NORTH POLE OF THE WINDS 



only one, I believe, in the service. The radio plant 

 of the Disho, like that of other Government 

 vessels plying between Copenhagen and Greenland, 

 is a long-wave one, as are those of the six stations 

 on the continent of Greenland itself. These sta- 

 tions are located at Julianehaab (Chief Station) in 

 south Greenland, Godhavn, Godthaab, and Ivig- 

 tut on the west coast; and Angmagssalik and 

 Scoresby Sound on the east coast. 



We maintained at the Mount Evans Station in 

 addition to our full short-wave set, a receiver for 

 long-waves. We were thus able to pick up mes- 

 sages from long-wave plants, though we could not 

 make reply to them. It had been arranged with 

 the young woman in charge of the Disho wire- 

 less to send us a message when the Disho should 

 be off the Greenland coast on its third cruise north- 

 ward. This was almost necessary in order that we 

 might get ready to go out to the coast and be in 

 time to embark on the vessel. This service she did, 

 and as I was about to leave the station, Mr. 

 Oscanyan, our operator, came to me bringing a 

 duplicate short-wave receiver which was his per- 

 sonal property, and asked that I deliver it to the 

 lady operator on the Disho. By doing this, he 

 explained, it would be possible for me to maintain 

 contact with Mount Evans during this passage out 



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