New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Radio Phones
Seen as New
Oversea Link
Commercial Use of Wire.
less System Within a
Few Years Is Predicted
by DR.. A. W. Goldsmith

PUBLIC wireless telephone communi-
cation between the United States and
Europe will be established within a
very few years"
This prediction was made yesterday
by DR.. Alfred N. Goldsmith, in spe-
cial interview with The New York
Tribune. DR.. Goldsmith is director
of the Radio Telegraphic and Tele
phonic Laboratory, and professor of
electrical engineering of the College
of the City Of New York, and one of
the leading experts on wireless tel
ephony in the country.
1.-The obstacles which have retarded
progress for the last ten years in the
field of radio telephony" he, said, "are
now in the main satisfactorily solved.
We may confidently expect within a
very few years to be able to offer any
telephone subscriber 1in The United
States reliable ccmn1un tspn AZ sny
subscriber in England, Knd prpbatfy
also to any subscriber ON the continent
of Europe"
II Method 81 operation Descfibed
Describing the method by which q
| telephone subscriber in this country
will talk to one in Europe, he said:
when John Smith, Of Cincinnati,
wishes to talk to Jacques Bonhomne,
of Marseilles, France, every word
spoken in Cincinnati must travel over
the long distance telephone lines from
Cincinnati to the long distance radio
telephony station (situated for ex-
ample, in New Jersey, thence by
! wireless across the Atlantic to the
receiving station (situated for ex-
ample in Wales), and by telephone line
across the channel to Marseilles. The
words spoken in Marseilles travel ovel
the same route in the reverse direc
tion.
; "There are two points where we pas
from wire lines to radio and from radio
to wire lines. At these points most in
genious and elaborate electrical trans
fer apparatus is required. But the sub
] scriber will not be concerned with th
| elaborate equipment actually used, bu
r will get just as speedy and satisfactor
: service as on the normal long distanc
circuit"
: DR.. Goldsmith declared evcntuall
r there will be more than hundre
\ wireless telephone transatlantic Ger
e trail stations erected along the Atlanti
l seaboard and a corresponding numbe
8 along the European and African coast
: He also declared transoceanic wireless
t telephony would become universal, an
e gave a reproduction of what he cor
sidered would be the procedure of
subscriber in this country talking
another subscriber in Argentina fe
j. years hence.
- 1--WE shall suppose" he said, "th'
Frank Jones, of Dyckman 386, is cal
- ing j. Designate, of Cuidad 762,
/ Buenos Ayres. We assume that Clai
!. view is the long distance radio static
- in this country and Sol del Plata II
long distance radio telephone centr
= in Argentina. In addition, before ea'
=. remark we will give the elapsed time
be minutes and seconds, very rough
u, estimated:
- Typical Overseas Chat
&C. "0:00-Mr. Jones Con his telepho
1t, at home): Radio long distant
lis please
"o:o5-operator Cat Dyckman ce
es traD: 'One minute please (She CO
ty meets his line to the Clairview rae
gs station line.)
nc nc "0:2b - Operator Cat Clairview
he Radio long distance speaking
in "0:30-Mr. Jones: 4 wish to spe
to Buenos Ayres. A personal call I
: Mr.. j. Designate, D-e-s-i-g-a-n-t
on whose number is Cuidad 1872
e. q "0:A5-Operator Cat Clairvicw), B
re- nos Ayres-Mr. j. Designate, of c
pc. dad, 7e2. What is your number?'
"a. "1:0o---'Mr. Jones; Dyckman,
.er Mr.. Frank Jones speaking
ial "l:2o-Operator (at Clairvicw. ts
'ed sn9 out on radiophone) )--"Hello, r
m nos Ayres! Hello, Buenos Ayres! \
be York calling
~. "f:A6--operator lat Sol del Plata
Dh |ah Hello, New York! Buenos Ayres ts
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