The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
Towers, Arlington. Va.

f1'!eu tnat they reduce the .Ice,r,,,,I
OF thelr tranSni!tters unor 100
MS "iia!n fifteen miles ana ~,
!eo"tc IL siill further when yyitbir
I''tes' SAIp and shore stations Min
" pound 10 interchange mcSs,,- 90
Heu.tF employing tbs same wireless
n.. OF not. And at i,nportan,
- ""uIe commercial wireless bust.
ness iHterferes with the ,vireioss ID
OF military and naval stations IN. '" nm UiA
teen minutes OF each hour win he
reserved for Uncle sans radiorra,,.
d''ision of time which will be de.
fhanded, however. only after n,na
means of preventing interference b,vn
failed. '"No
Distress signals are made an excen-
''oh 10 this rule. as well as to another
mat wireless stations must use ONLY
tHe minimum strength of electrical,
energy necessary TO carry their mes.
sases to the distance required
Curbs Interfering Amateurs.
mat interfering amateurs were part
~ responsible for the confusion Of
wireless tongues that added TO the
public suspense following the Titanic
shtastrophe has been Frequently charged
me bi!l before Congress puts a curb
"poh amateurs and all other wireless
Enthusiasts not engaged in bona ndn
"''iH'erc!ai transmission. They Will
oc restricted to Il low electric power
m. Inu snort wave length-co0 meters.
MS limit the bill's trainers deem
s"hNlent for all purposes OF nmuse-
''cht or instruction. and Will car
~ messages over large city area.
as dttcsted by tn. variously poised
""cicss mastS which dctract from the
"ea"tE OF many residential sections of
.ii eit'es ana towns. there NOW are
l'ou9aHus OF these wireless amateurs
scattered through the country and tho
government realizes that some vain
doic operators are sometimes developod
ny TINS diversion. So to encourage
nose VINO are really serious IN their
activities and who develop improve
iHeht IN their art, there is a provision
IN inc measure allowing these TO test
49,, 49, Sh'ii under special temporary
incense which. during certain hours
VIII waive restrictions as to hover
and wave lengths
% further prevent interference with
oihcial wireless business the measure
'oroids the erection Of future CONNER
r'ai wireless stations within fifteen
''"".''ai miles Of list of important
am military stations, not in
c!ndins. however. those at our most
important commercial centcrs.
Give uS Wireless Supremacy.
4H.se protected points are - he cs-
lcr'"'iY great chain Of high power"
'"u'o stations, which will give Amori-
"a "ifeicSS dominion over the seas
me KY 10 this vast system will be
"a group OF giant towers already brIst-
ing above ia" htlls Of Arlington, va.
III 'hii view Of tho National Capitals
avenues inc talicst Of these steel
structures VIII rise $50 feet from tha
E'""hh' winch means that from base
P'Hn"c!c " WI! be 80 feet higher
Than the Washington Monument itself.
una az inc hIll which this steel stecpl.
"i!i crown is higher than the stately
in"hnHth dcdicatt ID to The Father OF
~" country Tie wireless reach of this
"s hr""cr station viii be vastly great
y thhh co"id be obtained from the
'"ph"Wth' aluminium apex.
ny AL odds this VIII he the tallest
,""eT ever built for wireless purposes
W any part Of the world. 1t will be
'' rect square At the base and between
u" hpr aiding legs could easily be built
'puT DOCKS of average city residences.
nilr"!ns seven houses TO thc block.
10 the caKt NJ this colossus and at
cf"Hi "'hthHce% ihercfrom Will stand
w himlIhr rlnnaclcs of steel. each
/ p-itrl nigh aud l2O feet square at
NC maze and the group when com
p"t"h WIZ look very like the EMIL
'N""r' although. acting together. they
""' nave Tar greater wircl ,ss reach
t""h me famed Paris giant, lately
fNhffFfch INTO wireless station.
sprendS Ynst Net Across Sky.
IRON mo uDtop OF tha highest to the