Remarkable new developments in wireless telegraphy, which will have the effect of securing a greater degree of safety at sea than has hitherto been possible, have been made by the Radio Com: munication Company, Ld. An automatic call apparatus has been inveated, which enables a ship in distress to ring an alarum bell on every other vessel that is within wireless range. It! is claimed that this apparatus is the only one that has yet been placed upon the market which is capable of responding only to "S.O.S." signals and (or) the call signal of the ship in Morse in the ordinary way. This means that there is no need for either "synchronized working" or special tra-smitting appliances. The device is thus rendered universally applicable to every ship of every nation-
Scope oF Its Power Mr. B. Binyon, the managing director of the Radio Communication Company, points out thst it will do away with the need for small vessels which are fitted with wireless carrying more than one operator. It is obvious what a great advantage this will be. It will no longer be necessary to have a man glued to the instrument, for the apparatus will itself ach as watcher.
"When a ship in distress sends out its '5.0.8.' or call signal," said Mr. Binyon, "if the operator is away, the message itself automatically rings a bell. That bell rings continuously until the message is answered. It passes over every other message except the 'S.0.S.' and the call signal."
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