Show RED CROSS TESTS ARMY AMATEUR RADIO myslem washington D I 1 C april 16 in a test of the new army amateur radio Sy system stern which the american red cross will by arrangement maka mak use usa of in time of disaster experimental messages have been successfully success fally llly relayed from the boston bosto n croci i chapter to tile the national cited cross headquarters in wast inton f the messages sent on to washington ivere ceic picked up tip by ft a rat nit control station of the army at fort 11 T and i relayed clayed to amateur anat eur station at washington the operators 1 I are amateurs licensed licen led by the department I 1 part ment of Coni merea and selected by army signal officers Ficeri of A similar 5 system is under way in the nivy navy during the great liiri ff ef 1927 which devastated palm palin heard it was an amateur who go out tho the first news from the suf sufferer ferem when other communications were stilt still down donvil thi this I 1 amateur eur station was wa otili utilized zed by the he red cross in the emergency the result suggested the futures value of amater later radio station in con connection lection with the y work of t alio red cross in disasters |