Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-04
I|C RESEARCH
WINS RECOGNITION
Medal to Dr.. Austin for Con-
tribution to Advancement
of Radio Art.

Dr. l.. W. Austins penetrating re-
searches into the cause of static have
Won for him the 1927 Medal of Honor
of the Institute OF Radio Engineers,
awarded for the years greatest con
tribution 10 the advancement OF the
science and art of radio. When the
presentation was made at New York
10 the 6O.yearold chief of the special
radio transmission laboratory of the
Bureau OF Standards his fellow seen.
lists foreSaw the day as not far OH
when they will be able TO eliminate
The greatest existing bane of broad
cast reception.
For many wears DR.. Austin has been
concerned with the relationship Oh
solar activity and radio atmospheric
disturbances Once the connection ne
tween sun spots and radio is estao
ished, he believes ii may he posSiole
10 schedule far ahead the arrlNh
If conditions that bring about static
Moreover, the basic causes or Stati'
becoming known. it Will he possipie
TO perfect methods of eliminating IL
entirely.
Noted Technical Discoveries.
Many technical discoveries are ac,
credited DR. Austin, and the a"alu
was a recognition by the radio ehSl-
neering profession of his sclentilic eN-
nlanotions and analyses of hitherto
unexplained phenomena OF Justine
imnortanCe to the radio ART. Adhll',
tedlv. much remains TO ne ledrheu
along the lines of DR.. AuStlns re-
searches. but no figure in radio Is
more keenly applied To his task than
The veteran student of the last quarter
century who is working in the Govern
ment's giant scientific laboratory.
Static as it actually occurs also Is
beirg studied by observers OF the
United states Navy. In a recent
statement the Navy Department an
nounced that its studies have inl,-
Gated that by using machines when
have been developed to measure sta!lc
intensity in standard units II may pe
possible to plot the highs ana lows
of static and determine the general
static distribution in the same manner
that barometric pressures are plotted
Navy Makes Claims.
The Navy claims that static centers
Tins nlotted have a definite motion OF
translation relative to that of at
mosDheric structure, and that II IS
nossible by plotting such centers ana
knowing their progress. to use present
weather forecasting methods TO make
accurate static forecasts.
Much of the Nays work has been |
done in it's research laboratories mere |
hut studies with it's devices We're con. |
Quoted largely by Lieut.. Earl kincald |
aboard the transport $. 5. klttery,
nlvinr between here and the West |
indies. While the studies are largely |
connected with navigation communl'
cation, their findings may some ia! |
be applied to popular broadcast
reception.
Proceedings at the ninth annual re-
union banquet of the I'd DIVISION AS
sociation at the Willard Hotel tonight |
will be broadcast by WRC. The pro-
gram includes addresses by Hanforo /
MacNider. Assistant Secretary of |
War; Mai. Gems. Preston Brown. Han /
eon T.. Ely. James G. Harbord, John A.
I.eieune. Wendell c. Neville and Gen. |
Albert J. Bowley. The Army Band |
Orchestra will furnish the music.
The National Musical Comedy |
Troupe, one of WRC's principal at |
fractions of New York origin, viii /
present a program of 13 selections. |
Dinner music will be provided by the |
Waldorf Astoria and the Hofbrau Or
cheStraS. Inere also VIII DE concerts
by the Mayfiower Orchestra and the
Parnassus Trio.
Concerts by the Columbia Tenor
Banjo Club and the Howard Univer
sity Glee Club are WMAL's outstand-
ing musical attractions tonight. The
banjo club will play from 800 TO 9
o'clock. The glee club concert will |
follow.
WMALs other features include a
program by the /. r. G. A. Chorus and |
a scientific talk prepared by Science |
Service.
Continued improvement was noted |
last night in broadcast reception con
ditions. While static remained TO Gre
ate a noisy din, the signals of out-of-
town stations came through with
fair degree of volume, and there was
less fading than usual.
Stations in all sections were respon-
sive, but those in the South and Mid
west seemed TO have the strongest
signals. Among the most vociferous
were WRVA. Richmond. Va: WAY,
Cleveland, and WAIU, Columbus,
Ohio.