Extracted from
Medway Radio Transmitters
Big Contest
"Hams"
who "Make Magic with
Heath Robinson-esque
Apparatus
THE OBSERVER Offers a
Silver
Challenge Cup
More than usual interest is being evinced by those who
make a study of radio technique and they are legion in these days of advanced
wireless science in a unique competition which, with the wholehearted support
of THE OBSERVER, is being arranged by the hitherto somewhat obscure band of
enthusiasts comprising the Medway Amateur Transmitters Society. There were many
keen wireless transmitters in the days before the War, but their activities
were cut short by the restrictions which were put into operation at the
outbreak of hostilities. Following the Armistice the work of these enthusiasts
was resumed, and with the boom in wireless there came into being many amateur
bodies such as the Medway Society, whose members hay since made amazing
progress in their most fascinating hobby with apparatus which, compared with
some modern radio sets, is almost Heath Robinson-esque.
They talk with men in every corner of the earth, and one member in a single
afternoon a few days ago made contact with stations in all five Continents!
Following the policy of encouraging enterprise where it represents itself
worthily, THE OBSERVER is seeking to stimulate the activities of this Society
which incidentally, draws its members from all parts of the Towns and district
- by offering as the premier trophy in this unique contest, which is to test
the capabilities of the transmitters and their sets, and which has been
arranged to take place on March 12th, a handsome silver challenge
cup mounted on an ebony plinth. This has been approved by the committee of the
Society. The winner of the trophy will be the transmitter who puts up the best
performance in sending out messages, and he will hold it for one year. There is
also a trophy offered for the receiver who makes the most complete log of the
transmitted messages.