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Richar� Rogers
                                          1� Coolamo� Road
                                          Taroon�   7053
                                          22n� February� 1995

         Dea� Peter,

                      � hav� jus� finishe� readin� you� boo� o� �
�
��������Marconi� Wel� done� ver� enjoyable.

                      � enclos� som� copie� o� newspape� report� �
�
��������whic� yo� ma� no� hav� see� concernin� th� openin� o� th� �
��
�������statio� a� Devonpor� i� 1906� The� ar� fro� th� "Nort� �
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�����Wester� Advocat� an� Em� Ba� Times� an� th� "Weekl� �
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�������Courier"� I� certainl� wa� � bi� even� a� th� time� ther� �
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��������seem� t� hav� bee� � ver� larg� crow� a� th� opening.

                      � fe� mino� point� � notice� i� you� boo� �

���������were:
              p1� � gues� yo� mean� "th� Por� o� Londo� o� �
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�������Southampton"
              p4� r� ionosphere� Durin� th� da� th� lowe� level� �
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��������o� th� ionospher� absor� lo� frequencie� s� signal� can'� �
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�������reac� th� reflectiv� layers� Bu� � suppos� you'v� �
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��������conveye� th� ide� tha� lo� frequencie� shoul� no� work.
              p4� Devonpor� opene� i� 1906� Dat� correc� o� phot� �
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��������opposite.
              p4� Th� phot� i� o� th� mast� a� Eas� Devonport.

                      Ar� yo� familia� wit� th� lette� i� "Amateu� �
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��������Radio� fo� Augus� 197� wher� (presumabl� th� late� Newto� �
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��������Wad� VK4Q� mention� "m� ol� frien� Kemp"?

                      Concernin� th� possiblit� o� highe� �
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��������frequenc� harmonic� bein� th� origina� signa� t� cros� �
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��������th� Atlanti� i� 1901� � no� don'� remembe� wher� � rea� �
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��������tha� nothin� coul� b� hear� wit� th� origina� receive� �
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��������whic� apparentl� wa� tune� t� th� transmitte� frequenc� �
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�������an� signal� wer� hear� wit� a� untune� detector� Bu� I'� �
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�������b� ver� intereste� i� yo� hav� mor� detaile� informatio� �

���������availabl� abou� th� tw� receivers� Wa� th� firs� merel� �

���������insensitiv� becaus� o� th� attemp� t� driv� � mors� inke� �
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��������o� wa� th� lac� o� sensitivit� du� t� bein� tune� t� th� �
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������"wrong� frequency?



                                  73,







                                       Richar� Rogers� VK7RO.