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Show Radio in Polar Regions The MacMillan expedition lo the polar regions had radio for its only means of communication. Using low power and short wave lengths, the Bowdoin communicated with several stations in the United States while the ship was frozen in thousands of miles away. Broadcasting conceits , from the United States stations wore heard during the long, darl; nights of the Arctic zone. The call -letters were YVNP, the slogan was Wireless North I'ole, and the power was about 500 watts. |