1 The Marconi station p2

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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

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THE MAROONI STATION.
TO.DAY'S OPENING.

tative of the Poet paid a
init to the new Marconi station yester-
day to ascertain what has been done in
connection with the proposed six month,
experiments which will be inaugurated

Queensoliff. There is nothing very im.
posing or eurions about the exterior: All
Uhat in to be seen are two tall masts, 160
fect high and 200 fect apart, strongly
stayed hy wire ropes, snd

cxactly tho same appox
of a achooner, exoept that they are very
much higher. g and trans.
mitting room and offices are situated
between the masts. Two wires connect
the masts with tho instraments inside
the building. ‘The interior of the latter
is divided iuto three compartments, the
first containing the engine for generating
the transmitting power, the second the
alternators, aud the third the receiving
and tranimitting instruments, The engine
in merely an ordinary Gf h.p. oil engine,

while the motor converter an alter.
nator and dynamo combined. This
dynam> may be used to furnish the
transmitting power inatead of the engine
anit generates up to 0 volts 4) am|
of electricity, which is then passed Into
an instrament iu another room, where
the vol is increased
34,000 c
the most important machinery of all,
thongh very little is visible,  merel
what looks likes collection of varni
cases. The current here is passed into |
the condensers, which are of the ordinary
type, each containing twenty plates
which are charged up to the highest
From there the current is passed

containing
of the bos, terminatingin two

facing each other but’ about two inches
apart. The electrical spark omitted from

Py
elecirical wares which are conveyed to
the masta by wires. All th
struments must be perfectly i

municated with, otherwise
conld pot be sent. Tho station at Devon-

t is in charge of Mr W. Densham.
Pasa

made for the
to be forwarded to him without

delay. in order that his reply may reach
Northcote before he returns to

P.m., where a fow
toaste will ._ The guests will
then be driven to Kast Devonport, where
the opening ceromony will take place.
Afternoon tes will be dispensed by the
chairman of the Town Board, Mr John
Luck, in s large marquee, and
Devon band will be in attendance.
The ohildren of Devonyort and Kast
Devonport will also be treated by the
chairman, who has arranged for a free
ferry for the children for
The business toe in
close from 1 till 4 p.m.

afternoon.
the town will