New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
Amateurs Will
Try. Again to
Gross Ocean
Third international Tests
To Be Teld i'm December
With Transmitting Sets
of Small Power Rating

For the first time in the history of
radio communication the amateurs of
this country will be given an opportu-
nity Of receiving signals from their
European colleagues when the third
international Atlantic tests are
held in December, under the Joint
auspices OF, the American Radio Relay
League and the wireless societies of
England, France and Holland
AS consequence of the remarkable
results obtained last December. when
Paul Cooley went to Scotland with a
super r-heterodyne receiver and obtained
signals from twenty-nine American
amateurs, the British government has
let down the barriers against amatenr,
transmitting sets. Permission has
been granted to the Wireless Society
OF Manchester to install continuous
wave transmitter, with an output of
one klloWatt for the tests. The French
government has also allowed more lih-
eral limitations.
The action of the two governments
gives the amateurs on this side of tbe
Atlantic an opportunity to, prove their,
ability in reception for the first time
1t VIII also be a novel comnarativn
test between the best practice of En-
ropean and American apparatus. both
Tor reception and transmission. The
ofhclal notice of the tests as described
by f. ii. Schnell, traffic manager of the
American Radio Relay League, is az
follows a.
The third series of trans-Atlar4;c
American Radio Relay League in g coo (,re
Grafton with the radio amotenrs. pf
England, France and Holland from
December y to December 81, 1922 in
ciuslve During the first ten davs Of
the tests American and Canadian
amateurs will transmit signals for re-
cepton by the radio amateurs of the
European countries. Those of The
American and Canadian transmitters
making the best records as determined
py rece"tlon reports from the European
amateurs will be used to transmit The
results OF reception by American and
Sanadlan radio amateurs when the
English and French radio amateurs are
transmitting.
For the first time in the historv of
amateur radio, American and Canadian
amateurs Will have an opportunitv to
demonstrate their skill in receivin[ o
amateur signals from across the At
lantic. AS result Of the success of
the "A. K. r. L. Atlantic tests of
last december, when q total of thirtv
radio amateur transmitters succeeded
IN bridging the Atlantic, the French rov-
eminent permitted the issuance of sew
e[ai amateur transmitting licenses.
Whlle The British Postoftice DEPART
ment men, mas issued special permit to the
| wireless Society of Manchester to use
| d power OF 1000 watts of cont;n,,ore
wave energy for the express purnosa of
establishing amateur radio conlmunica-
tion with the amateurs of the IInited
| States. '''9 ohi'eo
Inc American and Canadian members
OF the American Radio Relay Leapne
are hlghly optimistic in reviewing their
cnance OF hearing the British amateurs
using TINS amount of power since sew
eral american amateurs using less
than 300 watts of c. w. enerev were
heard by Faui F. Cooley, who was sent
/ over 1or the tests by the A. r. r. I, and
VINO was stationed at Ardrossan. Scot
| land. s'eo'-
Mr.. Cooley is arranging to ewsarss,
his record breaking receiver al ssrns q
point on the north Atlantic coast d,,r,
1 ing the coming tests, with the ides az
copying signals from the European
amateur stations.
"A series OF prelimi ssy tests. for the
purpose OF determining what American
ana Canadian transmitters shall he
given q place IN the final tests. with
an andivlduai schedule and code let4
! aers' VIII be conducted from October
! 20 10 November B, inclusive.
/ 10 qualify for the final tests a trans
mlLter must cover distance OF at lea Il
I,zoo ar hne miles during the prelimi-