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MAURICE WARBURTON KAY BARRETT. Serior Radio Ofiicer,

s.s.'Saltwick'.

The 'lip, sdilins i. d convoy whlch was h€dvily attack€d byenemy dncraft was hit by d torpedo. She sdik so ,apidly thdt a

number of tL. crew hdd to iump ove,board, hut rhey we,e a I pic[edup. Senior Radio O#jcer Bdiiett dcted with sredt courdse if divinsfrom his bo.t did soiis to th. a,sistance o{ tle master ard two of

the crew wlo we,e ih difficulties in the wdte,. He had to swim aconsiderable distance to 5,ing them back to the boat, and by hisb,ave and ln*lfish dctioh he probdbly saved then lives, as all werebecomirg.xhausted.

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It; with sreat p,id€ thdt we

dnnolnce that amofs the l7,ecipierts oi tle iweitieth ist ofdwads of Ltoyd! \(/dr M.ddi fo.B,.very dt Sea, d,e two m€mbers

of th€ s€a-goins sta+f of The Md,-coii literndtional Marine Com-

Loy,l, war Me;dt {o, B..ye,y ar ssa 5 bertowc!upoi ofiice^ ar,l D.i o1 rle M.rch.nr N:vy aid FishinsF sek n cares o{ sxcep onat gdltair,y .{ ka ir time oIwar. Tle Dedal, rhe I'o 5ites o{ wt ch .,e ildstGred oirls pdse, wds d.signeJ 6y Mr. A d^ 6. \?yoa. F.R 0.S.The le'oic nsur. symbo kes courase d^! .ndu,rid. didrh. tid.it rea pd,{. Th. oal .aves rnd dcorns ijlt;qty

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& {l*,,oJrmunication Co. Ltd. They dre :-F,aicis eeo/s€ And,.ws, M.B.E.,First Radio o{ficer, m.Y. ,Parelta,;

dfd A4au,ic€ War6urton KayBd elt, Seh or Radio Officer s.s.

'Sdltwick.

Th. officidl citat;ons redd ds

FRANCIS GEORGE ANDREWS, Fnst R.d o Offic€r, m.v. ',Patetd"

WILLIAM HENRY KIRBY. Second Ersineer Officer, m.v. 'Patelia.

The vesel, saiirs dlo.e from Triiid6d to Cbpe Towf with a

ca,go of fuel oi, w.s dttack€d by en eneny raider. D st,e$ mesds€swere sent out but th€ third shel struck the bridge wounding ihe

mast€' did fi6t rddio o{fic€r. The latter, however, renained at his

post t,ansm;ttins mess.ses until the w;ee$ .abin was wrecked. Aslhere was no chdnce of €scap€, ordere were siver to reider theensines useles and to scuttle ihe sh p. Tl. crew then rot aw.y inthe bodts and a {ew miiutes later a salvage party from the r6lde,boarded the,hip. The suryivors were i.ken oi bos,d the,aide, anJwere €venrua y inre,ied ii Jnpdn. The 5h p had been saved tio-

the .neny, how.vd as she was rendered usele* and was sunk bythem. First Rddio O$ice, And,ews d 5p.yed br.ve'y aid devotion todury. ln spir€ o{ h; wouids he contirued eith h; job unt I rfe wire-le$ c.bin was d€dotEhed. secohd Ensineer ofticer KrSy actedwith courage and r€sourcefulnes while ir charse o{ the scuttlingdtrdnsemenk. lt was larsely due to hjs eflorts th.t tlie shjp wa,succ",sf ully sabotaged.

sqesi tlo.e qua iti.s ol sturd nes aid endu'aic( *hichare as p,eseir ii or se.men wto.ere i 5hips oI 3r,dt arevc, rhey w.r. ; lhen predecesots who mained {hc v/d.d.rr(alt3 o{ otd Eistand . Tte , Sbdi o{ rh. medal s ii b u.aid rilyer. A{ard: of {he iew nedat, slrucl in stv , ro 4tc*dt retr ot va,lous s,.der lave already beei innounc.d,

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The Gas

The present vessels in 6e

Lady OIsdSir Dadd

Light & Coke Cotnpetng's Fleet

Gd\light

X:.'tt,-.

Five dieset collie$ are on order and will be ready hom eally 1949.

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'6Lo"n *n Snoon'fHF Cr\ Liehr ard Cole Companu bouqlr i,.

tirsr collier in 1912. This vcssel, thc s.s.

Fulgeas, had a cargo capacity of 3,700 tons andca ed coal from Lhc North East coalfields roBectio! Works on lhe Thamcs, in Easr Ham. Allthe seabome coal pior to this purchase lad beencaEied in chartered boats. The s.s. Fttlgers had av.ry r\ofl l.fe. for slc $r. lo'L hy enemi J.r on ilAugust, 19lJ.

During the first world war rhe Company puchascd fron olher oimcrs 15 vessels, and had twoturthd colliers builr, bur unforrunarety only sixs.re lefr dr rhe cnd ol dre $dr be.dL c crrrhlLiLs inthe Notb Sea were hca!'y. Berileen rhe san, theConpany's fleet grcw steadily again until 1939,when the total was 19. The larycsr of rhese, s.s.

Mr. Therh, with a capacity of ,1,.100 ions, is stillcalryitrg coal to London. During rhe second warel€lcn ncw collien were built and anorher purchased.bur thc fleer sufiered casualLies again foi, apari frombeing damaged, nine vesels were completely lost byenmy action. The s.s. Chdttaed sas rcquired bylhe Admiralty eady in rle rvar and convened forspecial Frinesrveeping operations. The s.s. ,;ltl.Irar and oother of rhe Company\ fleer weic

requisilioned fo. D-Day ope:.arioll3, nd Mr Themwas one of the 6rsr cargo vessek to arrive on thebeach€s of Normandy. The other ship, the s.s. ddl,,$hich had been nincd and repaired eailier in th.war, was iost a few mondrs afrer D-Day whiist o.

The flecr includes ninc vessels which weie speciallyconstructed for up-ircr work in carrying coal to iheNinc IlnN and Fulhm Varks, o! ihich rip iheynavigate under 11 and 16 Thanes tridges rcsps!ivcly. Iive nerv Dicsel collie.s arc on order !o*and will also do up-river work.

The house flag depicts a rising sun in the cetrtreof a white background wirh one of each of thelertes G.L.C.C. iD each comer, and tne funnetshave long red triansles on a silver band, rhe trianglesreprcscnting flamcs. The trip fron Beckron roNorth Easr Coast po s, which can be extremetyrough ar mes, iakes approximarety 33 hours, and.}" hrp. n n -ound as quj, (r) a. 'driou\ . ondidonspermil. All tle ships are equippcd wirh wileless.Du.ing rhe lasr war 22 of rhe flcet persomel !e-ceived dccorarions and 18 orhers were mentioned inrhe Lordon Ca7.Fe lo' meriro. oLi cundu-1. ,naddition 10 othcr awa.ds and comnendations.

aodl L"nred br l}e aomprny: 'rce

lo. rne Lom-pany's works in 1946 rvas 1j895,000 rons. In addj-tion a lurt|e|142,000 tons B€re delilered in vesselsc|artered by lhe Con1pnny.

s.s. LANGLEECRAG

THIS vessel ran agroud on cleat Sacred Islandj Newfoudtand, on Novembs t5ih, to47, andsubsequendy broke in half. The surliving crew, abandonjng ship, were maroored on rhe Island.

Radio Oficer B. Srockland, ar great risk, retumcd ro rhe shjp on several occasions and, by means ofan improvised aerial, nainuined connunicrrion wirh the Marconi Sradon ar Beltc Isle, and iheleby wasinsl-umenral in obtaining a$istance. The crew we!. rescxed uftimatety by the Norq.egian lthalcr O14

The 'Marconi Mariner' coDgratulales .Mr. Slocktard on his enrerpiise and couragc and trusts, sinceFly. th-r hc hrs suffered no ilr efieo, liom h:. e"perien.e.

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THD IBADTO OITFICBRPART I

THE Dari'e Radio Oficer begjD his inyasio. Dtri- 'deLher ol .oJ. e iedrty d qu-r,er or a cer

tuw b.lor. n3Te \e,tc \lelb pJ, o.c- h\- rdmJu,'Hon1c, Ss,eet Homc, bloadcasr fran Chelmstord inJur. ro20 -nd \er. Jpa I.on a .cry rjrr !J%_grJpn .n -he dbriv ll(. r.ta r,^ ru \\mc ieri,,Idnd.. ro h;rg J c,c-,.rrd or \!m.'I rc"e r". i , m "h I rhe tj I.ni1s put,,r. $"rem1d. pJii'LrlJ\ . "-e. ni. e\j encc \ Ii. ..parpband sprcad on rmsetective reccivers. but even ttrisrundlce I ,bli. i Ir rou d-n:co h rl In prc.enrdav de.. p ire brord.J. pr, B,"n,re , ,u.h ar'\4e., rl( leop.e and rhe s:t,(r J rl tc. , onc .:!r.qu'-e in.iJ. I r oris n lro a,,rp.'J,/jol ,,n(er. du..n1cL p id.,rn, rnd spi

inno\d.io|. tike orodLce,.. qLi/.n".rer. dd corD..rc. Bro"d.,.roses irs inceprion and dcleiopment largeiy to thesroLrnd{ork and unceasjng rcserrctr carlicd our,since 1897, b] rhe world's leadnrg commercirl wire_lcss organisaron but nobody, appareniiv. js e,c.lirr.,, o firo 11, ',:r.s or inrc-... ,, te; rq r Jroo ',rr . , h t.'or.erir8 p-ror |,.I .h- -crhel

Fo- n:,. , t. ,hr rr.n. o.eJn .ommuri ,rono|L orlo jn

eenr r. , r*',1 11 $i r. i- r!t( o ,.u I rho r.e,cnange o1 environmclr. adrenrLrre and fie ch.n{:eof 'sccing hfe' ro bccoming jnloh,ed j. the mad..rarbe to- n.ne /rd ro orie.! hr. oLr p.e.cnr.dd' .o.i3l .,r cdu,a,jorrj .,.r.?. .o h.r.rrv.n.JU,iC.. A1d. JJ,rn8 .$o kor'o ,, r. n. ,",.,o:np ,e. i.n ot f i .oe r.tre prored ,f-m e.\,. _r \{'zl-.rorn. en8ire -onnr . ot.\.td.1J.1 aet-to be the 'sah of rhe ea.rh,

JorNr\(i.The ne\ycorner to rhe narine radio servlct has

l:'r e ru sorry Jbuu. :r re.li .r.ly 1l ., .:Cnir" unanaroi'pt ,r- \ip. treRo 11-hd-ee pLhl sr.. ro ,,nLjo"rd ro,..r-. ant,he UcrerulOrders' book providcs hinr wift m jnvaluable

suideto ilnat dre job rcquires ot hjin, borh on sirore an.lafioai. Mosr R.O.s ag.ec rhar a ftorough knorvtedge

by 'erc,ol rhcst 'c.O.s' makcs life in rhe Compmy a tor

.n or ,o .:gn:ng on rh. nes ,n"r r. dfr ro hndLne J b.' pe Di. \trg. e.pe.iat \ .e tlopcr, :or.e."Lnrn bo-n.no b pa fi 1tj, rc. - no knoitedscof shipping alTairs. H;s firsr consideralio. wilt bcdre wearing apparel fiar hc is likety ro need. Thc

srandard Dnilonn nnd a naw-bl,,.er ieirnal l. br'ds.,,or tr. ,o rpoputar,rl

rn - ., r I€: . . .r ."o rnd ner. harr ,epice bddg.,'hi e .l :r. " ra .orjar.. b bh(l ,re. bt:r k boor\ or.ho... d pJir oJ Radio OficeJ\ epaute rer dnd J

n ln,r' I oi d rec *ni,e n .:1d $ti.e.aD.u,er.ShoL lC le b. "Dooil .d o o DJ..engF, .hjp. runnjr8ir ro rn. ropr.. r\e beB:nrer ri") fira rhar a oozcnsuits rvould narc beeD none loo manyJ but thc ship,strxndry Fitl trelp iim out md ,,"iir.,, .", "ir_b( l.oue,r ror. .he.p.\ abroad r,han 1r ho.e. Ablue rrge pd rul iJ. r." o- \r.,,e d-e.. mJ,, at.o b(l und u.eft / tree :rnd_e..\ ".. "icargo boar, sLrc.h as tne colier.

On n\r -epo r:ng J he corpln\ d(po, Iner-\ c rrr_ rJ r. .enr 3'ong ro d do. ro. '.

hr ncdi,tcxamhation dd, sfiould sorne rime ha,c elapsedsincc_he obkined his p.M.c. cerrificate, he may becallcd upon to undergo a shorr iet€sraphy lcst A:*",'g* nr rsreerenr bnd a pJr_ooo/ re.erp,rr\c ,0 re nmed rnd ne\r-or I n drd a,to melIofln, rldc nJr ard rlen. :rt,c \.ing i-"noed d'.s1ng.n l^.er te pro.p"d. o Lc Io.dt B.O.T.lle,.J I ilc \lJrire Oflic (he,- te pre.erL5 t_\rer er ard P.M r,. c.(ih d.e He reams rh",e LheriTe ald d".c ro, io:n:rs rhp h:p dnd rhel r"on-$1"' b.rjng procecd;ng.

",ethe Company's olicc ro advise the Sraf Cl€rk of rhee1lecdle signins-on dare and to claim lh bassageind \uo.:\ en.e al.o$an-, In (efldin !a.e.. e.pc, r_bl J. on pJ. ensc, ,,..et.. r1. :grire on r. kp. p.rce

.lle problcr or b"Fsige ,an\po, - m.... ed,iJ-ohcd b' a,lirrg j d\ or. ir , mp ten,,.. cmptoirfA sorne local carner fir'n

Ii. atrr- ioiling lJ .'rD. rne R.O. 6nd. rna. ll5

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deprr'ure r\ ro bc oera)cd 'or h reL ddvs and Lhd.Caprdin: lea!e n being sranred, t-e.nouid tcd\e nr,cddres. on ho,rd d also Jr drc nepo.. $h(-e hei. expe(led ro depusir rhc Crprain \ leavc-aurhori\d_don rotc. Missing one\ ship is regarded as a veryserious olTencc bolh by rbc Company and rheB.O.T.. so rle nel1.nan is weil adiised Dever torale any chanccs in beirg back on rime, rhe absotutcmininum being two hours bcfore rhe lesset,s depar_ture. In some lines, a crer! muster a.d lifeboar aDd

Trxi Lr\ER,A passcngcr ship canyirg r$,o experi€nced R.O.s

witl probably be the netrromeis firs! assignmenr,

"no .he fir.r re$ $arcnc, ai.er redling pofl m!ybrins rheir momerF oi rrl\iery drd e\e.l panic arwcll as their discoveries and rhrilts. At rie wirelesscoliege he was accustomed to the practice receptionof r single norse transmission laken Irom ,ome$'ell-wom penodicel, bur now le 6nds his eardrunNbelng bonbardcd by a dozeD or mole sraiio,s ail

Radio Ofi..r P. B. McNab yho has ove, 25 year, eiperi.i.e.

li.e-stations driil take place on rhe dal before sailingand R.O.s nust, of coursc, be presenr.

Nhen. ar a l"rer ddrc. r\e re$ mal r. pur iichdrge or a .d-go-rhip .rarion. he na. I good dedJmore ro arlend ro on ioining o,r. l-I rhdr riTe.he will have had rhe opporrmirJ of digesdng rheapprop.iate secrion of hh 'cenelal Orders' and willfeet qualjfied 10 advise any of the otd hands on

h?ndling marcrial oI vital conrmerciat or navisadonnl importance. And when at tast te hears a

.oJ.r "(drion

b-oadca.dng hL oun ,tip. .aU.ign.gingcrly stalts up his old 'stone crusher' (as you$erc-Oc€anspan), plesses fte key and tak€s his firsrtentative step into thc modem world: vasr arcnaof radio communicarions, hh heart is a rou8h oneif it lails to regisrer an exrra beat or 1wo.

On thc majoriry or rhore job. r}e beginaer s

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Lrsually subject ro the supcrvision ol only his nrme-d.-tc up.r or our. ro \e iun or R O.. e\cry ecei\ -ing srarion rvirhin hudreds and, on H.F. bands,rhoxsands of niles, harbours a ligitani (iric readlro pounce upon thc young ryro's unintcnrional mis-demcanours Go hc imagines in his inirial war!.hperiod . \nd a ,cn;ce reprim,nd -o. Jn onnjpotenr qofenmeni coasr ltation. wirh all the chu!.kting rorld rs an audience, is ro n€an rriat lo! rhemost hardened of deflullen. But such ordeals tendio promote mcnral alcrhess and self-reliance, andrl( re\. rn"n .oon 1nd. rinr.clr quir" dr honre jn

his nerrly found aerh€r iyorldj ready ro hold hisown with the best of rhc old-timers.

Colloquial abbrelirtions may prove a litilc dis.on.dri1g dlr.ng Lhc nFr te\v $arlhe.. A ts r. .comnxnications are cut to an absolure minimum !)obviat€ congestion bDt the whole procedurc becomcsartomaiic ro the cDthusjasdc beginner in a lerl

Should ihe \rcather be rough afrcr learirg po ,he may be very sick and nise ble for a few daysand, sad to rehter Do one on afticlcs sulTering fronl.r :.l,re. hJ. evcr yer been tno$r o drou.e in

lhe hearts ol shipmates any rrace of g€nuine sym-paihy. ,{ solicitous ship's docrcr wi prcscribe deck-chairs and rvrrn rugs wilh champagDe or brand]fo. liisFclass passengers but, lo! rhc firsr rrip R.O..a necric fou.-hour watch on top of a feed of han].nd eggs is rhc Dniversally .dlocated rcmedy. II,hoilever. he senlcs himsell do$! to studying rheship's molion rclative to the hoizon raiher rhan rohe l.d\ing $Jrer. r\J :ngeniou\ bi. or me,ldr.lr

which Nalure has installed bebind his ear for balanc-ing purposes-thc se'xi-circular canal-will soonlind its sealegs and, jn leaming autonatically roadjust irself 10 the confusion oI roils aDd piiches.

' L-b.e o red. rpol I . pro e.dns d Fe.r \e

The hrsr meal in thc saioon may provc a rarhertrying allair. especirlly if, as a lirsr cxperience ona passenger shipj the R.O. bas ro talc the head ola iull-lengtl lirst class saloon table. Six coursedinners with peoplc in er€nirg dress may be somc-thing crtilely new to him and rhe accepted merhodsof ieeding himsell $idr such edibles as com-on-the-cob, rhe shrublike Jerusalem arrichoke, mangocs,mangoneens or thc malodorous durian may be com,

plctely beyond iis ten, bu! hy nous and alc+ obsenation he wiLl stce! clear of anj serious llxrr p4.

The conversationai side of a meal cal1 Nlso briDsi' noren. ol crnbara*men- ro rne oe8inn, rItany of lris rable companions, besides being Fell-ead dno .ell-rr,\cl.a. nrry (\pre* Lher..lvcr ia highly cutrurcd manner, and de ]oung R.O. mllbe jnclined to fecl rarher our of his dcpth. Bur hereagain hc qui.ldy gets orer his sell consciousncss anddimdence. Pcople travelling rborrd ship hc.om.emporariiy sea{inded and. siDcc t|c radio lrlansoon becomcs knorviedgeabte o shipping topics, lejs invaiably accepted as an inlaluable source .Jt

As has alreadr bccD ncntionedj lhe beginn€r r1ill.h ry. Fnd l-i" .eniur. -erd) ro en.iAh en him unnattcn ol shlp routincj in and oulsid€ Lhc I|/Trcom. lherc is onc ponrr. however, which cmnorb. o\.r-cnrphd..ed, ird rldr J rhe n..d ut srri.r-dl-e-en.e ro ...reA -gulr ion.. lhc rcmfrrdon .... .lr.lre 1cr r al p e.

"e or poprlJr;rl b) irpar ine

radio infoiDation to eilhe! p:r$engcrs or ffelv shouldbe lnmly rcsisted. tsren thosc ncrvs items pickedL,p while on duty \rhich do Dot appear ro be ol a

n.ictll sccrer nature. such as rhe approach of vessels

iD whicn shipmales and passengers are known Lo

bc intercsied, should always be handed direcrly rothc Caplain. Therc have been many cases, in ihepasr, s'here good rclarions ha!e been disru$cdthroug! capmins obta;ning such jnformaLion Iromthc; deck or cnsine room ofli.ers belorc bcin8.dvised bv the R.O.

The reputalio! of thc wircless servicc calls foriac!, considcration and co-operntion.in all pcrsonalerl.ion.hjp'. srri. ob.er\Jn.r or war!l keepirg

and maintendcc regulaiions is expectcd by the lost,master Gencral and fte W/T CompnDy, bui rhcyoung R.O should ahrays bear in Dind rhar rhc

.irelc. . rshl sr.i"rare salety of lif. and service Lo rhc shipping com-frny and its passengers

Anons the qualities l]l1d qualilications Fhich th€enicient R.O. in-charge usually hopes ro disco'eror delelop jD new juniors are a pride in person.riappearance, courtesy in all ship board conracls, uDquestioning conpliance witn ihe shipping company'srules of procedure, an intxitive adroitness ia avoid'

lcoii ru.d oi P;,e It

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Palnir - .ZDlKGe

(we be ;nd.bt.d to i[r. 1. A. loh sknc al E'n Haa D.f(,t ta1 the fa aa;nB;nkre\tias hotes)

'fHE ,r, ot man\ modcm s."me(, voril€roLJvNelcomed the four masted barque P,7,r.-the

last of the \r'indjammers - wheD she arrived inLondon\ Victoria Dock ar the coDclusion of hereighry-day loyagc from U/ellington, New Zealand.She carricd r cargo ofwool and tallow aDd also

brought goodwill parcelslrom rhc pcople of NewZcaland io old peopie inBr;ianr.

'lhe Lo il, 2,796registered tonnagc, wasbuih nr 1905 by Btohnand Voss of Hamburgand $as run by herFinnish orvncn of Mare-hamn until Fnrland dc-clared ilar on ihe Alliesin 19.10.

At rhai time lhe ship\ras in a Nerv Zeal.ndpor and was seizcd bytle New Z€aland Go!emmcnl, siDce $hcn shc

has sriled on coastalvo)lgcs a.ound NcrrZealand and Ausrralia.rnd linally as lar as rhe

tuncrican Conrincnr.

ft was then suggested,

since snipping space ha-l

becoDe so valuable, that

rhc Pa,,t/ rn;gh resumc'Pam, ii Loidon 1i.:r a. . ir trp r n

bank of six$ 2 volt 180

a. h. c. accunulatonclarged by a dieseldriven generator rvhichis run from 5 p.m. rill10 p.m. nightly.

T|c main aerial issuspended berween the

main and jiggei ma$tapproximately 200 feetabore wrtcr line. Whenwe asled the RadioOdicer, Stamon, il he

had experienced any dilficully in obtaining tnenecessary mctrc atnps

during Govemment sur-!c_v, hc answered. quire

AccommodaLian o nthe /'d,i. conparesquire faroufibl! withrhar of most modffnsL€rmships. alftolgh irhas bcen altered verylirde sirce rhe slip was

buik. Eleclric lisht isprorided by a smalL

diesel driveD 11bv gen.errtor, but ihe only

snall individual l<eroseneher old rur iound iire Horn r. Europe

Shc lvas provisioned and stored for her loDgvoyage and rn additional llireless rran niricr \L!sfirled, a 200 *'ait ftansmiuer corer;ng the shorrrvrvcs lrom six to sixl€en Dcgacycles

\ilc were called upon to service her irirelclrcquipment. The manr sei is an A.\!.A 250 wall(ansmitler, co!€dlg mediun earc ielcgrapht ardlrawlcr' band telcphony. On th€ lair€r rhey h{d

ncriin8 is sLrppiied by

,i.

managed to commuricale with coasr stadons up 10

300 miles. bur on the shon wave tansmi[er dailycommunicalion was effccted with Neir Zeal:nd Dntilihe vessel anilcd in tondon.

Po$er for both transmitters is derivcd fronr a

wx{

Tne \yircle$ cabin and adioining Rrdio OficersRooix hale been conslmcted in whar wrs originally'I OT. ,c roon,. IIofli.cF 10{ oIirgi.

\then rle enquired of Radio Olllccr Sianion hor'/he considered rhe Pa,rt. conpared wirh rhe steam

l.oit nued .n prs.24)

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8r,"l,l

8*pnoinr"n,

"l q,,7.

0l,l fr(,,J

I'.rtrdtt Jtoh ,'l'h. Aei.!',

NINtr1EEN hundred and lolr to ninetccD hun-dred and niner€en. lifleen ycars. not a lorg

.pel' a. rJ- a .ld frd er fil c $oLtd n caJure :rbut certailly quire a srrelch rhen laken as a panof rhe history ol commercial $ircless tetegraphy. Inrle eJrly D- ol lo0. I renenrb.r iou-re\:re roSeaforth, I-ircrpool. As I $atked down CambridgcRoad, Seaforth. my emodons scrc the samc as droseof nany of rhe new enrlnrs into the scien.e ofwireless tclegnphy. Manr Fiti agree {iih me whenI say that the Iilst sight of dre 1in rabemacte onSeaforth Beach was such as ro crcare a shock iothe emor;ons. In this linv hur ivas housed sonc oirhe apparalus rvhi.h ar thrr date ryas creadng wondcrmmt firoughour rhe world. As one approachedlcarer fte bu;lding the sensation ol myster! wasdeepened by nearins dre buzz and c ct<1e of thcspark rvhich $as sctdng up rvale motion 10 someship out in rhe dvcr.

Ho{e'e-. rhi. i. b! hc $dy I v:lt rry b\ lsingthc ships h.ted to give thc exrenl of Firelcss tele

Mar.oii St.lioi, S.diodh Sand3

gnphy in $xt ycrr as compared Firh whai se knowir to bc ta day. Firsl was rhe Cunard Line lrilh tneUd 1p.olid, Ehlr'i.t, Llcunia ad Uflhtiu, the acea'grerhounds of rhat day. Ihen camc rhe Altrn Line$irh rhe 7r,...d/. Baur,"' lonit nd I'd;,;rn.I rfirt r1i. -or phrpd rhc.t-ip..,:.ing ur o I ir.rpool fined rvit| relcss tclcgr?phy. Bcfore rhar darethcre lrd bcc! the Laha Cllonfla;fl and one or twooihers, but their scts |ad been dismantled. ODr olSolllhampion rherc s'erc thc Net York and philudelthi.t ol the American Linc, and oui of Londonwere rhe famous Adanrjc rransport tiners rhe Mirre,h.h-. .V n,...pah. d1d .Vian.to*a. Tte.e prd.rj"-.]llt iotalled all rhe ships of }ridsh regisrrt rharcarried {irelcss relegraphy.

I joined tne Vneh$ Schoot at Seafofth, of whichMr. Lindsay was insrructorJ about fte middle of190.1. and enlered ;nro my studies. Thc school com-priscd a room about .+0 fr. by 20 ft., fitred wirhfifteen transnining and receivjng sets. The trans-mifting starioD was nade of a ship rype buzzer, wirh

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a couple of'Q'rype ceusj and an aeliat hangjngfrom lhe roof made xp of lrom 6 ro 8 tt of No. 20barc copper wi.e. The re.ciling siarion conprisedone of rhe earlier rypes of coherer receivcF wilh a

Morse ini<er, and rhe speed of lransmission ro whichoDe iad to accustom oneself was fron s;x ro eighiilords a minutej not an easy mauer if a n1an hadbccn used to land line senicc workilg from trvcniv-5vP ro rh:'ry qord r rr:nu,e.

The standard ship sel of rtrar timc was tune ,A,

buih up from an induction coil working ofi rhemains or eig|r celis, si\ Leyden ja6 jn a lray, anda 6xed induciirely-coupled jigger. For shorr runsereceil,ins, tle famous old coherer $,as in nse

Alre".i\ mon h. ;n rhe .1oot. dur 1g whict .rmc

I pa$ed abour fifiy examinatjons, I, ",iih son.othcre, was appoinied ro rhe Stall. Thc long perjodin thc school irrs due to rhe fact ihar ihe companyhad ro ship starions on iyhich ro ptace rhese menard rhe elpecradon of 6uins rhe Whire Star Lineships neanr rlat mary hrd to be tepr in readinessfor such developmcnr. Ii,hd a number of us were

appointed to r|e smlT in Jmuary, 190J, Ne pere serro watch-kceping duries at ihe Seaforth WirelessSlation. Thtre rverc only ts,o ;mporiani &ys in iheileck. Friday and Saiurday, when ihe Alan andCunard Liners were expecied ro sail and rhe li,ersof rhe rwa Companies dre io ar!i!e.

trly finr day on dury was spent in brushjng u!the roon, polishing t|e apparatus, cleaDi.g rheaccumulaiors, and ralkins io our old fnend Mr. Bir Lne i8,1" roor ,. ts:\i1g i m d t-dnd in 5q ng ngihe fli'wheel of rhe engine whe! she refused robudge, and sucn like duriesi aDd so fte fiisr Dan.r hp qec^ "\ uniho r$av On tre Ffldal -hePalisiaz was due ro sail and, if I remenber corrccily,ihere we.e fir'e of us on duty ar Seaforrh, ,li teenon wo.kins r|e communjcarion wjrh her. Ir'hcn rsay dral dree ol !s were all iiyjng to adjrNt rheol.F. -r rh. \anre inF. and $o ornerr {dir,ng

to pull down rhe side lever of rhe key 10 catl lieship, wheiher necessary or ro1, I ma.lei ar theprescnt-day starion as compared wjtt what jr $as

OPERATIONAL LEAFLETS

A NEW senes of ab.idsed operationar teaflers .olerjns ftc M.LM.C. Co.,s mariDe equipmoris norv in couise of prepa tjon. Thc firn of rhese tcaflers, in respect of rbe ,seagraph,

Recorder and 'S eavisa' Dcprh Indjcator, ha'e recendy been produced The ;Scasraph, leaile; (Rci.OLSD.16) indicares phoiographically and in a concjsc form the nerhod ot operarion, aetaits ofinsening a nd! roll of paper and an explanadon of leadhg ihe soundjng rsoid, togerher sit|such data as paper calibrarion and mcthod oi indicaiing the ."nge in use, ei.. rne ;S"""uisa, r."rr"t(OLSD.I7) has been prcduced on similar hres. sho\jng fu lp;rrrionat d€rritj, norcs on rcadingthc bdicaror, draughr adjusmeDr er.., togcrhe. w;ft a pictoriat view on ihe back cover of r|ecomple(c'Searisa' Ec|omeler jnsrallnrion

The lbove leaners are addirionat ro the jnsrrucrion nanual nomalty supplied wirhequipmenr, and ii is susgesred ftar Radio Odicers shout.i endealour ro obrain copies fromlocal Depot and pass to ihe !hip\ Nayigating Staff.

I or Fady re c,en €. h. o.lo"ir g jnloma, on ," s,renLeafler OLSD.16-'Seagraph'-Mains only opcradon.Leanet OLSD.l6lA-'Seagraph'-Mains and bairery oDeradoD.Leaner OI 5D.t - jea, jj-\4;n\ ort) operaunnLeaflet OLSD.17lA-'Seavisa,-Mains and baitery opcraiion.

"";n

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Althoush $. ilollar stbrLlgr' nrs und.ubredlr iad rn''I r .h c Ii . ' !olhippins acririrt duiins the plsl Ie* nontns hxs bc.nsnflicien! r. kee! ou. ndt fully occuli.d. As usual, nosroi .ur rrorl nrs bccn ton.emcd rvilh r.nrine mril'cftn..j.b!. \irr rhe e\.epd,n of tnc nrnre ol a Lod. .nr D/F.n rhc ss. Srr,,/ P,trr, rhj.h rr\.rd.d o!r ly' t-rnN - o'l!e stealiy nr.nn .l F,,, 3rd .!/, nrils nou lcngr. d.livd.ed Io {he U.S G.v.r.Dent nrs resultd iD anumber ol our Radi. Olii.cr! bling sign.d ofi r...ndyin lbe Urited Slxtes SoD. .t th.s. hc! nale fccrxpt.ilted to othcr losels xr Aneri.u p.rts. bui themar..rv or tnenr, aitc a i.tr dr's {:y at Chrrl.sron,Sont! Cirolinr. ;r Mrbile, laLrailx, hirc bc.n .er ti.irleJ lir *ar oi \.x Y..t .r IIal,Irr.

'nrc ill..$ .r Radn) ()Ri..r M J Farrlly, ,...rdr'''''l''' \ l''l

nc.c$itrting xn olerxtnnr. \lc a[ lrl.rscd (] .en.r dr.tthe r:n,ll rrs.ntjr.lr \rtntr.knv, xnd Mr. F1rr.ll1\

f,rA R. C C.ifiths ,!fo \ rhe bidL oL I $n rndL r.- " 4.. " , | , ,i ,ileet in n probl.or rbt.h,s !l. brles\ l.jrrili.r r, nrny

'ri! " h i.nr-. Ihr.locs thn l,rri?r n.L rnrrlr Lo r lxmil! tl 1.urn'\: l,

' 'llr'h n\'r h 'r'toot 1. ,.n,,.

- I cr' ,1". ..\o.i ar'/I;h..ir. '. t. .o t,. . L |Lr,.\.n th. Bood old dar'J rhr r.ioll.inrn .l rIlfi .r.ir

t.n.r.rni. .hrrirhes s. irfurolnr\,,r. I o''i ll! ' h'.i h ,''. ,d t i t_t, ,

rd\o' h. rv,1lirud. ot .as! p.rsn,'nnr xdJ bcgrn (i d. .u pr.r krlo$.. the dsel,,fnrcnt ol rhir frliminic arro.o!.h i. nrfutur. {hich n ti. nrn,hr.n.l rll rlrl r.Lier.m.nr.AVONM(XJTH.

.. h,. ,

r',n i, !. , t:, n\..,1 h,c.nc to lihelnsnn.J on Rxdr. \rrk. \i. \i:n nim rh:b$t or hcl .nd so.d lrrrlire housc).

n r', llt'1o", or ": p -sr.ser siip t.i.nils .r th. Lld.rs trnJ Frd.s lieeLj,j,ilrdri r.n B"r',r, bcirs Li. ol dr. b$r tin.nn .tr.nJiId.I'

Wc havc iit.d tb. ]Jr1dfu si(h .ornirl.t. DL_\r rri\r ,lilmanrlcd rh. .ld srirk qcl xnd F .d j31 :19t.

\I '. n t. )a l

h l' "n ,' .. ,. .'I "ll o ' ' ut hrl)n ', .a

e(.., goad s.!. ro hand1. * I (!ric l.r rtt r.n.crn.dM h h...

m e !o a11" . 1 b.ln ( Iisif r \r!,nn'h,rri rc rd,xrrLrir

I)epots' NervsS\\'ANSE-\

SliFring scn.rallr las r.m.incd qui.t at this !orr.rrith $c cx.erti.n .1 snall cr!ft.

Heavy welthcr in thc nshirs n Lrsr! br;ngs 1ritll irdr. nNrl croF ol i.oDbles

'lbd sLy, i!seve., n nor so.loudv x: it \rould xpp..it0 bc. It n cn.or.rgnrg ki re..rd dilt 1*o rcssils h3!eload.d ..!l lt rhi\ Fo'r Lluring De.:mb.r lor Annral;.and Carada. Statntics publislrcJ in LIre loral F.e\s, r\nsued bj- (he P. A!6..njes, indic{re .. i!.r.as.d ro!,nxge using th. por as .omprr.d {iih 19,16. 1Ai\ in..e!se

hund.cJ rh.lsand lons.hcrcased actititt h aiso nnnciprtcd in the nea. Iulur.

du. ro rhe incr:asing oil renning eytensions ro l. cr..t!Jat Lllndarcy. Additional lacihn\ are r. be r,.'iJed xrQueers Dock nr. the erpediliers hrndli"g oi r.!k.s.

v nJ l,,r,ll br inF.ried duri.g tlrc comlng acr. lnn Srcdenrnd r.onsidef.irlc x.r.unr tl thn !,nn!qe \ill l. dis,.h.rged rL P.d lrlh.l.

ft is with !l.aru. r'! narr kr.t..rd rnr ,.lum 10.lur'oi Miss l-i$is. xne. her nrr.uu in hosfital, l.rti.{.n.e morc nr xnd n.ll

Radio Ofli..r A \\'. Rrc. ,)r srrr!.x !r Mis illl,l o. O'o' . ,.il.t.is C!u.!, C.clot, Sr'hse, (i,rqradNtir;ns rndb.i risher b th. hrDpy .oupl._fbe Srall .1 Sw.nrlx nnh xll rle rcr! b$r.r lrk

CAI-Ct:r'1ATb. srd Nt Crl.urri cxr.nd {rnn.,{ q..rh.qr Lo xtl

.trr.ollelgues.sh.r. and !ll.rr rna nna th.ir b$t eish$ior rh: \u..ess .l rh. 'Mri..ni M3ria.r. V. !run-;r {i

'pr.vio!: isues. h,,r rh. nD.rhil lrn!1hv ilii.s .i rtj.H.ror!rv D.l.cirr..rtrrl..! rirh x r;\iJerrbl drlrr

On'' ' r r'1 ,r. t- -,.tt . .

D.;rb.r 01 rn. \Lxfl iiilin* f.r..1l iL n,.i. in!! !,r.rtltr. .dnirarin! L! n trir. f M. tnilli!\. ih: D.ln,rMrnsar, stinq J;"n "irh " "-i "".i,Ni,trj.L.ill 1

ntin the .lrai. .... 2gri. v rjr rh. l.{i,e nr!m .nl\' 1''''1,,icmics bLiildnr:,r Lo t,ll r,l[e xl] rirlll.r:.1 it {rrx.! L.rins rn:t JinS.N lighdi l..!red. .

Th.,..r '' '1 A ..t'1..t ..n, 's,rh t!. C.mFsnt Insr;c.u I l (r!rron hr! rrjr.il' h r', ', . o_. "nl

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lu'. : :. ,F-, . \..P.t , \'. , L" '. l-. ,.. $. n-,I ',.o n l.' r. r..

h.., . tr " t..rn) 3bl. x: n in oLr D.n.r.Ship ntrins rnn rcitring his illlen otl du'nrs rhc pr\L

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s

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'tr v lnr \,i... l.\V.\1",. r /.J,p.t .\...rot M\1' \ f.\. I \4 M ,. .. il 0..\\l"i rl v.V ' Rrr.\ / D l , ,"

'j3l/.1, 352A/7.10. 5?t, rirtei bv TA L c.e.. 5.\.1*arn.,, BIS.N C., 433 Int. M,/S at lrcscnt bcinslrttcil br l.A L. M. Ma.(l!fir.v

Mri;tcnxn.. rr..l( }rs b..n .;nsiderabtv c.s.d .ecen.trL d,' 'o v lr'r. prn.. ,r.or.. \'nr.,. ar. ncvcr lcss lhjn nlty lorejgn,goins vc$els in ttrcr d.., l.or,:.1

I I n,. r.|o \x l the I "ri'i ,r, I \ u I h..n ,brt"r L - I l'..., h I'c r,l. ,ro 6 "t,' te.. -j, .. i..ro- h' , ,' o n! o'r

' d ) r i' .'o L "r'3,.. Jt .nJ\hiD dr. . .r JsIl) T.A.s creu ind Miccafiry ha,e. ., r . eo o, . .., i.,n. "o ooi h

', V l, \ s p.rr'. .1t ,.1.t ..u,!!( .nn mdurrrc. ..nsiddrjns ihc nli ot Indtin

ln lr, l h ,,r eno B. 1.,.r{. t rnr', r L ri ''1 F.

', or. I .. ,," r,. h . or n .rigoro!nr comDlain.d ib.ut.GItTMSBY.

q .. ..io .nolio . L L, !r''. l'"i :.. ! !. \ ' IOL'' .,...,-f,-.ixi.d thc Clri\rmxs H.liillr,s .r.n .rorr lnar x alll " , .r ,,,,- or..4 t. .h,.' ., D\,n.,nBa sD. " r,.,.t I

lt r.e in .1..k.x't,\1. ( o ..n radro L'.r,

Lr tr, j dLrnc ar Chrlrnrxs o< ,JAr rh. inriiat'on ot Mr. E.nitr Ha ison, r SL!6Dinn{'dSo 1,.cr' . \" I I "r I Do!rnH, .t,r

.. D..mb., I t" \ o. r.r_rirle.v.ni.g qs sp.nr b,r all .r.Drbers of the st.t1.' A, r 11 h-ld , p.r," bro ..r .ra 'or'..dV-. Bo..u

" , S . 1 I f ,.. , 'Mr. f. lrn!r rlnro\r Jll h. 1.{\er\r- o t,1"r. , i, .1\4 o \1 : da v troot r' .j t tj

. \\' L(r:ue. ir h, re Fnd rhr.1n

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] ll r ' l. .. ror iL..'"ll . l" e' h"tp. r"." ti-.r .t - ,r, r.t1.or. ....! .om; N.' -...r' I I r' L c:pp ..r...Dr- ,. _toi .e " ..,. hrr t.... ,. .no,. rrr J .., -.\ 1 | I..! to ort tr,_-.,.0 l r. ..,. .r.RiLe sonL rr dr\c !. ! s

Ai.u. Mxdn.f.nniark5 on i6 nrs iull !e!r.1 lil!.se shonld like k, ra:i rhat it h dciniklJ'' ve. ;uch rlprr.iatrd !1 rnn DcDot. .nd is ielcom.d as I lrns a;aicd. i 1" nc I 'i ct.r.I.EIT11,

Sin.. ou. hi nok\ scrc mbDrilt.d drcre lls been litrl..h.rye r. .e...d in thh arca !-nling s..k has sircn vav. - -r n.n.

'rrdLo ' r I 1 h. ,,nd: on. \hh''' llr 'i s : n.. 'tu\ ';, dWc have so tar lailed to r....J Lnlr iour of olr

T.M.T.A.! hrrc Lreen appodrd, riz., N T, SehFte, T.Clnrle. J Ja&son and N. G. Ma.donald. T/,\ I: ri. S.Mr.donsld xn.l S.T.T.T.A. W. Millcr lave bee; on drcsick ljst lor sonc Linc no*, bui tre undcrsand tirv sre.! g f..r, . .d . th-.. \.1.t Li. lM.MorD". \'ho $rs rc.entlv lcnt to Merrs. C. Sxllesenror shorc durier on lne Lrbido. Co2st, hrs now reru.ned' .., li n.h. r..r.R" o, :.Her.l Ori.,

lcc .x1end congratr io.i rrd be $jstr.s k, M6. ardT"".)it';\r.1.tihinh.J r Llxuqlr.r,n ahr.unrr DiJ.

ln lne lht ol D.p.r Pe$onncl dre n!nr. ot \v. ?,Mush.ll iSlatl alerk nnd Crshi.l was inadretenrtl1'. , .. d ' e-'i. .. --., r,1, " i

Wc take rhis olporrlntrr, oi ristrinx ou' Ednor !n1lrll rhe Co.rpany\ Smd, nhdcld d. may tr., . Happ!Rnn Pr.sp.r.us i_en tcafGLi\SGO\"FrRsr Tna{r.IRS sarH !a/l iIn lhe int..erins rrti.lc $rbDiu.d bv Alonroudr

" \r'1i,t ,,, ,. \ t-"r\,1" \ - v. .. - f..r..," .nq o rh' vl r"p rn\ Lpr,r"'r. t-"hr\1,o '.q<tiior \,1,.. Dil

rrn, e b,.,L n rro.\, De. .xn\or ioJ \4 f F o ti o ..o,ri i.!.er"11 " ' o" -J o \1, t\ 1..,11.' . o1 ri,. L r,, tt .n. 1

'In addition tlr "carrici, s.s titr.d $n! o,e rf rtrc\'.ry ..rli.{ r}!es ol D.F., anJ jf I remcDba. corrccit}t o. r. ."-. r'1 c . r ou .r .d .i, o. t)

' .d ol lx d-o xd," I ".r'1. Ilor'lo.Jr. rr ,.xf !r rr rhe tahiD0 rr.un.isll,i \, ,r!, n .1 h --:o. "dr D"po.,", d 'rr T ln ' n. ..er ' lr ..t rte,

.,r' .. \'s eto tslrl l l3 ui, 'r.v LocHsLrroRrd'.T!.r. nrrr.ved jn Mc$,s. David MacBralne's Jlrruj' 'I l- h'. on' h -"n'.r,dol \.wlan nd he n,. $e,r...ilanJ' b I' r 'e o.. , t,.' h:. O\ao h". j,r

!,. ,,../,,, 1,.,.on h<\,..,.. 'r v' 6 \ A ,t, hr.c-Mi, 'r,'o bo '!i ). .L h

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StrA@RAPH OPERAOPERATION-MAINS ONLYI lO SIART eq!pment se. :h.t .idir iwitcf i 5ei ir ih.

2 Open recoro€r dooJ ,oi.rLe LHp! e\ 4h.e rJ.t .r .1 5.1 !.rh.t sry u; po.t ! .o :+ ic oip.per. Pui lo,n oaD., !c\e,:l

:l::' 'h" n ;""'

:l Push o, plr ,.nse cci:.iioposro. 2orIfo:h.

.fge requ r€i. Tli. 3.t.ockwse t. mit oJ :,.v€R€co,der 5ho! d .ow b. runnins dfd p lot lamp n Tran;.eiver Llf it i l!miiat€d

-5..rlvt!.ortr

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lt

ll4 Adjust s.i!vity .on10 i.r

den5e eci,c ine cn ,"..,.J.rilhout it/cduciir re e.ho€s.

5 Not€s m-) b. written o. the,e.o,.l ihie.lanp wltlr th€

elect,o ytlc p€ncl p,ovided.

6 ro d/dw d ie ..ross il€ re.ordpr€$ the burton switch.

For c.e lunn.t,on ncht o,.1.,ope,dt,or uP fo d m d; DovN

Pre5s button i€ m.,linr

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lloliu.nco l'pon lla.d.at

E!ira.i fron 'Joumai ol Connler.e',27l12l+7.

l] Al\AR ,< prchabl\ rh. mu\r in tortanL iddiLion ro ships' !a\isrtional equipnrenl smcc nireless \rrs" l^r nnel. and hu!!h c hr\c.^i\,{cntly crprc$.d thc ri€w-noL nnnersrl\'held, by any neans

rhar in trs trcscni impcrlecr s(are ol dcrclopmcni n snonld Dor be rrcated .s oLher than 3n aid ro

.a\ig!rio.. rnd should supplcnrcDl Lhe. rhar slrpplari iradnional mctnods, {c nc\e(heless recognisc

rhar. used judiciously. radar .a! o\cr...re to a sr.ai. rhoush loi dccisirc, erteri ihc nllurxl hazards of

los aDd poo. \isibiliir'. Ccrnnrlv the rimc for aheiine rhc hictraiional Rulcs.nd R€gularions lor l'reiendng Cotlis;ons ai Sca, be.arsc ol radar. has ..1 JeI arrtred. nor do irc considcr drt de.e is an!'

I ,.-.,\ ut ,_: .o . , r.- \rn.

This conricrion has be.ome xll thc lnorc Ji i $irh Lhe plbli.arion ol findings of courrs oI inqrir),{lich halc inlcstisaLed (he calses of maiuc ..mdlLics jnl.oivjng one or no.e ships fiited rvitn rad.r. I!one easci upon $'hich we coftmerrcd .ccendt, ii nas.ctcaled lhrL !.due,elian.e had bc.n placed uPoD

rhe inl.rmation picrurcd o! . rada, screcn: ii lranspircd Lhlr r'blind spor', due 1o rhe intcrfcrcncc ol iheloremasi. caistcd. .nd of this lacr those on boaid .Dd ! collision o..!red in corsequcnce.

In rh. .ase ol anoihr .ollision bel\'een rwo shits, onc oi whi.h \ras hLred wiLh .ad.r, onc of. il not rhe.

nain causes {as becausc a ship mnsler isrl(ned rhe Namiiss givc! lrnn by nis radio o[i!cr, Nho \as oper-NLing rhe ship's .adar.quipmclt. Ol coursc, lhe.€ stre oth$ lacios in dris casc, r!d. .s ir bappcn€d. hallof thc blNmc fo. rhe a.cidenr $as placcd lpoD thc other shif. Nercrihci.ss, it is dini.uh Lo uDdersLrnd

rhy rhr masrer ol rhe radar c.tuippcd ship continued on a .ourse \lhich he tnely would lcad lria intodnnser. alLer h$ing nad rhrcc sarntugs !I lhc incrirabiliry .l ii, drc nrsi of rhcsc iarine hccn silen2i nimres belore the.oll;sior.ccuircd

Ir ihis irstaD.e. ir $as DoL Llie c\isLenc. of an unknorn 'L,lind 5por' nhlch $!s rlrc .a!5. al the

.rsuahy. bui probablt rhc'bhxlnesi ol a shit masier in liiling 10 take ieed 01 lhc samings gi!.n bvar appararus !'hicn nadc .oniccrLrrcs rnd inleren.c! se(ord bcn guides lor the navigatioD ol nis ship.

1r {o!ld sceD ihai morc.xcuscs rould bc ldvrn.id lor thotc who hr\c wurglt placed Lo. Diuch

i.lian.e upon redar ihNn for ihosc rvho hdrc Fla.ed roo lirrlo. but Lhc 1!c(s oI tiresc .ases. iI th.y ,lon.rhing clse. scrrc ro illusLfu,c thc lolly ol pursuing eiIh.r.oursc. Ntrd nrpporr our opiniotr Lh!l rrd.r should

be .egarded ar rhe molreDr olly as . rert uscflrl xid io larigetion. xnd nol $leLhing ro bc rclicd Lr|o!inplicjrl\'. o. jqnorcd ahogerhcr

THE RADro oFFICER ntritt..l ,r/ J,r! 6

ing fcading on ih. 'Old lfun! t,rcs, d tccn sen{'of warch lccpnrs rcsponsibiLiLy eslc.irLly .r.o!.d. lo,. .\l-., ,,rh\.r '.rr.,Jr, ".i '!r drcir dcrd' \rilhrsncss to Jern Nnd lcccpL

.1,- r, Jt ., i.) rr "rJir , '., .,''

.leiicaL rnd manncDlDce jobs eithouL hrring con-sianily ro bc rcnindcd. This nu! seem lo be a

soncwhr( .ontlic!ted aLld eia.ling .arlogue olr.qrircmenrs lor Lhe lighL hc!rred beginner ro livcLt i. hur if, fron rhc sur( cl nis rn.rrine career. he

Nccefis ine cilicic..! .l rh. snrior lnd rh€ scrrr..as nis peramo!.i snip-board .orsidoalion. ns .anDor go frr .s._iay :\nd wher, soEc rcas lar.r rr.is.allcd lpon io a$urnc lull rcsponsibiliry for x

'. rB" lI r."1 . { \" I , !,r'o'.., d \e,ti '-rnd rra) leain. iro.r biLler .\tericn.e, lr.\r easil)rlre r.plralion of a siarion .an bc jeotardised br iilnior rvho p.6isn in pliiing his o*o lreedo .l,.ri.n l,.fnr. rhe ifr.r.\F of rh. s.r!i..

(7 o be contine t in 1s:ae 5.)

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A Fherw.od rrawlcr, 6. nhao , \a. Rcenrh wrccreJor rhr T.elaDdi. corq vih lne t.q..t (hrr. m.mberr arde crcv. The Skippe. ao! his S.O,S. ro other trawtersin ihe vi.iniir or rle Marconi r.$soitter bur no shipcould approa.h sithin hali a nile. Thc suwiroft ve.e-vcn.uJli. '. -ucd bv .ore lcrland.r , vho hrut"J &.mur 3 650-foor .lid i! a raline btizzard.

Temp, r!rJ Tcclrnr€l A-.r,nr L L. st,ill:.or h"bern p.omokd ro rhc T.chnicdl A..^."n1 .'"F. Se oRc,h'm , Lr cons " u "rion a-d sood k .hp . tp.hni-"lA. i,ranr G. H. S) r hs" becn ua.,tene' oqLoie'Jr tv thi Depor we rc..o.r hinr on r, .hc nrenJrboI ln" r"R ncrc.

The D.por suF Li,n r. rJn\ei ro rhe CoxrDrn\ rh.,ni.d "fpreciarion ot xoa. coo. ; he. and e,;F $.,drrerrrn.Lon r. r.u tn.'r sden ro ."e rhe n,re'Marconi eill on rop 'n 1948, S. h.p\ rhc N, r yc,. riti(-.3n eferrn.rea\.ng .-pptv ol our n"! appxrJrr,.

ot I o.t a, v. !1-tdlre r i ,\ ro he I J:.or and rho . uho soii urlrh h m,tor " i.') t-" d .tov, and d-. .5of lu.l rbr. sn."r

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SOUTHAMP.TON.sin \ hri,inr hp ld r no e, d r'erj .u Deflod .( \iorkhJ reen c\paienlcd - S"rdJm{^ thoo,o hi!.3..c..drall. re'ur.ncr rnd tr h j.m !.me rtF Jrrc_r

3pp3 3lr.. DoLn w L-d S.R.F. ]_he Occr !h ,x,tii.iL' of-hi por. rri.L Lon, i .f.k oim v R O..\p e rn6 a prerercnt. ror rh,e;oJ oto so,550. o,c. Th. .onr's biLs.en otd r-d ne"! r , pro-folnd thar it h natural tnat manr oi tne .tder h;n.t\.hor.ld .eq u ncc-."r' "di,r m.n olidoas

Main intercs nee has been centred on the triats .itn' khed.\hi \tdl lin - Et M l& Faod bu. br M.. rThornr. i I ror $" Alerand"J M"reiltp run. Tne ai--.-rdng ir r q" rh. pe l,.mrn.".. $e serqrrph..L.

rhe.m.o d qd . r..lle-r. .n .r .e o ;. r:. J .r o"intro he (on.rrr rL n vr lhp h rtt nw, ne.e.afl! pur $(Fier..d lull proe.'o \ d-nEe,.L tl n 1r dmid h,o.. Th.a'ml'rv ol hp e".en.ive s.R.t..v.enr q6 5e-"It.'n.rr,d uron bJ, nrmb.. or .n'o, lh, .! ci

odirion '. ot d h eh rdarJ, r Dprh( .hrp Lx" vitt ca-J fgvF Kjns qh - ^ar

..J.New 6'rng ,onr rLe o oc.t p\ I e Im, or rle .,a rr

T.pnr on \ b.inJ a. lollo!: El uotct / .d/, o. "!- !1n,Lod . o1.. rJpo M rr.o ,'3rr, S ,sr!ph, \.ir C. Bulronz1d E, J.) Httu,tNcart. o.e!n.o.r: cR.o, I. r)!. M,-u a rrdrr /p,e ,oi . Ro t;an!, 5i1 .J r. L;le LoncMo.. .r;./rr. 5Jr )Jd CR.!,0 pr-ron. rm.en',.k,. CNY2 P-Fqon.. / zpi-. /.;. -to CR. .n

Sedm,w P" e- ten . CatujJuz, \e"-n!* /V^(. E d Ks.xilp, S R.F ilonn, r \rr.,,,-,n.u lui!s! a'e on lne boot,jj il.tuil,ne .(i-al Vortd.'pd and (r-can brrs rnd le'de s.R.E, equipnenr Gen_rork !.. b,.n "b.ur rom"l. br. rheipponul tr hr\ prp,enrcd Felr o unt s.rni *v Jqrre.er(-.'!e or'erlr . oi rnurh _1d ,nratar;n,.ado.e drctr -nrp, app^s- Lc.bll h.ve q\LomeJ lhcF'uT oI n M.s.P. C^, EzE tip Aad-. rh.. vill .st!

a.rd - roy.ge !, n pa.lenscr.hi! i-Jaluary Nok tnar .. runv of dr, unrol I !.rt. .;a,rre, bacl on f\

'-sular \ervj.o. rl dor, ,r b"einninc

r..look re.ll\ p-.-xrr. 'ho'rEl .her. ,. ., n.id.abtr t.\ r-r

Trmire.aoq ro fi. p*.onJl.idc oi rhe D.pot, v.p he\^ro m.ord oe r..rsn€tron o, our frnocrapler. M" D. pMlndy 8nd drc ri\al.ol Mi\., F.nron n hr ph. .

neq oDprJymen'. "nd vc hca'dh $e ^T^ te t_ .r dlLer

htr Lenml \e,r ,n rh" Seni.,3 sr Criro and ohcrro'aer !e'r'. \\ri r.t6rd ro !he T..h-rcat sraF) *(,m \orD t..aJ p.oJh\".,5.TTl A. patier, rh,hr' rcvp red 'o he ." LR "n, h". b.e- "D!o.nr.d ro

H.dar. On hp v!e- ha d 1,, q.tcomc \, J. p ar, shor.P-br or he ,-po,""r, h.,. ..1frDEVO^\PORT.

^\noe- nir-. r I \.I no,. r.j, !.d (r,rD. non' D mr \j.h a or. .o e,sJr';r hore .norortud rnc !onrDlimen6 of rn. Sp:\.nTl( in..r 'ns dho drap hos. h( D.p,{. "t,,.h i,.rJ'ed righ our.d..rhc \', t^v"- L.r... HM. D".(J"d,No-h our ro-. i. ' .n,diJr.t.. opr..i , i r- 5R.]fr \t slll .ont]bed

Re. rrl . vfl. El,J ro q.tcom. V, r. Tr.m!.on1.9 .( h l'.'o'd . nr1r.vn \'rt R.dd ..F:-int 3r.M. L -q..Ioi o .rr I\3t LR.,f"nr ".,rt.- orrntcre{'na drrs oubidc our norDral oh;nI A.A A. I ertte- . " Lcr :T.d ,o h- D..!olroa ch ln iorJ v .r.. r $ nr d ,, r e .h( \.Jd,iph.,{r" 3n La re b- } riJ p {,rn_ . , .u. Fs";d;qLh v.rkatomn hq.ll,.n r,sr;r vx I .,:.(did. p.-n hr be .3 "Lle o .F I1! \ {.. . f,. r! ol

lreronpo.L D, o4r rho.i n., .".t .or rrr, .rn ..d,n.o Ln.n x| h m,i1d vnntlre Rrd3r (.ur-c qh'.h a rnu ." -IIONG KONG DEPOT

,, \rc o l..r d , o_ue M, !s, M!.in.,. Hons(o-r h,. {.a.,q.d lj-. t. & o. t,.er'r!on f on. Tr

R3d^ Ofrift l R c Jonl 04 " * "a,, .i.", ",ror F"r lo . mJnJ ! .r, :nd q!:"e rooRfs. turrd ro n.e nc ohe !,r ^; r.at.r.qhen rJ lr.3 O. \c..1 irp -6.t on.h. t-r, I-.ve.n

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v 'rh Lt c-L' tir^, \ \vrel.,. Pro. du,. n.r 'n

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Sin.. .ur last lores $c P & O s.s .S,tdl,tnd andC!,b,. also Snaw, Savill lnd Albnrn s s. trt.rr,.c Edr,h3\.t. nD-.J. rd. n., , ir h. I

!3$enerr \ I !sTh. P. & O. C.mlanv exnecs to !r'e thc pxsseng.r

rineis Mooran. tlaloia, Ran.hi. chntdl, C !ha& ait.]. x."d nI ul j J\i.. \ '1.. n,.'o llS .r'd "I

Tcchni.ll -\sistrnl _l-. Flcenro.il !!s lsrin L'c.n !lthc Corrin.nt on fitting duties, rnd $x\ a|l. ro .eturnk, Lon{lon i! timc to iniot rhc rcsnt ra$n *irn hisf,mil!. lrritins !t nh hone .n Chdsmrs momins

ln , . , }\-M.F 11 r'P rs .,rr: ."

I l'n'"r" n' oi o d 1 'd'|o, h" p .d oDJo'M " ' \tLorrnl-in.e , u

l{c fulcolrc -Iechnicrl A$htant E J Hrslxm bLondon lron F2lDouth.

Ridio Ort.c. N. Mussrovc hls bc.n uxnsr.rr.d r.orthc sei goiDg sLRd to thc permrncnt te.hni.al safi nr fiis

CHRrsrii{s trN! NI'q Y!,u Oc!:aN LErrEFs.A lxrq. nunb.r oi Ocean Lctters \rct rcc.ir.d ai thh

*'r r& Lo n:. "no u.', on i :J. I rrrrlo ri-tc L r

"oPronnl,.- Lt, d.- ."o.,,3d l'::'.f. 'rs.. C,r/o,..St.rr,d.n, Oti., Pt.ti.etktt, Cn'^ al

Canine.NE\\'CASTLE.

InL- It Youn ".hJnr'i hr\cr;l nDo'.M' r. l 'hpr-!1r _

'Jd."..- r ;,:, l. r Llnr.-r"c" r'ocl,' h.Nofln Eas Coa{ ind Mr. D Dodds, l.tc D.!r(t Man1'r Mil IHr\.1' M'nr,\" 'lAi-n. n i h l'!o o. h.J ' o'D ri'l _

ll$. Mr. Chaplran cxpesred 1o &e sad hG xllrechrtunol ih. $illine .o-ope.ation and h!!py ,ssoci2lb' le nad!l*xvi had .nd introducod Mr. D.ddi, sith dr! hof.

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REETINGS ro fie nany Radio Ofiicers. rnembers of our Depor Technical

Stafis and studenrs from abroad, who have been wiih us during 1917.

, heart! welcome Io rhose whom we hope to mcet du.ing thc coming

The fiDal course heid in l9+7 was

atl€nded by Radio Olficers McN{otran'Ryric, Sharland, Sifain and Mr'Gudnundsson, an Icelandic studenl.

Havins successfully'radiolocated' de

Rdda' list .ton cas

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Caihcdral, Hospital, lle distant \! T sradon and other features of

r|e couDly rown. tlrcy will norv be compeient to assist iheir Naligadng

ollicers with lhe norc serious duties oI locating bv radio the coast

line aDd ol|er Ypssels around rhcm on thcir lovascs t" o','"" [11. o.

. D.C. ReJiorrr.R.sonant C,xriry

GLOSSARY OF RADAR TERIIS.'I'he R.O. who brings cigars lor fie girl friend's lalher

'Time, G€nrlemen, Pleasl'Thc sparc luse for ihe inah swith(Kcep it under your ha!.)Found on rhe bcach (sPecies fcmininc)

The excuse for thc 'hangorei.The lquator.

PROGRESS OF NE\( DEPOT PREMISESEAs'l IIAM DllPoT AND CENTRAT s'loREs. thc addilion oi I nisi floor' :{ '!l' -)-1:!Md. HoL . \'".ere'd 5 r"

h' o di_c, r"h / . I d, d ro \" a To'r 'ar- ocpr

'i"i ,,"if " ii.tr'- l,iirai'- licence n ;bsincd. Atno$ NEY'cAsrLE l)Eror --

:!ir \ork, tig.ihe. {n!or x...hm.darnn no*

*:':9,111.1 l':"1::,!i-rld1't.-ll:ii'i ::,:o^'::::1,,:'"]:il i,'iJiful'oi'oii"'tr"i;.oih. rhole oI &e luiLdins is.ow rr.ur occuiaLi.n. bnt

iijl "iii|$"ii i'rii,,'"Jii.."';;i;;ll ,ii" -i:;. l,i ;n. ,l.q*" o' n,. ro ra.r .t sLooE \ri!.. \rc are dronrr" -' -*;" the ba;. to premis.s in Bridi. srrerl. $hich {nLinF oi \r'e "r.n^L

LIVEFPOOL DI]?OT.VEFPOOL D!l?o]. froridi: nnplc spa e Jor ou' lodl r'tir ies

w;.[ j; ptd-"nta satislacto.ilt ar i!. nc\ premiies gr\RTI-FPooL BASI')' , , , .--wo.t $ progrc$lrg sadsracto.rt ar m. ncqind {e anticiDaL. racatins the Chnpcl Strcel Arrangcmnrls a.e now in hand lor leas;ne x nnrlland emenng rnt. occnpatton .l rlHolse. t'all Mall. carly in 1948

i";;i ,,"-;,ir;;;;_ Lr", i. r o."on,h(rrhDo., . ,.', i I r

CARDIFF DEPO'I,'fte neLr deEai, Marconi Housc, Moult Sruari squa.c,_o\ n. -n- co -rlr'i r, nd " ip " mo\ nc

"early in Ma.ch, 19,13-GRIMSBY DEPOT.

T'rel.\tF, "e.", l" on n: nhuilding siie in Fish Dock Road on whi.h {€ i.te.d !lr - Tod.rn dep13 .o1 " r br i'lp i . i

AVONMOUTI-T DEPOT.Alllicadon is being made tu. a licence 1o lnde.tlte

$r. danase repalrs. ctc., ar rn dcpot. xld $nich shouldrc Li in nakilg rbe lremises $o.thy of tnc Conrlany,borir xs .esa.J: appearan.c dnd aneniries.LO!f!STOFT DEIOT.

Worl in cornedion sith $a. danase .cpxi6 andn,I J,'r.ro ^.- p ia p ,o or^Lr-.^f e i.r- B"r.err Cr. 1' P "d

;. no^ in''e. p' .ib e ." rar ' \h. 'l l- o .n r ' ',

MII-FORD HAVUN DEPO'I-.Tnis buihins las rbcentlt, 6ee; doublcd in siz. by

5HALLO\( ECHO-SOUNDING EQUIPMENT!- n.', "o,r '1,:.h rn, \' e 'l

,Doelr(d in ri ,l01^.rri.e, rhi.h or-u!.J F3o ''"nJ J c M.-.on: M3'i " \o. 1. rro l' oI !j n\""m!l .er! _ r !.r'te' _rd up n: ".otre...tuLr \h.uld l.c as foll$\

rase 12. caLuDrn oner '11e pernliilrate line slouldactruilr ba ihc penuldnate linc of colub! i{o Tnlsthc last scrtence in colrmn t*o on Lhn paee sho!]d havr

'ead: Ir {as obrious rlnt in order to locate the l.*.r.h r' lh\ ro b. r r. I

' u: h.r'r.r., j. 'd"d .onlerce p_3 ^ bs!.kini on prnllel s*cc!s. which cove.ed fte lnlL lcnsd' r'" !i-- ar.",.nd. rlrne oL", d \.1'n.e -

disimc€s ol apD.oridately nle feci.''I-he loD line in c.luDn nro oi rlse 12 slould narc

beea fte iop linc of colunu iwo on pase 13. Thus thcla{ scnicncc in collhn ote o. pas. 13 snould have readas follo$s: "fte "pin-pointilg" of tle obFd by lhr

Dc"n ,!r,'d.d .n e ent "l 'a. r n v,ev.f rhe ..$ri.r.d yisihilirt .t the div.rs under ratc..'

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Ducr-rsrr

nll ot:et

lhncrnrc

tha lV orld.

plant has been ordered from the Compsny for Sen

gulam Power Strtion: this consists of two, and iaierfour, 12,000 kw horizontal impdse water tu$inesand generators. The order also includes fie s'vitch-gear and transformers.

The third freld oI power generation, that in whic!diesel engines are employed, finds 6e Company's

workshops at Rugby and Skford-where the dies€l

engines and altemators are made, respectively-extremely busy on Fower plant of this type formany overseas countries. Four of dle 8-cylindrr'Q' type Fullaear engines are ordered for Singapore

Docll'ard, and those who put in to this mightyport may peihaps see evidences of two of rhem

being erected, in pan replac€ment of the si{ Fulla-

sar engines which were destroyed by the Japanese.Threc engin"' are bc'ng :rdded ro rhe gen€rdting

plant of t-he Sudan Light and Power Company, atKhartoum, and two 7 cylinder 'K' type, and three

7-c]'linder 'RK' type diesd-engines are being manu-factured for se in the BDrma Oilfields.

Airblast Switchge is one of the newest develop-

ments in this field, and the Company occupy a

promin€nt position among the few manufacturers

in this country $'ho are capable of designing and

construciing the largest equiprnenls of this type.

They have orders for a 12-circuit 150,000 volr in-,rallarion ror Spaio. a 7-circuir insralladon operating

in conjuncrion wirh one ot dc hldro-elecrricschemes in Portugal, and operating at 165,000 volts,whilc 110,000 voit swirches of the airblast design

arc al*. on o.der lor Tasmanid and Sweden

An imponarL ordcr Irom rhe Srdre Elecrricir\Commission of Vicioria was for the supply of the

first 220,000 voh transformers to be operated in

(.More nezus from our lriend.s and. colleagues of E.E.C.

The main ever. in thc 'English Electric' yearwhic! has iusr concluded Fas thc openirg of tleNelson Research Laboratories at Stafiord onNovernber 5fi. by thc Rt- Hon- Harold l(ilson,O.ts.E., M.P., President of the Board ol Trade.(Reference was made ro this iD thc last isue of the'Maiconi Madner'.)

A survey of the Company's order book at thcend of the yea. showed it to be exrremely full: and,moreover. fie Company's contribution to the expondrive occupied a very large percentage ol th€ $orkgojng rhrcugh the shops.

Finland bas ordcrcd tlvo 30,000 kV/ turboaltemaror setsj while orders fo. similar machincs,though of smallcr sizej have come from SouthAmenca-from a large Oil Company-and f.omSolth Africai scveral oth€rs in various parts of thc

slobc were comnissioned during th€ year.Thc alteinaiive fofm of pdme mover-hydro-

clccric power-in rvhich lhe Company's output hasalivays been high$ than that of any olher Britishfiim, has occupied nuch oI th€ artention of theRuSb) V o'k\ during rhe pd.r )err. Hidro ElccrncaE.panola ol Spain ha\ plaLed a large..omprehen.i\eorder wirh rhc English Electic Cornpany for thcequipment of the power station at Cofrentes, onLhe R:ver luc"r, in rhe neighbourhood ol Valcn.'r:\hile a Iu!lhcr order ior addidonrl hydro-ere.,ri,uit lor thc Talraleah Power Station of rhe Tas-D1 nia Hydro-Ilectric Commission has been receivedduring thc ycar. This is a duplicate of the two setspreviously supplied, and consists of a 21,000 h.p.horizortal impulse water turbine, to operarc undera head ol 940 feet.

l:or Travan.ore Srare, Indra. new hldro elecl'ic

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Australia: rhcse are io bc insralted ar yatroum.F.. fnlald. 1.ro,rp.. t-a.:nC J r'ptc -c,ru o.2.t't_t2.5/ A: ,\ r- on .rter: and t.- R1.., .

_," ' "rr., . r"|.rofl.e,.i-oo. t.1.e in t".ou.e'.an"Jnrne\ gj\ ing : %r.. ol

r+2 t21llJ.-5 kVA .umber of orders tor 1j,000 ,otr grid corLrol

slecl bulb recdfiers wcre rc.eilcd durjng rhe Jcar,and a.e i{] bc used or radio r..Dsmiuers nr Swedcn.5Drir. P.lrro 1no H.r.:rro. r\,. RJdjc O.ir cr.e..n:nc .isr,t. r-dn rtc.e .o.r.e. m"! ,. I.el' .rld .h1 tng, h t:Jec r:. ea,,irr-. . rfr

One of drc mosr iniercsiing features of trsi vear.sr1..iol .. i ,c. *J. h. .or .t,,e, r. 1 De.e" .rlsdr. 1917, of rhe tirsr nain tine dieset clecric to..Ino, \( or r Br:r I 11 ..,a1 fri. o00 n o 0 h r,i .ir.. \e. eq,:tf,{ ,,ir I .rr .. oror,. \. ...1

. s.,h rl( I,ld.n. \1, LnJ dn.r

Scotrish Railway-row rhe London Mjdlard Regionol Brl, I R"r.s"\. qt, de.jer", drr..1.,rJ.rrJ.," T*\1., . p"fl. . li o.t-p, .q rone.. Le r8\upflied b\ rhc lngtnh Ile.fijc Curnplnt.

On l, ,unne ,ioe. .te r 66631y . 1,,66,.u.a. a.'n ir h: orra iur nJ be"n Lr ,\ .,b., rb(o' ,\. I cn rn , .or...,, ion .

"i;,., -

".,;.propclljns 'nrchincry, mositl, lo. erpo.L ro h.rd

currcncy couiries. In maDy cnses, fic ,n.iD pro-

f" 1 ' .,.^,. rr "oo .i ,r ro .\" . r. " s r-include $e rynolc of thc associ,ricd etecrrtcal

nac|incrr ?nd controt gear.The rciilirics of rhc Instisn ltectric Co:rpany

b.iclly rnentioned abor€ arc but a fracdoD ot ih€\"1.. lr '. :,.ou bt ,n .h hor p- e I g.J oc'".d r.\-\ , ...t, t,.,nctuded. as an!a)s. rhc.oDsrucrion of ererv qrccirabh-t)pc ol cl€n.jcat equipmcnl, trom r stnpre€lect.ic fire ro n compt.re po$er siation.

OBITUARY

r:l;l'',fl "1. Jl",i'.;;,ii trr .+:'i.i

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NADIO.tn.l tha

IInnnING fNlrL'STtlYNc had noped ro prinr rhc lolloiling in our lasr

n Jc bur .p..e dio rcr pe.m:r A r\orgt ir ."]hare losr;rs topicality, we feei sure ihai ir \Ljtl stitlbc of intcres!. Ve l}!e cxpeciing a phorograph of oDe

oI thc Fishery Prolecrion Cruisers ard ihis wiuappear in a fulure issuc.

'l'he N.doral Prcss rc.cntll rnd,ti(ncJ ih.t Rrdi!was benig uscd on the last (loast to corf.l tlelandins and disribLriion of hcrrings and ,Ur. Hunrof our Loscstofi Depol has girc! !s a lillle oI rhci$ide sLory of this conlrol.

Very large snoals of herrings or rhe srollds mayresulr in a slut. When dris happens the disposat 10

rhe best advantasc of ihe lish which are in .xcess olordinary daily rcquircmenrs, beconcs a mafter 0lgrear diniculty. In order ro m€€t thc problcm a

scheme has now becD de!;sed whereby ihe herirgfi o'drile'. mrl o" divided nro r\o seLr:o1!,lrour i. rl.. 'X or I or.c 3ccr, a rd rhe \ urYmuiden fleet. Thc 'X' Ird 'Y' lleets logelherno.maly supply ihc home and export rcquircmentsal lhc Easi Anglian ports: but upon rhc occuften.eof Elut cordirions, lhe 'Y' fleei rrould innediatelybc instrucred by radio to procced direcr from rhefishirg grounds Io Ynl den in Holland, insread ofrcturning ro land in last ilnglia.

'lhe catch iandcd at Ymuiden rvodd be tans-poned dilecr to Gennany as plrt of rhe arrange-ments for lhe supply of herrings 10 tiat counny.In addition, if the gtut should persisi, surpluslandings in Easr An8lia by the 'X' fleet would le\l ppJd .o ('c-Tan\ hy pe..,l rIrngem-n

At tlc rcquest of lhe Herring IDdusiry Board.who wcre supported by rhe trlinisrry of Asricuitureard Fisherics, thc G.P.O. hare proyided a mobileslation on rhe Dcres !r Loweslofr for rhe purposeol keeping continuous much wilh lhe English lndScottish hffring drifters engagcd in rhe autmnherrins fishcry. Direction Firdei ]oops wirh separaieleceivcr will be used as second channel in rhe cvcnrof iarnlnins.

T.v.5 Ie.ploi./Ie.scpf Equipmeit .s !sed or ndit

Co-ope.atils in rhis Radio teiephony serrice arcaho 1hree Fishcry Prolecrion C isers, H.I{.S.WaNe, Marmion, and Matinet.

As a resuli of rhe installarion of rhe G.P.O. LandSladon, thc lse of $ireiess appa.arus wili be con-rolled to a certain exrenr, and c&rain skippers s,hohiiherio have made a practicc of nonopolisins rhc

rq. l"olh wjll ro'v Le rold ro re\ ri-Liheir convebation and obsen€ radio silencc arcerrain periods of rhe day. when tle 'Y' ffcct willbe receiving jrsnuclions.

-Lhi..orrro co 5F.!:.e n prorirg ol !rear as'-ance 10 rhc drifier-o*ners and their skippers, andI |ne Y ..lcm" .ho ld nr\e ro b. pu o

operarioD ii would also narerially assisr the foodsirurrion in Gemany.

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We have ask€d ourassociatcd Company,Marconit WirelessTelegraph Co., Lrd., tokeep us infomed cldeir acdliries, and inthis,rheirfitcontlibution to dre 'MarconiMariner', they havemuch of interest to

is exported, fiis is no mean contnburion io Blirain,s

Among a heavy volume of business in lhis Jubileercrr rhp lolJo\rnC o.dcA are c\pe.id ty rn.cre.nng:

Tso ,00 Ulouarr hon_wd\c broad.d5ringransmi$ers for Srveden

An order from rhe B.B.C. for ihe sound Eans_rnruer lor rne n"$ Birminghdm rele\i.ion srdrion,and for rhe sound and vision rlansmirels for athird {ar:on ar a 5ire nor yer dkided ot rneB.B C

A 2) kilowa.l F.M broad.rqinC rrdn.minerior rl.e BB.C. .On.oqrperion hrs ui,l be rhefilst F.M. .ransmiiter !o be put jnto regutar seFvicc by rhe B.B.C.)

A 100 kjlowatt shorr wavc broadcasdne rrans_mitter for Radio Athtone

Fo rr .00 r':Jon"r \hofl-{dre brordla\!inEIransmifteb for Spain.

'I vpe H.tO VHI- aomrInj,dr.or Equiomenrfor rhe Home ofi..

Their mosr imporranr aDnouncemenr is that madeby Lhe { hai,nJn. Sjr Ceo-ge H Nel.or, t.( .C t,\,l.l.MeLh.F.. M.I E.E. d, .nch ,tord on Jrn rdrylorl. "hen he,r.pd rt-dr. il p.rrsuqncc ot I}e( ompary. to-$ard e"po I oot,cJ. Cdprain A. R.\virle.l..B.F. DS..., rdd been ".(ed.o rrocr_takc a mission to overseas counries in which hisspccial knowlcdge and expciencc would be of par,dcular value. His ptac€ as cencral Manager of dreM.\I/.T. Co. voutd be 1aken by Mr. F. NejjSutherlaad, M.A., ,\,l.LE.E., a graduale of Cam_brjdge, who had experience as an eneineer andddm:n:.. mror rn ri-e Lng.r.h E'e,rri Lomp-n\ \i1.e1922. Frorn 1925 till 1936 Mr. Suthertand hetdimlorlant appoinlmeDrs in Sourh Amedca. andlrom toj^ rit. De.'llt-cr. I.l-. i.. M agjgDileclor of the English llecrric Company in South,Alrna. S r ucorge Net*ol e\!re..ed rre .on!icr:ontlat thcse arrangcments woutd greatly benefir theIlarconi Company's posr-war devetopment.

1947-A Record Year.Nineeen o'r\ .even. be.id\ bcira Ma,.onr.r

Wirelc\\ fcreerrph I omtan\' J rbihe year, bro(eall records as Iar as sales were concemcd. Ir wasby no means a nanoF record eirher-rhe final luntsmary \how5 rhdr sales were )0 per.enr. up on rheprevios besr ror d peace Line vear. A5 .omerhrnglil'e 70 per .enr. ol rhe Company s rordl producrion

l,[/IRTTTS$ TTI-II|IIAPll TOMl'ANY

Md.cor n,d Jr "..e D,o.Jcdr,nc l,r,!T rier ,-d".9o,-s coirt(cr,on ,- rh. M.,.or vo,$,

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lhc ,\l.\Y/.T. CompDy has dso just complered.n schedulc Lhe lxrges-r sirslc order lor Firelessequipmell q'hich Chnra has crcr phccd. \iortlnearly r100.0011. ihis order compriscd l5 i.legrnph-releph.ne rrrr.TI er 'r "iflp di .r{i\ -i ! rB<tuipments ard 1i0 .onnercial receilers. It was

oDiy placed lasi Februart', .]nd ns successlul compledoir belorc (he end 01 Decenib€r reilccrs re

grcaien credir on .11 .orcerD.d. So DLuch so th:thc ll.Ilc seni a niobilc rc.ordins !d ald crcirro Lhe Chclmslord Vorks ro sct a sioiy for a ncwseries ol broadcrsrs callcd 'Progrcss Reporf. Thcbi..r.'rlr.l o,d.,': ropr'- o (enr:or

ihc siory of Briiain's recoler!, and 1he conpledonof ihe Chinese cirniiacr ro dme ives rhoughL 10 b€

ol sumcienl merir and inreresr Lo be ircllrded in this

Loohing;1hcudSince the Mrrconi Research Laboraiorics ar 3ad

dow $cre'dcmobiliscd'. lrd rcsearch and delelop-mcni cDgircrs bccame free ro de|ole rheir dme and!icrgl o \o J re per.. .r rep'obl"r. \r.rl.r.onresc.r.h progrannre has been a rery lull uc,espccialh as rhe end (]l rhe $ar had letr sir ycn6'leeFa] 10 be nadc up on commercid rserrch ard

with somc of ihc clcvercsi brans in the ind.rsirr,.and ihc rcsourccs of one of drc besr equipped labararo ., ir l". rr,^. \l,ro,i,".er15 ' lo,SrnEalc d,rpdll s 5 r .. .rr J i, fro\ed ,t.-.i.,,orol wircless piinciplcs. ,ArnoDg some of the apparaluslow nr an advanced srage of delelopmenr may be

p, o, ed , . , I e\ .ng e . de bdnd cornm, ni.lrions. VIiF tlruhiplex sysrems, VHI rrdio relaylinlts, Irequency-rnodulated bloadcnsdDg trans

m;fte6. hish po*e. ielevision cquipmcnt and nef

Itt T lte AirOn the aviltion side, rapid progtss hls been

nudc with new lighlweig]rt airbome equipmemMarconi's wffe the ftsr tsirish manuiaclxrers to go

inio trodlction with communication c.luipment ofposr-\La. design. This set. the Type AD97/108, is

.rn HF/MF communication equipmenr with a mtalweighL oi onlt 90 lbs. i\lrerdy more rhan 100 olLhcsc equipnenis have been dclivcred to clicnts and

iDsralled in ai.c.afr. It has been closen rs tlesiandad communjcadon equipment lor rhe followng iypcs ol ai.c.ali: de Havilland 'Do!e'i de

Halillard 'Dcvor't Airspeed 'ConsrlJ for thc

,\rgcnruci Pffcirnl'Pince' and thc Short'Sealand'.,Enodrer imporunt defeloptneni is a ne*'lighi

.e.l . du "i i i. l:rc. :on-hnde-. Tl dire o'

r.ndc,, $ r\ r o dl $ci8hr ol {\ rb .. prc'mLi /.1-ali!, condnually and automrdcally $e reladlc b€ar-irs or rhe J ior " \i h' . r.red OhcrJ..borne equipmen! in thc llarconi post-$ar r'trscnrcludes belm-approrch cquipment. lighiwcignr'" r,q 1g, l- ot r_d rFs or'g r.,n!e o n, '11: 'iion cqdpmenr norv in aD adlanced slage of

Ilr L. A. Sweny. our.\ir Manager, is ar preseni

on a rour of Solrth Airica and lhe }liddle East Iod'. , ,r.;iltsproo.em r Al- : and o.n:rn rtcorract nift clicrG in iha! territorv.

Ar rhe inrirdtion of rhe Nawab, Ilr. l'. J.l\ornFrJ. or r \:lr. .\41nlcer \i i, lc rl \rrre01 BahawaLpur to adlisc on the esiablishmcnt of x

Stale broadcasiilg sysiem.

Pdnit-z.M.ll,O. 1..rtiru.d 1or p.!i 7i

ships ro which ]re was acc$Lomed, he replicd thathc h.d noiiccd lery liitlc dificrencej thc ship Fasvcry sicady ai rca and did nor roli so DucI as somesrcamships. Tnc ouisianding disadlantages weredre kerosere sioyes ard 'Jre absen.e of hot and coldrunnhg waier. in faci, ihc lack of any running {arer.

He sressed the grearer necessiry for wirelesswealher reparls, more viral 1o a sailing ship than1o a steamer. He nrd receired selerat hundrcd\rcaih€r rcporls during thc loyagc, and from this

inlormrtion it ilrs possiblc 10 rake elery advantnge

of ihe prcvailing winds. lnd Lo make a good t.ssagero Ergland.

The da] who sailing ships need be ignoranr of$'earher condii;ons furthcr alrcrd, aie pasl and one

Fonde.s $hrl passagcs world halc been made by1he clippers of old. lad llarconi's wirelcss been

r e wisn rhe Pa,?,-faif $inds. a safe aDd spcedy

p..ic" r her r. Lm hore. .-id \orp o 'ee agairher iall mas$ nr the pofi ol London.

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Mr.Irer, D. J. c.

Tallor, T. J. B.

BELFAST

N$il]r, D. J,

CARDIFF

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Lirie, L. K.Lt!, C. H.McDufrq N. S.

McRae, D. J.

PolLitt, C,

Reid, H. M.Riddocb J. J.Rollilss, l-. F.slue, D. J-

GRIMSBY

Joys, H.

McKjIop, T.

s.ulb. E. M

HULL

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l-ayton, J- E. T.

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Nnhoils, G. E.

Rrs}, J. D.

Shilson, G. H.

Usio{, D- R.Wil}er, D. G.

W.ud, E. D, C.

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V€mall) D. G. V/.

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LEITH

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Baillie, F. H. L

Hee{ty, c. J.Golden. D- H.

LIVERPOOL

Cahill, f,

Evrn5. R, G.

Earln E, P.

s.r. Crt ol Lincor'

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, Kntstan Didh'and

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Lillis, T. J,

o,Hare, J. P.

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stermit. D. F.

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Dillon, ? J

Dous!1l, A. H.

Daridson. l.

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Gib;on, $' H D

Hall, H. L.

H.lpin, R. J.

Ki]lian, M. J.

Kell], M, J.L,aon, J. L.L).n, H. H.

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Cahill, 1'.

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Dalr', D.Daly, T. P.

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Murpn], J. D.Muipny, M. B.

O Brien, D, L

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