Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

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Electronics in Latin America By Albert F. Waiters Vice-President and Operations Manager, RCA International Division I jatin America today is a vast proving ground for uses of electronics. One of the world's most powerful radio transmitters, an RCA 250 kw broadcast transmitter, is now rising on the Mexican border. At Puenta Arenas, southernmost tip of the South American continent, an RCA 1-kw broadcast transmitter speaks the language of Terra del Fuego, "Land of Fire". One of the longest hops for microwave radio in the world carries telephone messages over Colombia's tower- ing Andes. Electron microscopes seek biological, agricultural and other secrets at record reaching altitudes in Mexico and Venezuela. In Venezuela, the world's first microwave-operated. RCA-equipped railroad helps to run trainloads of iron ore down to the Orinoco River. All over this vast and vital area, new TV stations are bringing nearer the era of a hemispheric network. Puerto Rico is building the first complete TV educa- tional system in the world. A recently built TV center at Televilla, near Havana, Cuba, will house three TV transmitters operating on three different channels. This is the first such center outside of the United States. New microwave communication facilities, among the most modern around the globe, are functioning in Cuba, Colombia, the Dominican Republic. In Panama, the votes in the National Congress are recorded electronically, a Mexican National Bank oper- ates its 70 branch systems by radio. And over Latin cities where ancient Spanish bells once pealed, new electronic carillions now sound. Electronics by RCA These are indeed the electronic Americas, with electronics by RCA. The scientific magic of RCA elec- tronics in the form of VHF communications systems, microwave, two-way radio, broadcasting and television has made possible many economic, cultural and social advantages. Mexico, the Caribbean countries, Central American and South American nations have proven leaders in the pursuit of social and economic advancement through electronics. RCA International Division finds it a privilege to cooperate with them. These electronic achievements of Latin America are made possible by the vision of government and com- mercial executives, by national researchers, engineers, production workers, administrators, creative artists in many fields, construction and maintenance experts, as well as specialists from RCA distributor or company organizations and from RCA International headquarters and regional offices. Each of the countries has embraced at least one branch of electronics which brightens its economic out- look, encourages cultural activity and entertainment, and stimulates government and private enterprise. One of the most far-reaching uses of electronics in Latin America is in the field of telecommunications. An outstanding example of modern microwave radio relay equipment linking all major cities of a country is the VHF communications system delivered by RCA International Division to the government of the Do- minican Republic. Completion of this system, which RCA microwave station at Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, is one of 20 stations making up a nation-wide telecommunications system. 28 RADIO AGE