Evening star., 1925-08-23
NETWORK Of RADIO
IS SOUGHT BY ARMY
Amateur Stations Asked to
Link With Signal Corps in
National Defense Plan.
snecisl Dlsnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn, August 22.-
Complete radio communication for
every National Guard and Organized
Reserve unit in the United States
Army, the esta Adjustment of corps of
civilian radio operators trained in the
methods of the Army, and the organ
ization of a complete network OF
Army-amateur radio stations through
out the country are the aims of an
agreement authorized by the War De
partment, between the Signal Corps
and the transmitting radio amateurs.
The American Radio Relay League,
with headquarters In this city, is be
ing asked to represent the transmit
ting amateurs of the country in or
ganizing the plan.
The first move in this farreachinG
plan will come when the league COM
mences the enrolment of its mem
Der stations in the various radio nets
which will comprise the organization.
These amateurs, when enrolled, will
he asked to act as communicating
stations for battalionS, regiments, brl-
gadeS. divisions and corps area head
quarters. When the organization of
radio men is completed there Will be
within each corps area the necessary
radio nets to link up the corps area
headquarters with each subordinate
unit in the area.
Has Dual Object.
1t is the hope Of the Signal Corps
that the plan will build up a strong
defense unit of civilian radio stations
that will he able TO function when
land lines are down because of storm,
,.,,- off,
At the same time il is hoped to Sc
cure a large reserve Of radio oper
ators, trained in Army methods of
procedure and In the basic principles
of using radio in the field
Another consideration behind the
Army acceptance of the plan is the
desire to add the large facilities Of
American Radio Relay League mem
ber stations to the radio experimental
sction of the Signal Corps.
Direction of the various nets in
corps area headquarters will be car
ried out by liaisou agent at the
signal school. Camp Alfred Vail. n.
J., where the control station of the
entire system will be located.
In order TO generate the necessary
amount of traffic work TO properly
initiate the radio amateurs into the
methods of handling Army material,
routine reports of National Guard
and Organized Reserve units are TO
be transmitted by ra lilo in addition
10 sending. Is formerly, the confirma-
ton copies by mail. 1t is also
planned to send as much official cor
Iespondence as possible through these
radio stations.
In transmitting the plan to the
American Radio Relay League. Maj.
Cen. c. Nick. Saltzman. chief signal
officer of the Army, said:
Task Is Huge One.
The Signal Corps fully appreciates
the magnitude of this undertaking.
1t cannot be accomplished in a few
weeks or months. BY careful. con-
siderate cO-opera ton on the part of
the Signal Corps and the amateurs
this plan should in a year or so pro-
vide the United States with a vast
number of radio operators Of poten-
tial value to their communities and
Nation in an emergency.
1T is confidently believed that this
plan is beneficial to both the Signal
Corps and the transmitting radio anna
teur. The amateurs S participation in
1t will be a concrete and positive
answer to those who question his
right to continue to exist as such"
Preliminary organization work is
already being carried on with the
amateurs by officials of the traffic de-
partment of the American Radio Re-
lay League and a the same time
Signal Corps officers are at work
amplifying upon the specifications for
the various radio nets which the
completed plan will require.