The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
HUGE RADIO NET
To JOIN U.S..
STATIONS
Chain Would Reach More Per-
sons Than Telephone Sub
scribers in Emergency

A gigantic radio net of trans
hitting stations Is being developed
throughout the United States. which
will eventually connect every city
and town and practically every
household, as far as reception alone
Is concerned. Under the SUPER
vision of the Department of Com
merce. this means Of disseminating
important information, especially in
times of emergency, would reach
more individuals than there are
telephone subscribers, and a larger
number than the combined news.
paper readers Of the nation.
For transmission alone it would
link radio stations to reach all own.
ers of radio Sets-almost to every
citizen. The operation of this net
would be instantaneous and direct
to all parts of the country. Secre-
tary Hoover's administration Of
radio would be brcadened to- the
republic at large in any hour of
need.
This proposed radio net is par
TALLY in operation today, with the
number Of broadcasting stations nn!y
in every State increasing each week
and plans estimated anywhere be.
tween 100000 and 10000, 900, but
despite its growth, the present sys-
tenn only transmits news and enter
tainments at scheduled intervals.
What the Government wants VI.
timately is a system that in emer.
gencics. such as the declaration of
war, the call to arms of the ma.
tons man power, or the DISRUPTION
of continental communications and
traffic lines, could call upon all
transmitting stations to take the
air either locally, by district groups
or throughout the country stimuli
taneously and handle urgent traffic.
Details Worked Out.
Details of the gigantic scheme
are already being worked out bv
the Department of Commerce. with
the close cooperation of all radio
interests. The germ of the idea
was stated at the Amateurs Con.
Ventlon in Chicago last fall. when
representatives Of their oreaniza.
tons offered to Cooperate viii h
railroads when regular communica.
ton systems failed. This uork no.
ALREADY gone into the test stage
IN several instances operating ANA.
leurs nave aided in the transmission
Vi railway messages successfully.
Inc American Radio RELAY
league has appointed a COMMITTEES
" work out details. The league
co'operated with the Pennsvlvania
system between the Atlantic sea.
BOARD and the Mississippi river r..
centiy In an emergency test, to the
sSa.Iticatlon of the general sinner.
neenoent OF telegraph. Other rail.
Tay systems have declared their
uesire to establish such an arataur
l laulo auxiliary system in anticiro
.loh OF a failure of their wire COW
m1Iunlcatlons or the need for adj.
t tionaI terminal and receiving Sto-
LUIS along their rights of wsv
Army Likes Idea.
Army Army officers in charge of the
nnua~ay raoio set, which handles
Ont th m,iiental radio traffic through.
80 Tue country. say that thev ro1id
&c IN with the amateurs in a ver,,
enort tlme to aid in reaching sr1oi,
Uounuhitles lying outside tha;..
nam radio traffic lines and h.wonL
ee smaller nets in their go.
S e The Navel Commnnico tids rs
Service Is In close touch with 80
teur activities; the resen rch nc
ION Is working with amate,,rs SCI 81.
~mot wave transmission With vi vi
markable results. WIN re-
me RADIO Section of the non.
t tnsn OF commerce and it's rina az
~ H3upervlsors, stationed in Ros
Nh Nh, NeW York, Baltimore At1a Us
IL NV dreams, San Francisco Saet
re- Uetrolt and Chicago. is at+a,,ent
ms s 10 coordinate the varions nIe
n Gts OF the proposed nat;ons,
o net: The Postoff,ce Nma;
cui.ural Department and ~ Asrl-
, nnu navy are also interestad NY
,uis ago the chief supervi.or 1Sos s
f'niT sent communications " III ~
lleiu supervisors directing theu Oil
. ., a survey of radio fac;IitIn -! ~
' amer districts. ascertaininp ~ III
sIoiliIles OF hooking up ali etc. pos-
an emergency, and the ott;t''sS
% tne business. railway. con,s,a,.'ls
'ar3on ana other interests III
replies received from r,..,
very district show that ~ 10y
GUS, manufacturers, rosdco una Una
ra!lWays, newspapers. civil s'
esss ana even the teleRra nh arH teT
ePnone companies are reed,, ~ Cel-
operate. Many of them ara - co
20 test our proposed nJans 40
EFFORT to establish a reIiahIo ~ an
system. communication