The correct URL is:
www.qsl.net/k1fz/1925recording
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 16:48:32 -0700
>From: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
>Subject: Topband: 1600 meter low band
>To: <topband@contesting.com>
>
>Wave (Beverage) antennas were used at the Radio Corporation of America radio
>relay station In Belfast, Maine. The length designed to receive 1600 meter
>signals from England was a few feet short of 10 miles in length.
>
>Station 1XAO was manned by state of the art engineers, many were hams.
>A few names are Samuel W Dean 1ZD, Albert Mouton 1LY, Carlton Maylott W2YE
>(His son now has the call), Ernest V Amy of 1BCG team fame,
>
> Clarence Hansell went to see Dr. Caddy, and Dr. Pierce (Pierce oscillators)
> of Harvard, to get newly discovered crystals, and went on to build the first
> commercial crystal controlled relay station of power. Instead of converting
> received signals to a loud speaker, he converted (heterodyned) the signal to
> a new frequency for transmitting, on newly discovered short wave frequencies.
> ( He used frequencies 2677 KCS, and 5354 KCS) Yes, KCS long before we
> started calling them Kilohertz.
>
>March 14, 1925 they made history, by Broadcasting a musical program from
>England with a double relay on each end. David Sarnoff commissioned Brunswick
>Records to transcribe the Broadcast.
>
>I have a portion of one of these records on my WEB site for anyone that has
>the interest to listen.
>It is Long wave AM radio reception across the pond with poor audio quality,
>QSB, and occasional QRN. I cut a portion of someone on CW sending "Vs" QRM.
>(Wideband receivers) Milton Cross was the WJZ announcer.
>
>The Belfast Museum - A good place for 1XAO interest.
>
>www.qsl.net/k1fz/1925 recording
>
>I listen to it using Windows Media Player.
>
>
>Enjoy 1925 !
>
>73
>Bruce-K1FZ
>
>
>
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