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Besides the handlin<i: of the ice and water toinperature reports, re- 

 laying messacres, and od-schochde traflic, the following are the schedules 

 maintained by the vessels on patrol. All thnes are in forty-fiftl: 

 meridian time. 



0000 Weather from NAA, Washington, 113 kilocycles. 



0100 Weather from Louislnirg, Nova Scotia (VAS), 115 kilocycles. 



0400 Press (NAA), Washington, 113 kilocycles. 



0600 Bearing from Cape R;icc (VAZ). 



0800 Broadcast ice report 425 kilocycles, sent twice ICW and CW. Call on 50C 

 kilocycles first and then shift. 



0830 Schedule with NAA, Washington, on 12,015 kilocycles. Weather for the 

 observer at Washington. 



0900 Broadcast ice report on 175 kilocycles, sent twice CW. Call on 500 kilo- 

 cycles first and then shift. 



0930 Schedule with Capo Race fVAZ), weather for the observer at Toronto. 



1200 Weather from NAA, Washington, 16,810 and 113 kilocycles. 



1300 Weather from VAS, Louisburg, Nova Scotia, on 115 kilocycles. 



1355 Time tick NAA, Washington, 113 kilocycles and 16,810 kilocycles. 



ISOO Bearing from Cape Race (VAZ). 



2000 Broadcast ice report on 425 kilocycles, sent twice ICW and CW. Call on 

 500 kilocycles and then shift. 



2030 Schedule with Cape Race (VAZ), weather for the observer at Toronto. 



2100 Broadcast ice report on 175 kilocycles, sent twice CW. Call on 500 kilo- 

 cycles and then shift. 



2130 Schedule with NAA, Washington, weather for observer at Washington and 

 ice report for Hydrographic Office. 



2150 Schedule with vessel in port. 



2155 Time tick NAA, Washington, on 4,205 and 113 kilocycles. 



2330 Schedule with NAA, Washington, on 4,205 kilocycles. 



During the season there was no serious trouble with either the 

 sending or the receiving apparatus. Direct communication was held 

 with NAA at Washington, D. C, daily. One vessel on the west coast 

 reported having heard the ice-patrol vessel calling Washington. 



The radio compasses were very helpful in 1932 in enabling the 

 patrol vessels to find each other in order to effect a relief. The reliefs 

 were made invariably in a dense fog. Twice the boat carrying the ice 

 observation party to the other vessel left the ship before the vessels 

 had sighted each other. Despite bad. visibility it was always possible 

 to relieve the patrol on time, for no matter how thick or prolonged the 

 fog the patrol vessels could always find each other by means of their 

 radio compasses. 



The Cape Race radio direction finder station furnished the patrol 

 vessels with bearings morning and night. These bearings, together 

 with soundings obtained by the use of the fathometer, were very 

 helpful in locating the positions of the vessels during the long periods 

 of fog. 



The cooperation of the shore radio stations and of the ships crossing 

 the ice regions was excellent. 



