“FISHING BOAT TO HAVE SHORT WAVE RADIO SET – Equipment Carried to Communicate With Home Office During Trip – (San Diego) – Capt. Guy Silva’s new type (the ‘POINT LOMA’, an upgrade of the earlier ‘Emma R.S.’, and designed by Mr. Ray Prewett at San Diego Marine Construction. She will sink July 2, 1932. – ed.) 95’ fishing boat will leave here shortly, with the first SHORT-WAVE RADIO TRANSMITTING SET to be installed on a fishing boat on the coast.
The set will be used to communicate with the amateurs in this country and Silva’s ‘home office’ during a trip to explore the Allaire Bank (a fishing bank – ed.) 600 miles southwest of Cape San Lucas. The boat itself will carry a pneumatic steering gear, a gas system for fire fighting, and electric drive. She will also have a cork-insulated hull, making it (for all intents and purposes) a floating refrigerator. The short wave radio set will keep it in touch with shore at ALL times, the transmitting unit having a range of 3,000 to 8,000 miles. The call numbers will be assigned shortly by the U.S. Department of Commerce.”
(*Source: Oakland Tribune newspaper – Sunday, June 10, 1928 – Pg. 5)