhat obsolete. It possesses long wave equipment and masts which enable it to possess a considerable range. It is however congest-

ed and somewhat screened by adjoining houses. Some

short wave gear is installed, but it is insufficient

in power and the proximity of the long wave apparatus renders its signals inaudible apart from causing

general electrical interference.

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(2) The North Parade Ground Station is of a more modern

type. It was erected in 1925-1926 by Germans at a

cost of $300,000. I was considerably impressed by

the location which is excellent and by the thorough-

ness of the equipment and construction. It possesses

two modern masts 300 feet high, an independent power

producing plant, a generator and wireless equipment

sufficiently