Evening star., 1923-03-25
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

IF you can imagine the panic that
would exist in the streets of Wash
! ington should all traffic squads be re-
! lieved from duty when traffic was at
| its highest point of congestion, you
! can imagine the choaS that exists in
| the air as a result Of the unprece-
F. dented popularity of broadcasting
, The picture of Washington with
| out it's carefully work ed out system
! for controlling vchicular and pedes-
| trIan traffic would be To most minds
bewildcring condition of affairs that
Womb inevitably result in a situation
/ Ranging from the most Impossible
/ forms of congestion to spccdways on
| which neither pedestrians nor the oc-
! cupants of ears would be SAFE for
| an instant
| Take the principal street crossing
! IN any large city, remove the trafhc
| police with their arm of authority,
! the stop" and go" signs the plac-
ards restricting parking areas. the
whit" lines. and in YOUR mind eye
visualize the chaos. the chatting. the
| delays, long lines OF waiting cars, the
| speeding, loss Of life and Wrcckagc
Not Awnre of Air Traffic.
! You are not aware ordinarily. Of
| course, of the air traffic, because the
! ing over your head are OF Il too nigh
| rate of vibration for human ears.
| This is known as radio frequency. 1t
| is not until you, like IA million others,
| have obtained radio receiving set
/ which can b. tuned to these higher
| frcQucnCicS. that YOU begin to appre-
: ciate the problem that faces the mod
| ern radio enginter-the need for IA
| traffic man of the air.
Then You realize that radio trans
mi Sf - a
! way in the same manner that one au-
! tomoblle blocks another
| 1t is for reasons such as the fore
going that the American Radio Relay
! Lea que. the national organization of
| tciegrap phius amateurs, has Il traffic
manager. His work may he compared
! 10 the city traffic expert, who studies
| the peculiar conditions that exist in
| the territory under his Jurisdiction
and suggests regulations for the or
| derIy movement OF motor vehicles and
/ pedestrians. The striking differences
! is that where one is dealing with a
/ tangible problem that can be seen
and recognized by the layman, the
| other faces what at the outset would
! appear an even more difficult situa-
! tiUn, since he is dealing with a me-
dIum which the most learned students
| Of radio ScIenCe are not sure exists
the ether.
| Facilities Have Jagged
The facilities for controlling the
I ether traffic have not kept pace with
! the tremendous growth in the num-
| her of transmitting stations, and the
! enthusiasm which the popular form
/ of radio has been met by IL million
| private citizens, who recognize il in
! Il form Of entertainment which, at
| reasonable cost, can be brought into
every home.
! The chaotic condition of the ether
! is due obviously TO the fact that it is
| being used simultaneously by thou
/ sands of naval, commercial and pri-
! vate tcle graphing stations, in addi-
| tion to about 6"U radiophone broad
casting stations. 1t is generally ad
nitted that the growth of radio has
! been an unhealthy one. There is not
u corner Of the United States that
| does not have a transmitting station
! sending out its quota OF waves.
AS it's contribution to the general
scheme to make the ether an efficient
! medium for the broadcast listener,
| the amateur and the various claSse 8
, Of transmitting stations. the Amer
/ lean Radio Relay League. through its
I traihc manager. F. II. Schnell. and