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the frequency range used in the service. It has a power of 15 kw. out- 

 put of unmodulated carrier and is capable of delivering 60 kw. peak 

 power. A photograph of a similar transmitter at Deal Beach, which is 

 being used for this service pending the completion of the transmitting 

 station at Ocean Gate, is shown in Fig. 6. The antennas are simpler 



Fig. 6 — Deal Beach transmitting set. 



and less directional than those employed in the transatlantic circuit, 

 and give a transmission gain of 8 to 10 db as compared with a single 

 half-wave antenna. 



The receiving station at Forked River has been in operation since the 



