One may be surprised that the Norwegian Telecommunications , This rocky country in the far north of Europe are well developed.
And this reaction is justified or idea, why just in Sørvågen, located in western Lofoten islands near the Arctic Circle, were written important chapters in the history of telecommunications in Norway and Europe? Or
prob-ably agresco landscape offers us, much less accessible and full of rocks an answer to why Norway is now one of the leading countries in the area of telecommunications.
radio station and telegraph Sørvågen have played since its inception a very important role within 150-year history of telecommunications in Norway.
Why Lofoten Islands? Sørvågen why?
C ada winter fishing in the Lofoten islands fish worth millions of crowns.
in the Lofoten fishery was one of the main economic activities all over Norway.
Norwegians at the time were convinced that even the Norwegian state would benefit from the construction of a telephone and telegraph service and in the Lofoten Islands. Rocks
steep and strong currents and made the extension lines for telephone and telegraph impossible from Sørvågen to the highest point of the Lofoten islands and to small southern islands of Røst and Værøy. This is how Sørvågen
becomes testing site for new inventions.
1861 - The first telegraph Norwegian fishing
In 1859 he wrote the Postmaster General Post Motzfeld in its report on the fishery in Lofoten islands that profits could increase by approximately 25% if is to be built a telegraph line to the fishing villages.
the Norwegian Parliament approved this suggestion and in 1861 became operational.
While the first telegraph line was not connected to the main grid, however covering maritime cable and overhead wires on the mainland with a length of 170 km
is so 9 villages were among them under telegraphic connection : Skrova, Brettesnes, Svolvær Ørsvåg (since 1862 Kabelvåg) Henningsvær, Steine, Ballstad, Reine and Sørvågen.
telegraph stations were in operation only during the fishing season between January and April. In 1868 he was connected to the mains and from the station in 1873 of Sørvågen was accessible at any time of year.
This improved the fishery to benefit fishermen, traders and the Norwegian state.
In the villages created more jobs. Now he could run fast the boats were the bait for their networks on board to where the load was needed. Now we could do reporting on the best fishing spot on time and storm warnings.
These messages came to the fishermen before it was too late as in the case of storms.
1906 - The first wireless telegraph northern European
The bar was 50 meters high and one of the workers went up and he lay face down. "We came out the heart" - This account Hjordis Lie, an elderly woman Sørvågen.
We made a trip back in time to 1903. On the hill in Sørvågen Lillehaug had a mast made of several large pine lumber was insured with twenty-eight guy wires. Other similar masts were built in Værøy yRøst.
second telegraph station equipped with a radio transmitter in the world entered the period of test run.
years ago (1899) engineer and Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi had conducted experiments to "make a bridge" over the air in the English Channel.
fishermen and landowners immediately see what impact and significance it would "wireless"? for fishing.
Joy in Røst and a long rowing race
The trial period in 1903 exceeded all expectations. It is said that a man rowed 60 miles by sea dangerous to carry the news of success to Sørvågen .- "Sørvågen signals had crossed the dreaded mountains of Lofoten and the Maelstrom * and reached its destination in Røst.
The 1st. May 1906 opening, the connection could Wireless officially Sørvågen to Røst. It was the first northern European radio operator. The Italians had set up his last year and was at least Sørvågen global No. 2.
* Maelstrom: Great whirlwind that is on the southern shores of The Norwegian archipelago of Lofoten / Etim: Current crusher.
Storm and War - A weak point: The mast
s
Previously the official commissioning some masts were damaged product of the storm. The tip of the mast Røst breaks on 06 February 1906. April 08 bankruptcy again, and the April 11 Sørvågen lost the mast top. A new iron mast built in 1914 fell to the ground in 1925.
During the Second World War "Sørvågen Radio" was an important member in the telecommunications system of the German occupiers. On December 25, 1941 was bombed by a troop of British sabotage.
German Emperor - 1908
sea connection
remember the "Hohenzollern" ship of Kaiser Wilhelm was anchored here. We children were amazed. We went up to the top of the hill and we could see a boat approaching bringing telegrams Hjordis He says Lie.
telegraph staff did everything to present the best care to the emperor, but all efforts were in vain.
The director of the Telegraph office-Mr. Owre, scored following the protocol telegram
"July 15, 1906 - we have received additional support by the German Emperor's journey to the south ... in the case of correspondence with the ship Sørvågen no .. "
"July 16, 1906" - Yesterday, we heard the ship signals .. Some telegrams were issued ... the state of the network here and did the mast under very complicated adjustments. I regret the false impression of the team and staff that this may cause. "
" July 12, 1907 - from 6 to 10:15 am called the ship "Hohenzollner" without this we listen. Heard from the ship called Sørvågen ten times and twice calls Røst. Sørvågen then had no connection to the imperial ship, this was not worthy of fame for the young Norwegian.
German Emperor not only boost tourism to the islands Lofoten. Because he also made it possible for the July 1, 1908 was achieved from the connection station Sørvågen wirelessly with ships at sea as the first station in Norway.
traffic increases
The telegraph became increasingly important to fishermen. About 1910 were sent during the fishing season every day about 500 telegrams, in the remainder of the year, there was naturally less frequently.
The building of the telegraph station went down Sørvågen outgrown. In 1914 the director of the station Thorleif Johannessen and his family and all teams move into the new and more pleasing to the eye, telegraph station a few hundred meters from the old station.
Dial wirelessly to Hell and Maelstrom -1928
The Norwegian Telecommunications Administration Televerket acquired in 1919 the first wireless equipment "radiotelephony. The telephone and cable competition was in the same way it was with the telegraph cable and radio apparatus (wireless).
The first wireless station in Norway was in connection to the station "Radio Sørvågen." The radio telephone station "Lofotodden" in Helle was in connection with Sørvågen from 1928. Years later connection would add Værøy - Sørvågen.
Sørvågen
As we played a very important role in the history of telecommunications.
and this is true with some melancholy, that in 1977-78 is placed the station in automatic mode and closed to "Sørvågen Radio Telegraph The four buildings that are being used from 1861 until now, and the mast transmission of 70 m in height are in good condition.
Sørvågen collections have been opened since 1996 as the museum section of the Norwegian telecommunications. More information about the development of the telegraph, telephone and radio transmissions in Norway was in the building of telegraph 1914 (E 10).
exposures are primarily concerned with the following major events:
# The first telegraph line fishing and the Lofoten, 1861
# The first northern European fixed wireless telegraph, 1906 The first telegraph
# Fixed Norwegian vessels, 1908
# The first wireless telephone transmission, 1928
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