Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-04
NAVY GIVEN
WIRELESS
::F0R0AHU
One of Worlds Most Powerful
Plants to Cost 100000
Is Authorized

Before the end of the present fiscal
year Oahu is to have one of the six
most powerful wireless stations in the
world. 1t will be located at Pearl Har-
Dor, and will be built and operated by
the United States Navy. The cost OF
cont ruction and equipment will be ap-
proximately 100000.
AS far back as last January 1t was
announced that teh Navy Department
was planning a chain OF wireless to
link together its stations in the Paci-
fl and the Far East, and some months
ago the Secretary Of the Navy sent
recommendations to congress covering
this project. 1t was known al that
time that Honolulu was included In
the circuit, but up to now there has
whether or not the necessary funds
were appropriated by the national leg
isIators
By Yesterdays mail Admiral Cowles
eommandant of the Honolulu naval
station. received a communication
from the Bureau of Steam Engineer,
ing, of the Navy Department, stating
that the present naval appropriation
act carried funds for the erection OF SIX
wireless stations and that one Of these
was to be erected on Oahu, designed
primarily for inter-communication
with Tsimil stations at San Francisco.
Guam, and Tutuil} Samoa. The COM
mandant Is directed to submit full
report on an available site as soon a.
possible, as, according to the letter,
the station is to be built during the
f.,
bp a 200 kilowatt one, and when II Il
taken into consideration that the pres,
ent navy wireless in only 3 IL X. W.
and that the Poulsen station now oper,
ating with San Francisco in only 81
k. VII, the tremendous power OF tn
proposed naval plant becomes appa1
ent.
6UO.FOOt Tower.
According to the plans announced
by the Secretary of the NaVV when
the wireless chain was first pl opposed,
the Pearl Harbor station will cost
$200,900. Originally only five such
stations were projected, but it appears
from the latest communication that
six are to be built, making a total ap-
preparation of $1,200,0OO for the work
The local station will have a tower
600 feet in height, and day or night
will be able to send out radiograms
which will easily reach the San Fran
cisco station, or the Philippines via
Guam.
The public works officer will make
the necessary Investigations and sur
Keys, but il is a foregone conclusion
that the station will be located on
some part of the Pearl Harbor naval
reservation because the land is gov
ernment-owned, and because condi-
tions there have been pronounced first
class for wireless by technical eX-
perts. Another strong reason for
placing the station at Pearl Harbor
is that power can be secured from the
naval power plant now being install
ed. This will have capacity Of 1000
h.p., and the 270 hip. represented by
200 kilowatts, can be given without
any trouble.
New Law on Wireless.
With the news that Oahu is to be
one of the leaders of the world in
wireless, comes a copy Of congress
sional act passed August l3, which
regulates the operation Of wireless b!
commercial companies. Under the
new law, which becomes effective four
months from date of passage, COM
mercial concerns must not transmi,
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