Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-01
naval WIRELESS
SERVICESGIVEN
THOROUGH REVIEW
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nal. storm warnings and other meteo-
rologica1 observations.
In 1907-DS the development of the
wireless seemed to warrant the cree
ton of high-powered stations at Wash
ington, on the Pacific coast, at Ha-
wall, Guam. Samoa and the Philip
pines, so that wherever It might be,
the United States feet would at all
times be in communication with Wash
ingtpn. The success Of long distance
communication was established dur.
ing 1908. when the Hawaiian Islands
exchanged messages with Farallone is
lands. Cal. and later during the cruise
Of the Atlantic fleet around the world,
when messages were received across
Central America by Pensacola and
Washington. By a system Of relays
the feet was in touch with Washing
ton practically every minute during
the trip across the Pacific until after
New Zealand was reached. r.
At that time also the high-pewered
naval station near here, TO be the cen
trail point Of the navy. department sys
tenn, was projected. The station was
to have a radius of 5000 miles both
by day and night; to be capable OF
overcoming interference from static
disturbances and to be equipped with
apparatus to secure secrecy of opera.
ton. Later developments disclosed
that this could not be entirely accemp-
lished as to static disturbances and
complete secrecy of Communication.
Congress for the first time took no
tice of wireless in the act of june "a.
1910. which was amended by the act
of July 90 1912. The Titanic disas.
ter of April, 1912, riyeted the atten.
tion OF lawmakers anew to the neces.
sity Of government control over radio
apparatus and its operation Further
laws were passed. and the president
proclaimed the Berlin wireless con.
yention. since succeeded by the Lon
don wireless conventions establishing
general rules for wireless as to ships
throughout the world
Some of the later extensions Of wire.
less were the ablishment on the
ground of the American legation at
Pekin, China, for communication be-
tween officials of the United States
legation and vessels Of the Asiatic
fleet, and the Panama canal station.
The latter is to be unusually powerful.
with three 600-foot steel towers for
the support of the antennae. 1t is
erected half way across the isthmns
near San Pablo. The name given to
IL, Darien, is the name Of enc Of the
early explorers OF that region
The Mexican trouble led to furtha.
extension to take the place of inter.
rupted land lines and fory exchanges
with the ships. Isabel. Texas. neaf
the mouth OF the Rio Fands, was
chosen as the central point OF opera.
tion on the Atlantic side, and San Di.
ego on the Pacific side.
There are now As naval shore sta,
tions, those at outside points being
three along the Panama canal, one at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; one at San
Juan, Porto Rico: seven in Alaska
and outlying Islands, two in the Phil.
ippines; one at Hawaii, one at Guam
and one at Pekin. China with other
projected stations in Samoa and else
where rapidly nearing completion. 3
The chief work OF the naval sta
itions is to keep the navy department
in connection with its ships at sea,
either by direct or Telayed messages.
This service extends to all bureaus,
offices and divisions of the navy de.
partmert, those in command of navy
yards and stations, and to officers oi
fleets, divisions and ships Tho trans.
mission of time signals has also de
veloped to great importance for WaI
and merchant ships to avoid error in
the ships chronome ter, etc. Signals
from Arlington are sent out every day
in the year. twice a day. at noon and
at 10 b. M. 18th meridian time. Time
signals are now sent out on the At
lantic coast only through the radio
stations at Arlington, Key West and
New Orleans. On the Pacific Coast
the time signals are sent to sea
through the wireless stations at Mare
Island. Eureka and San Diego in Cal
ifornia, and at North Head, Washing
ton.
The daily weather reports and
storm warnings are sent from Airing
ton and Key West few minutes after
the 10 o'clock time signal at night
but important storm warnings are
sent whenever necessary. Warnings
of icebergs and derelicts are sent tc
sea from the Arlington station follow
ing the time signal and weather re
ports. At such times ships are lis
tening on the long wave of Arlington
i $500 metres, and their receiving cir
cults are tuned to receive the ice Oh