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not get off this morning so I was able to get the old battery back the following day, and it showed 1290.


We left Ponta Delgada at 10:17 G.M.T. of May 27.  For about a half hour I burned the amplifier tubes on 12 volts by mistake and fully expected that I had injured them, but upon plugging in at 6 volts, destroyers five stations away were heard loudly so I rested more easily.  I relayed some traffic to the #4 for the Melville.  At 11:09 a message was sent to Admiral Jackson back at Ponta Delgada thanking him for his hospitality and stated that we seemed to be on our way.

At 11:10 I requested weather reports and received replies all the way down the line.  The reports were all favorable and they all wished us good luck.

We passed over #1 at 11:12 at 10 miles to the southward of #2 at 11:38, sending #2 a message to the effect as she did not see us.  At this time #6 (Gamble) seemed exceptionally loud, considering his being 200 miles distant.  At the same time #7, 250 miles distant, advised us that our signals were strong.

We missed station #3, who incidentally did not seem to radiate very well on 1500 meters, so I requested several series of compass signals, from #4.  At 12:20 he was bearing slightly to the left; at 12:30, 20[[degree symbol] to the left; at12:35, 45[[degree symbol] to left.  We then changed course and passed over #4 at 12:50.  At the rate we were flying it appears that radio compass signals had been audible 50 miles, the best distance a destroyer was heard throughout the trip.

I had a conversation with the #4 (Wilkes) as she was the ship which had been assigned to Hampton Roads for Trans-Atlantic flight tests, and had given us very excellent cooperation there in all radio experiments.  She said she was making 32 knots for us, and asked us to see how far we could hear her on the regular antenna.

At 13:10 #7 advised that he had heard us as soon as we left Ponta Delgada, a distance of 350 miles.  At 13:40 the bearing of #6 was 15[[degree symbol] to the left.  We passed her at 14:05.

#11 was a very good station, for he was loud at 300 miles.

First heard #7 weak on radio compass at 14:15.  At 14:31 he bore 8[[degree symbol] to the right, and we passed him at 14:40.