The correct URL is: www.qsl.net/k1fz/1925recording
---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 16:48:32 -0700 >From: "Bruce" <[email protected]> >Subject: Topband: 1600 meter low band >To: <[email protected]> > >Wave (Beverage) antennas were used at the Radio Corporation of America radio >relay station In Belfast, Maine. The length designed to receive 1600 meter >signals from England was a few feet short of 10 miles in length. > >Station 1XAO was manned by state of the art engineers, many were hams. >A few names are Samuel W Dean 1ZD, Albert Mouton 1LY, Carlton Maylott W2YE >(His son now has the call), Ernest V Amy of 1BCG team fame, > > Clarence Hansell went to see Dr. Caddy, and Dr. Pierce (Pierce oscillators) > of Harvard, to get newly discovered crystals, and went on to build the first > commercial crystal controlled relay station of power. Instead of converting > received signals to a loud speaker, he converted (heterodyned) the signal to > a new frequency for transmitting, on newly discovered short wave frequencies. > ( He used frequencies 2677 KCS, and 5354 KCS) Yes, KCS long before we > started calling them Kilohertz. > >March 14, 1925 they made history, by Broadcasting a musical program from >England with a double relay on each end. David Sarnoff commissioned Brunswick >Records to transcribe the Broadcast. > >I have a portion of one of these records on my WEB site for anyone that has >the interest to listen. >It is Long wave AM radio reception across the pond with poor audio quality, >QSB, and occasional QRN. I cut a portion of someone on CW sending "Vs" QRM. >(Wideband receivers) Milton Cross was the WJZ announcer. > >The Belfast Museum - A good place for 1XAO interest. > >www.qsl.net/k1fz/1925 recording > >I listen to it using Windows Media Player. > > >Enjoy 1925 ! > >73 >Bruce-K1FZ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Topband reflector - [email protected] _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
