Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-09


than the use of the alternator which
made available the number Of chan
nels which at present are in use. /
asked the inventor why and how this
was.
THE reason why the alternator in
creases the number of available chan
nels," he said, may be explained
roughly by the statement that the
wave generated by it steers a per-
fectiy straight course. SO to speak,
though the expression is not tech
nical. So it can run very close to
another similar wave without collid-
ing with it. We therefore, by this
method, can use more wave lengths
than there would be (again speaking
loosely room for if they wobbled to
one side and the other as they went
through the channels of the ether. A
larger number of threads can be
stretched from one point to another
without SETTING tangled IL drawn
straight than if left loose and wavy.
These paths through the ether
are of the greatest import to the
people of the world. They should be
fully utilized. and. therefore. hey
must be carefully protected. This en-
tails. first of all. the use of the most
modern apparatus, and after this,
regulation.
Thus burden must be thrust uDon
the backs Of those engaged in the
commercial utilization of this won
derful invention. Research must be
carried on without pause and without
thought of cost in time, effort or
both of energy and funds, are de-
voted to increase OF knowledge and
improvement of facilities.
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UEREQuENTLY some advance,
comparatively slight. but new
ertheless vital. has rendered expen-
sive apparatus obsolete, and this is
true not only in connection with
high power radio transmission, but in
connection With all branches of radio
development. The rate of superce-
dence and of obsolescence must be
relatively great for long time.
"Unquestionably, America today abb
solutely leads the world in wireless.
The formation of the Radio Corpora
ton of America took this country
from a stage which was like that of
one who holds concessions, but allows
them to lie idle, into that of the pio-
neer who occupies and develops new
territory. We have not gone in for
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hopes; instead, we have gone in for
real achievement.
1.-The first thing that the radio cor
poration gave to America was COM
plete control Of its communications
with all other sections of the world
wherein radio has been established.
With our high-power stations work
ing, who shall cut US off? The fact
that the United States has such
strong communications encourages
the smaller nations. which conceiv-
ably might need our help, to the
establishment of Complementary IA
cilities.
American enterprise now is COM
petent to compete with France. Ger
many or England. American infiu-
ence in wireless is spreading through
out the world, so that the establish
ment of a chain of high-power sta
tions of the radio corporation type
around the world is rapidly becom-
ing a reality. There is no state in
all the world, be it great or be it
small, which today is not ambitious
to possess powerful wireless stations
for the purpose of assuring quick
and free communication with Amer
lea. if for no other purpose.
Many a great center now building
or planned never would have been
imagined save for the general desire
to make certain of communication not
subject to interference from any other
power with the United States.
"The fact that the United States is
free Of international political affilia-
lions always will enable It to supply
all who ask with wireless knowledge
as 1t grows among our people. and,
il necessary, even with the apparatus
for development OF wireless.
ssTHUS. as London automatically
became and uninterruptedly has
remained the center of the worlds
cable communications, SO the United
States is rapidly becoming and is
certain to remain the center Of the
worlds activities in radio. Geo
graphically. our situation in this mat
ter is ideal. Note the position of the
United States in relation to the ball
ance of the world. To the east is
Europe. within easy radio communi-
cation distance, and separated by the
best possible medium over which
wireless can be transmitted-that is,
a body of salt water. To the south is
South America, growing rapidly in
importance and hungry for rapid and
accurate communication with its
northern neighbof, and through her
with the rest of the world. Here.
too, the ocean will serve US, and here,
too, the distance to be spanned makes
our task easy.
Swing around to the other side
of the United States and we have the
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