1911 in radio explained

The year 1911 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• 21 October  - The Junior Wireless Club Limited becomes the Radio Club of America at a meeting held in New York City.^[1]
• Wilhelm II, German Emperor, sends Telefunken engineers to West Sayville, New York to erect three 600-foot (180-m) radio towers.
• The first Australian long range (520 km) coastal radio station is established in Sydney.^[2]
• John Ambrose Fleming publishes An Elementary Manual of Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony in London.

Births

• 30 January  - Hugh Marlowe, American actor (d. 1982)
• 21 June  - Chester Wilmot, Australian war correspondent (d. 1954)
• 4 November  - David Young, American radio producer, director and actor (d. 1969)^[3]

References

1. Web site: 1910–1911 – The Junior Wireless Club Limited becomes the Radio Club of America. Radio Club of America. 2019-10-22. 2019-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022182858/https://www.radioclubofamerica.org/rca-history/1910-1911-the-junior-wireless-club-limited-becomes-the-radio-club-of-america/. dead.
2. Web site: The Role of Coastal Radio Stations in the Early Days of Communications With Aircraft. Roger. Meyer. 2019-10-22.
3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/689509509/?clipping_id=147609979 "David Young Given Award for Achievement in Radio"