Story: Bell, Francis Wirgman Dillon and Bell, Margaret Brenda

Bell recalls her brother Frank contacting England by short-wave radio

"I suppose that's the most thrilling moment of my life': Brenda Bell recalls her brother Frank contacting England by shortwave radio in October 1924. This was the first direct antipodean radio conversation, achieved from Shag Valley, North Otago. (5 min 17 sec)

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Ian Dougherty. 'Bell, Francis Wirgman Dillon and Bell, Margaret Brenda', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4b20/bell-francis-wirgman-dillon (accessed 30 March 2024)