New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
AnaatetsrSystenl
Extended to
Porto Rico
Latest Success by American
Radio Relay League of
Its Countrywide System
EN- p ha sizes Efficiency
ALI Done With Low Power
Hope Soon TO Be Able to
Talk With South America.
Then With South Africa

men with South Africa
Night by night, throughout the
breadth Of the land, there takes place
series Of communications under the
most efficient organization ever pro-
duced by voluntary methods. The de-
veiopment and operation of this svs-
tenn are the work of the average Ameri-
can radio amateur, under the executive
guidance of his national institution
the American Radio Relay League.
The work of this organization has
to a certain extent been obscured in
the phenomenal advance of public in
teres in radio due to the advent OF
,broadcasting, and only occasionally
does an inkling of it's achievements an
pear. Under the circumstances, there
fore, an outline of its operation will
pc timely, particularly in view of its
latest success
before outlining this, however, it
should be pointed out that the ANA
teur owning transmitting station is
restricted to maximum output of one
kilowatt of power by the government.
Many of the amateurs are still fur
ther restricted by the exigencies Of
their financial standing, but they make
up In enthusiasm what they lack in
funds.
Must Not Exceed 200 Meters
To still further understand the con-
tribution of the American amateur to
the development of radio as means
OF communication it should be stated
that he also is compelled to work on
200-meter wave length as maximum,
where the frequency of the oscillatine
current is SO tremendously high that
1t offers almost insurmountable diff
culties
Despite these obstacles, he has sue
eceeded In communicating across the At
lantic Ocean with less than one kilo-
watt of power, where under the same
conditions the big transatlantic wire
less stations are compelled to use 200
kilowatts. This is unauestionably his
crowning triumph.
Day by day he maintains q network
OF communication across the country
which has already proved it's worth in
cases of emergency and which is be-
coming more efficient every day. In
addition he also maintains daily COM
munication between the Pacific Coast
and the Hawaiian Islands with the low
power allowed him by the government.
Communicates With Porto Rico
Now his latest triumph comes with
the establishment Of communication
between this country and Porto Rico.
His successes have so impressed the
British government that the authori-
ties in London have lowered the rigid
bars for British amateurs and q two
way trans Atlantic test will be tried in
December for the first time
Not content with this, the American
Radio Relay League is considering the
possibility of extending it's service to
South Africa by way of the West Indies
and South America. The possibility of
worldwide amateur communication
looms larger every day.
The important thing in the develop
ment of this remarkable system is the
efficiency that has been attained under
the rigid restrictions imposed by the
government. Necessity has been the
mother of invention with the amateur,
and as u result of the restrictions some
of the most important radio inventions
have been made by amateurs. These all
reflect themselves in the more impor-
tant international wireless communica-
tion systems.
The latest success of the league is
contained in the following report,
which F. H. Schnell, traffic manager Of
the league, sends me:
First Message From Porto Rico
t'For the first time in the history of
amateur radio, members of the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League are in com
munication with their members in
Porto Rico. The first message to reach
the mainland was addressed to the
American Radio Relay League, and was
relayed from San Juan, Porto Rico, to
Wilmington, N. c., and finally to 1QP,
j. L. Reinartz, South Manchester,
Conn. The message was started Tues
day night and was received by Mr..
Reinartz Wednesday night. The mes
sage read as follows:
"'San Juan, p. r.. Sept. 10, 1922. Ok.
u.
american Radio Relay League,
Hartford, Conn.
First radio greetings to the A. r..
r. l.. from the amateurs of Porto Rico.
"'PORTO RICO RADIO CLUE
"The Porto Rico Radio Club is an
and for some time an effort has been
made to work the mainland, since the
amateurs of Porto Rico copied signals
from some of our stations during the
4 trans Atlantic tests.
League members are being in
structed to accept messages for Porto
Rico beginning at once, as regular COM
nunlc3tioh Will De maintained when
ever the weather permits.
Mr.. Hiram Percy Maxim, president
Of the American Radio Relay League.
was highly enthusiastic on learning of
the receipt of this message, and said
that, in his opinion, it marks the ad-
vance of the radio amateur toward the
southern hemisphere, and he believes
that before long Porto Rico amateurs
will be communicating with amateurs
in Central America and Brazil, and
when this comes about there is every
reason to believe that Communication
via the American Radio Relay League
will be established with English-speak-
Ing peoples in South Africa
Army Has Radio Course for