The First Trans-Atlantic Wireless Radio Transmission

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Sweden, Kungl. Telegrafverket, 1920

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1920 the first Trans-Atlantic Wireless Radio Transmission, from Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanders (1878-1975) inventor, for General Electric, of the Alexanders Alternator allowing for low frequency radio wave sound transmission. Only such transmitter that now survives is at Grimeton radio station in Sweden. Here the message from New York is received in Sweden by the Kungl. (Royal) Telegrafverket, via Stavenger, Norway. The message reads: “A new radio station equipped with my system has just opened communication with Scandinavia and I am sending my first message to you stop the distance separating us now seems much shorter stop we are all well and send love and best wishes  Ernst” 9”x8.75” folded.