The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 26, 1954, Page 2

Amateurs Set Radio Relay Weekend Test | By EDDIE Leg ALBUQUERQUE — The first official attempt to span the con- “tinent by amateur radio relay on ‘two meters is scheduled Saturday and Sunday and New Mexico hams | apparently hold the key to suc- 8. In a manner reminiscent of the _ early days of radio, messages will | be passed from station to station all across the country. It’s neyer | been done on the two-meter ama- » teur band—a very high frequency band where transmissions are | normally limited to line of sight. “The toughest place to cross is the Arizona-New Mexico-Texas Panhandle stretch,” said A. David Middleton, one of the leaders in the project. “Towering mountains and the distance between the com- munities pose particular prob- lems,” he said. The project was conceived by the Two Meter and Down Club of Los Angeles. The Albuquerque VHF Club and similar organiza- tions and individuals all across the country will take part. 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