Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-06-23
NAY USE RADIO
TO PILOT SHIPS
has to Gdde Vessels Thrsugh
The as1m Gate BY
Wireless.
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WsshfnZf0n.-A '-d0uasse -srsr1 snn.
rad" euinsHx sh:rs from ali parts ss
the wortd In nd ont Of SAT- Frsz.s1sca
bar. rhrvugh the Gyaaen Gsss. a
AsfelJ IN fex ~ In clear weather.
That Ii the s~eaninssy increfn3srs
sask upon which the navy d@psrtasens
is now Working. I, will be reality
within 4 few years. or IL congress ..e
ieiiieiat. By heI. Ianazry l.
Commander II. ". Hsf-S-znsek. Pa
etfic coast radto material cGiuer Al
MarS Island has asked an s.s1Fsssr4a-
ton for the inying u radio :.sl.eias
cables from San Franchises water
froat- q distance of sevexs OK eight
miles oct thrpagA rhe Golden Gate.
Cniess the appropriation of the wf-x-
less section Of the .=rrs.a1 ef stea1a
engineering Is trisaizsei too serersasy II
Washington. the funds viii f4stezse
available July !: the necessary xax,-
piles will be rcgglsiIioIed Immediate
ly. and the vessels calling at Szn
Francisco WILL t@ electrically gzEsss-s
into the hartor before next January.
Confident Of Success
The Use Of radio piior ea1.lss Is s,als
In the experiraeI,Al stage. Commander
Mccormick said, bat naval cfEsns-< srs
canha.snt cf it's Success. Only a1e ex-
pertinent has been heretofore ex7-a-
Quoted La the United States. and that.
st New York. operated slscresstG Gasly
until the cables were cut by dragging
anchors.
The eguipuent for the ~d.sss.ae
track consists primarily Of TWO heav-
ily Insulated cables, costing aggsruxz-
na;ely $1,000: q transmitting statzssa
and coils Oh both the port and ssa-tsozrss
sides of ship, Otse Of these cables.
Oh the righthand side Of TIE ctaaasea.
outbound. win fash ~o-r-T~ ut ali
hours u the day and night. and the
other. en the lefs-hand side Of the
channel. outbound. will fash IN
An an'ofna,ic key system win perform
this labor.
With The aid Of the recensiy es.ah-
tished radio COMPASS stations. or hy
other accurate sr,%,faods Of navtsstsor.,
ships viii be made TO pass over The
desired cable. When the sound
wares n .fse Induction coll saspw ecvaa
Intensity ON both tie port ana .fse
Ssartsaard sides. the master wIii krJDm |
that he ts directly above the pisa; |
able. Ry holding his vessel SO tssse |
'hese waves remain equal. be ran
Srsnr his ship into harter through e
,snse fog as readily rs II csesr
weather.
Advantages o. Service
The Use ot this service will sare
he losses accruinS when ,aany ships
lie out at s-ss, waiting ,he lifting of
he fos hans 10 cpae into she hay, |
Mccormick sst9. TIE ~x-
s.shse CT neces<ary tnsfs''aEsors ny~os
he sarIl of 3 ship wog&' be slight In
with she advantages to
,e gained.
"Eysntally, teliere. all the ehars
.ars.erS will hsse radio pglos cal.s.-s
md all shiIs> atil he equipped 30 sSsgl
themselves - the service Esszs-
Iaa,sasr N-s'ss-rg,tcs declared As eos
san Fs>ssss!ssSs. |; ~fli he matter Of
ssaiy Il t.w wears until the cssaass sysa
a'j. ess,i If 'he app-~rr4a;isa Is rs>
eet.>s ihis rear In ssitaitsses 10 the
'svy vessels, which ~4ll. os s@Sr~e- -
gElpr~si 10 feilow the gables. ex.
'e's s.st practically On shisss catliax
q, ;hiS ee.s =iiff, gasss1ss..y. e.
tall its Induction COTS"
Commasssss- MrIWsnics sas. .ssrss
rax likelihood that the tsr<s srpys.-
'rsa,tnn wos,ia he sssssiss~s. tsr TIE
H.lns Il ea,r one s,xk,c. In this cx>se.
e said. slsna, like - r. aoasa ~
tssn. and .-ash inbound aas esssfasarsss
.ssris aeaas follow .h< safrse eable4~-~
AN Francisco Rasae,sn. Il