Radiophone May Attract Operators
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THE Radiophone service which the G.P.O. last week introduced in South Lanes will probably appeal to many vehicle operators who hitherto have not adopted two-way radio because it could not be used in conjunction with the public telephone network. Previously the G.P.O. resisted any use of mobile radio in conjunction with the land-line system. Now they are offering such a service themselves.
Equipment developed by the Pye concern for installation in a vehicle linked to the Radiophone service will consist of a telephone handset and a calling loudspeaker. The licence fee for the service will he £7 10s. a quarter, and a 3-ruin. call within the main area of radio coverage will cost 2s. 6d. Calls outside the area will be charged at ordinary trunk rates. plus 2s. radio charge for a 3-min. call. A mobile installation may he bought for £195 or rented at £1 10s. a week.
The service operates from Manchester through two base stations at Winter Hill, near Horwich, and Liverpool. There is also an auxiliary receiving station in Manchester, and these three will cover the southern half of Lanes, the Wirral and parts of North Cheshire: c10 Air Call Radio Telephone, 36 Wardour Street, London, W.1, offer vehicle operators a service covering the route of the London-Birmingham motorway. A vehicle may be equipped with two-way radio and messages can be passed through an operator at base to public telephone subscribers.
DRIVERS ENTERED FALSE TIMES
ORRY drivers had entered false start ing times on their record sheets and then claimed that they had reached home when they were still some distance away, it was stated at Mansfield last week.
For failing to keep records, William Bamford, Carsic Road, Sutton-inAshfield, was fined a total of £6, William Herbert Willey, Bran-mote Street, Radford, Nottingham, £3, and Leslie James McLoughlin, West Street, Hucknall, £9.
For exceeding the permitted hours without rest, Bamford and Willey were each fined a further £5. Their employer, Raymond Mortimer Lepley, haulage contractor, Portland Street Garage, Kirby-inAshfield. was fined a total of £28, with £5 5s. costs, for six cases of failing to cause records to be kept, and two of allowing drivers to drive excessive hours.