New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
Harding Note
Given World
By Wireless
Big Radio Station Opened
at Rock Point, l.. l., Sends
Presidents Message to
Twenty eight Countries
New Radio Era Is Begun
Supremacy of United States
in the Commercial Field
Seems Assured bv Test

Radio Central, the largest and most
efficient wireless station in the world,
formally was opened at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at Rock Point, l., l.,
when message from President Har-
ding was sent to twenty light different
countries.
The Importance Of this station is that
1T is, in way. to give the United
States the radio supremacy os the
world, lt means direct communication
with all the leading commercial ma
tions, which. as Owen d. Young, chair
man of the Radio Corporation Of Amer
lea, pointed out, will be especially valu-
able in the event of successful out
come OF the disarmament conference.
Heard by Twenty-eight Countries
"If there is any thrill in this after
Moons performance said Mr.. Young,
1T is not because of the great technical
achievement, but .ecause America to-
day is able to lay down to twenty-eight
different countries this message from
the President
Certain forces have been mobilized
so that America might quickly develop
the best radio communications in the
world. Just as England because OF her
geographical location became the cable
center of the wo-ld, so America. in this
new art, is the center because every
country desires direct communication
with America"
The formal opening was witnessed by
more than two hundred persons, radio
more than two hundred persons.-radio
experts and representatives Of foreign
countries and commercial interests
who made the scventy~milo trip to
ROCK Point in a special train.
The station is spread over ten miles
square. There are seyenty-two towers
spread out like the spokes Of wheel,
SIX towers to spoke and twelve spokes
IN all, with the power station as the
hub. The power output is 1000 kilo-
watts, or 1900 horsepower. Fifty
IN the two spokes so far completed.
There is a ground wire system con-
tanning 45o miles of copper wire buried
underground. The transmitting range
is practically world wide.
Ihere are no operators at Radio
Central. Actual transmission takes
place from the central Office at Ga
Broad Street. Nor are there any opera
tors, at the receiving station at River
head head sixteen miles from Rocky Point.
The radio signals are automatically
transferred to the New YORK Office.
Australia Gets Message
All Other wireless operation was
stopped yesterday between and $3.50
o'clock SO as to give this set every
possible advantage A few minutes
after the message was dispatched sta
tions in Norway, England France and
Germany reported that they had re-
ceived it. The message is believed to
have reached Sydney Australia, a dis
tance of 5000 miles.
President Harding's message read:
ITO be able to transmit a message
by radio in the expectation that it may
reach every radio station IN the wor;d
is so marvellous a scientific and tech
nical achievement as to justify special
recognition. 1t affords peculiar graft
tication that such message from the
Chief Executive of the United States
of America may be received in every
land, from every sky, by people with
whom our nation is at peace and amity.
That this happy situation may ever
continue and that the peace which
blesses our own. land may presently
become the fortune of all lands and
peoples is the earnest hope of the
American nation"