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Abstract
This article seeks to explain wireless telegraphy (W/T) equipment, its development and use over the course of the First World War and how W/T performed in conjunction with the established landline network. W/T deployment during Canadian Expeditionary Force battles is evaluated to determine whether W/T was viewed as an alternative battlefield communication medium or simply as a standby for emergency situations. The analysis discloses that the Canadian infantry was unable to take advantage of continuous wave, a superior form of wireless that the artillery relied upon. This article contends that by war’s end W/T had become a viable substitute for traditional wired networks, but was underutilised whenever the cable grid was operational.
Recommended Citation
Pascas, Brian "Connecting the Dots and Dashes: Wireless Telegraphy Communication in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918." Canadian Military History 29, 2 (2020)
