Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume VI, Number 9, 29 Iune 1933 — RADIO AMATEUR SAVES LIFE 10,000 MILES AWAY [ARTICLE]
RADIO AMATEUR SAVES LIFE 10,000 MILES AWAY
Saving a man's life who was 10,000 miles away is the feat of aiv amateur radio operator in New Zealand, While in communication with a man in Teller, Alaska, he noticed that the other operator's sifnals suddenly slackened' and stop|;»d. Sensing that something was wrong, the New zealand operator began flashing: "Any Pacific coast amateus—please answer—emergency." a man in Cannel, Cal., replied and learned that the Alaskan amateur was one of his friends. He called anotlier operator in Teller and told him of the communication, whieh thus resulted in the reseue of the man from a cabin filled with fumes froin a gasoline heater.