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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...beam to South America. Germany lists its short-wave transmitter that operates from Berlin's Haus des Rundfunks at 40 kw. Great Britain's Daventry, with top power at 50 kw., sends its short-wave voice round the world. The Netherlands has two 60 kw. stations at Hilversum, which operate with unique beams that turn in any direction (known to the Dutch as the "Holland merry-go-round"). The U. S. S. R.'s station RV96 at Moscow is listed at 100 kw., but its great power sings oddly small in many parts of the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Loud | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

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