Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 242, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1925 — Page 20

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TRAFFIC MANAGER OF RADIO LEAGUE TO GO WITH FLEET

Wiil Test Possibilities of Short Wave Communication During Pacific Maneuvering With Amateur Stations.

At the request of the Navy Department, which is desirous of testing: the possibilities of short wave radio communication, F. H. Schnell, traffic manager of the American Radio Relay League, has been given leave of absence so that he may accompany the Pacific fleet during its forthcoming maneuvers. He will be on active duty from the middle of April until about October 1 with the rank of lieuterant. The short wave transmitter which Schnell is to install and operate for the period of the cruise will be used for communication with amateur members of the A. R. R. L. in the United States and foreign countries, object being to compare tfce of the short wave lov, power outfit with the regulation Navy sets. This formal Investigation by the Navy Department through a civilian radio organization of national scope is regarded as significant fppreciation of the amateur development of short waves. The Navy thoroughly appreciates the economical advantages of the amateur short wave transmitter, and it now purposes to determine how its range and capabilities compare with high power seta. The amateur radio transmlttihg stations in common use are prohibited from operating with more than one kilowatt of power while the Navy sets employed on shipboard sometimes go as high as 30 kilowatts. There is also a tremendous difference in the initial installation costs, the high power stations amounting to several thousands of dollars, as compared with the few hundred required for setting up the average aqpateur station. The short wave transmitter designed for use during the cruise, according to Schnell, has been given the call NRRL, to identify it as the special Navy station for communicating with the amateur of the American Radio Relay League. While this set will operate on a wave length of 54 or. 55 meters, Schnell will take with him two personal transmitters for use on 20 and 40 meters. For a long time the Navy department and the A. R. R. L. have been associated to a certain extent in an ifive'-'igatlon of the short wave radio transmission. This was pronounced particularly during the transcontinental flight of tlie airship Shenandoah, on which was installed a special set for communication with ama-

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teurs. The insult of this test was of such importance that Navy officials commented upon It favorably and thanked co-operating amateurs. The tremendous range covered by amateur transmitters with their one kilowatt of power has o Impressed the Navy Department, that a thorough study of their operafions under all kinds of atmospheric conditions appeared to be worth while. The fact that SchneU has had both Navy and amateur experience doubtless had considerable influence in his selection. During the World War Schnell was connected for a time with the transatlantic control office of the director of naval communications at Washington. D. C. He was also radio operator in charge on the 8. S. George Washingtan, when it carried President Wilson to France. He entered the Navy in May. 1917, and was stationed at Great Lakes until October of that year. While In Washington he copied the peace acceptance message from Germany and acknowledged its receipt. He organized the -transatlantic tests conducted by the 'A. R. R. L. as well as amateur long range tests between operators In this country and those in Australasia and South America. He is credited with having achieved the firs* successful twoway amateur communication with Europe.

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WASHINGTON, Feb., 19.—Six new Class A and one Class B stations were licensed by the Department of Commerce during the past week while one station transferred from Class A to B. The new stations follow: , Wave Lg. Power Call Station Meters Watts KFWB Warner Bros., Pictures, Inc.. 6842 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Cal 252 500 KFWC I* E. Wall AC. 8. Myers, Stoddard Canyon. Upland. CUL 211.1 10 WG3X University of Maine, Orono, Me 252 10 WQJIY The Progress Sales Cos., R. R. No. 2, New Lebanon, Ohio 218.8 30 KFUZ T. M. C. A.. 510V4 Chestnut St. Virginia. Minn... 248 10 WGBW Valley Theater, 102 Erie St., Spring Valley, lU. 212.6 20 Class B WMBF Fleetwood Hotel Corp., Miami Beach, Fla. 384.4 500 Transfer from Class A to Class B KFMQ University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. ...... 299.8 500

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CaD Letters Are Changed By Timet Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The call letters of the Lit Brothers station at Philadelphia have been changed from WDAR to WLIT, according to an announcement by the Radio Zureau.

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