CO129-510-21 Hong Kong and Canton wireless service- report- and recommendations 7-8-1928 - 7-8-1928 — Page 36

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Honourable Director of Public Works,

Hong Kong.

I have to report having visited Canton with regard to establishing short wave 7/T communication between Hong

Kong and Canton. At present the Canton Government have a

long wave transmitter working to Hong Kong and other places

and handling both Government and commercial traffic: the

Government traffic has of course priority, and is of such

extent as to leave little time for commercial working.

2. To improve matters the Canton Government have

installed a short wave transmitter along side the long wave

transmitter, but owing to the station being both a receiving

and a transmitting station, transmission and reception cannot

take place simultaneously on the two sets and therefore the

improvement effected is of little benefit.

3. What should be done to effect an immediate

improvement is to place the short wave transmitter in a

separate building, right away from the Bund Station, and use this set entirely for commercial work with Hong Kong. This was appreciated by Mr. Fu, and I understood was being arranged for. As soon as it is accomplished, prices should be reduced and good results should be obtained. This arrangement is suggested as a temporary expedient pending the re-arrangement of plant as suggested below.

4. Permanent re-arrangement of plant. There are three

/T stations, viz:-

North East Parade

The Bund

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35 KW.Lorenz H.F.

3 KW.Quench Gap,

1/40W S/- 1/150W C/W.

G. H. Q.

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150 watts S/.

North