The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
BIG WIRELESS
STATION SENDS
FIRST MESSAGE
GREATEST WIRELESS STATION ~
WORLD - FIRST sTEp TOWARDS
CLOSE oiRoLiNo WIRELESS
SYSTEM WHICH WILL KEEP
EVERY srip WITHIN iNsTAnT
COMMUNICATION WITH TAX
CAPITAL

NNNANN
Waahlnntan. Nov a-Cracldlas aad
EpufterlnF with lfe. ths nagys aew
wireless station af Arlington. Va-.as
most powerful plant in the wo4lG-
THURSDAY night aunr from e. losgy
neriaia the arrt message which signal
iEed the completion 81 an important
step in che bundina o. siobe-eirdling
wireless nHtem whlch win keep every
ship 81 the United states navy and
every iusuiar possession within instant
communication with thc capital
wireless operators. professional ana
amateur. on one side 81 the globe prob
bad tHeir Instruments their
ELS Thursday night sfraininH t1 Gates
ne fainf huxzes as tht powerful ap-
naratua fpaftered out us calls for
Panama. Caiou and the Atlantic COAST
wMNT stations
nowa iu the sound proof operating
room. WindaWleaa and protected by
aounlc aoars. some - ere navy's most
eNperence9 operator directed bg
Lieutenant Woadw orth. sent cot the
nrrf nash
MAX MAX. the cali for Colon.
ifs5 miles away. was sent hurulng
thrnuah the ether AZ intervals tho
INSTRUMENTS snarkltd off MAR. fhe
cai for krF West a15 MILES or 40
official messages were sent bot me re-.
suits 81 the tests were noted a. an
stations CA tho Atlantic coast AZ wen
A. a. Key West and colon and reports
or the trials were made the nest DAY.
Great RADIUS
The radius OF che new plant Niu he
about 5000 miles This range. prubs
nbly the same ~ wireless operations.
viii be attained gradually and IA NAV
Re weeks before the biw plant b.
"tuncd up" to ts highest efficiency.
Communication Wlth the Pacific coast
VIII b. attempted oulr az nlfht fur
enc present. hut later ~ throughout
The day tho secretary of fhe navy al
bis desk ln Washington VIII hn wuAin
Instantaneous communication with Key
West. GuHfanamn. Colon. the naval
cfalinR stations. thc winter maneut 81
bounds and an Atlantic stations
When thc plant "a workinr perfectly
and TIE chain of stations 81 completed
MHnhiueiou wHl D. in touch wtth TIA
wHfh ramoa. euHm tle Philippines
end Pearl Warhof The completed nya-
tenn vii cost about Al ao0 Gee The
seas tsen na ionacr ulu be- "a wilder
ness for ere American navy. These
ships which. because az aoaker equip
menf. cannot communicate wIth fho
powerful plant re Arhngieu. mav relay
message ta fhe various stations Tor
transm .sHion % Washington.
Three huge sfrei towers Ca the hfoW
~ a hui overlooking lhr Potomac aud
dwa~nus tha Washington monument
heia she serials in their construction
rofua skilled iron WORKERS Wha had
hrarrd death ou many skYarrupers
declined t0 wort sf surh dizzy heights
emo tower Is see Gees ahafs the hiu
uhere liH base rests and that h a10
Tees above the river. Thc others meas
IRE f6W feet
A the base ~ fhe towers are enc
sound proof wurk rupma quarters Cor
operators and barracks for tge mH
rinea Who VIII EuHFd che towers.
Within e vear thr towers Hrc espected
to 81 IaikiuH wHh thr Philippines by
relays throuali Cuam end Hawaii
Across Atlantic.
WhhIn me nest Jew dave the sta
tiou viii attempt communication wtH
the powerful station ~ Clifdeu ireland.
the nearest working plant On tbr other
Hde of fhr Atlantic OnlCcrs are hope
hu of tAe oufcome.
Constant rumuuuIrst now ia sr-
ms maintained hf commercial conn
pnur between Cltfdru end Cape Rarr.
1fwfouuAlaud. snd afher stations are
hetnE constructed Coz ODE nurf $3.50 81
hridEinn ihe Atlantic ritH aeriHI utel-
nnence a commercial corporation vfr.
tualN has completed tff erection ~
powerful plant Hf eHt $780, Ions iaand
which ani hHFr aa Hs Eururean ter
rinna aiateu uf slmmf drfisn in
tha vicinity uf Berlin. ~tu auotacr
nFar Nrv- York o. projected aifh lts
sister r'ant n NurwaN.
Tho ArunEtau station. however.
marks fHe most advanced step thus
nr taken n the establishment "a reg
uIar and steady communication hy
uIfairHa over long distances. aifhtmnh
thc rrr.rda ~ tHe arnr and navy de-
uarfmanfs dIHrins MANY freak mes
sarrr sent end received over rreat
anaNeH These. however Wrre eK-
chaunca under the most favorable con
fitlona end Coz the MOSS part arc co.
rarded a. 'aorldrrtH