Transoceanic Telephone Service- Short-Wave Equipment Technical Features of the New Short-Wave Radio Stations of the Bell System

The application of short-wave radio transmission to transoceanic telephone circuits is developing apparatus and stations designed specifically to meet the needs of these services. This paper describes from the radio point of view the important technical features and developments incorporated in the new transmitting and receiving stations of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company located respectively at Lawrenceville and Netcong, New Jersey, and it outlines some of the radio problems encountered in the station design.