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New Triumph For

Wireless Engineers King George IV

In Britain

Greater Range For

Ultra-Short

Waves

The most important discovery possible or impossible," and in this in wireless research for many belief he clung firmly to his opinion years has been made by the hat ultra-chort waves might be re- flected by some still undiscovered Government's Radio Research layer in the atmosphere, Board under the Department of i Some years ago, the Marchese Scientific and Industrial Re-leven shorter waves to a distance of Marconi succeeded in transmitting

search.

able

| 160 miles-about 100 miles further

It is that ultra-short waves, than the limit of "direct", reception those used in television, are cap-under the conditions of the test.

af retretion in the lower This discrepancy was attributed to layers of the atmospheres. This a slight bending of the waves round

the curvature of the earth, and it suggests that the possible range knows that light waves can be slight of television, transmissions may, Inly bent. But it was generally con- due course, be very greatly extend-sidered that the strength of reception ed.

must fall of very sharply once the Hitherto it has been believed that limit of direct reception was passed.

the Selentiileally, such waves, the only vehicle for high-

ew discovery is additional radio-reflecting quality television other than ex-that of an cessively expensive land cables, were layer in the atmosphere. The Heav substantially limited to direct travel side layer, predicted in 1902, was dis- in the manner of a searchlight beam, covered by Professor E. V. Appleton For this reason a radius of 50 miles in 1924. It is normally at a freight

of 55-70 miles. has been generally | accepted us rough limit for the effective reception

"NEW" REFLECTING LAYERS of ultra-short waves, even when the transmitter is favourably situated, as

The discovery of the "Appleton at the Alexandra Palace,

layer," which varles in height be- Now it appears that, given suf-ween 120 and several hundred milles, fielently powerful transmitters

and these must surely come-there was announced by Professor Appleton In 1927. This is the layer which 14 a theoretical nilt to the dis- makes long-distance

transmission tanee to which ultra-short waves possible on short waves-the D.B.C.'s may be made to reach. Even LETINIANIONS

Empire services included, Inter-Continental

At the same time, Professor Apple- may in time become possible.

ton reported the existence of an More Immediately, the idea that an absorbing region,

lower than the extensive net work of television trans-Heavside layer, from which the waves he was using were

mitters is an inevitable prelimh arstly, but not very often, re-

the provision of a national servier may require revision.

MARCONI'S OPTIMISM The new discovery is a triumph for the obstinate opilinism of th Marchese Marconi. More than three years ago he said:

freted. This was the only hint of a- Tower reflecting layer, and it was nod

altra-short Waves suspected that might be reflected,

The Radio Research Board has now discovered what appear to‘b: a series of extra reflecting layers varying in height between 4 and 37 illes. Wavelengths as short as *the 7 I metres of the coming televi

ston transmissions have, according to "Nature." been reflected,

So far as extending the range of these waves is concerned. I enn forget that at the very lane when 1 was sending and receiving wave, 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 1901, distinguished mathe~|

All records have been made by the maticians were writing enantions; which proved that such commuti-Physical Laboratory under Mr. R. A. -radio department of the National ention would be limited to tance of about 166 miles..

We must try everything." Marchese added, "whether it

Watson Watt, Similar records have ben nade in Amerien by Professof

Lar

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ARMY OFFICER AND TWO PRIVATES

C. Colwell. University of West

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For the future, it would appear that the two great needs are for research

jon the production of higher-powered

fultra-short wave transmitters, and for

the fullest possible investigation of

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NOVEL METHOD OF USING GIANT TRACTORS The story of how-an-Americdir EXPLORING-ANTARCTIC officer. once saluted two Ameri-; ean Army privates was told by Sir Malcolm Watson recently.. when he delivered the tenth. Stephen Paget Memorial lecture: before the annual general meet-

PLANNED BY HAROLD JUNE

New York July 1. Harold June, veteran of two of ing of the Research Defence Admiral Richard E. Byrd's ex- Society at the London School of peditions to the South Pole, is Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.planning a novel method of ex-

The oflcer was Surgeon-General!

Walter Reed, discoverer of the cance ploring the Antarctic, involving of yellow fever, anil the mum two pri- the use of giant tractors capable vates who had volunteered to allow of carrying a small airplane. themselves to be bitten by, infected) The June expedition, which is mosquitoes, and for their service hadi

still in its earliest stages of pre- refused all payment.

All that one of them would say, Sir,paration, plans to make its buse Mufculin recalled, was, "We are done at Marthaland, directly across this solely in the interests of humun yl the Pole from Little America

and the cause of science."

Majse Walter Reed,” Malcolm tonetuded the story, "touched his cap, saying respectfully, 'Gentle- inen, I salute you.'

and the last place in the world min has never visited.

IB announcing the

expedition,

“At no time in the history of an associate of June's said three search." he commented, "has there, tractors to be used would die of been a lack of volunteers when man the caterpillar type. Diesel power- were required to risk or sacrifice their ed, and with a cruising range of own lives, for the benefit of their over 1,500 miles. fellow-creatures.)

Each tractor will carry, in addition Early in the work of the investigate to an estimated crew of from eight lụ ing board, he proceeded, one of the twelve men, a small scouting plane of médient men concerned died of yellow the cubin type with room for four fever contracted from 越 masquito men.

which he deliberately watched bitingi The three tractors will start from him in a yellow fever ward,

THE REWARD

Then colleague was deliberately their base at Marthaland separately, infected. ile sulfered from a sevarat an angle of about 45 degrees from attack of the fever, which left his each other, and their farthest poin! heart permanently weakened and from the huse will be separated by a to his darly deathi

distance of perhaps 200 miles. ALL stated intervals the planes will take. off from the snow and establish com- In another series of experiments,munication with each other. Constant also with army volunteers, inen under communication will also be maintain- weat what then appeared an equally ed by short wave radio. great risk. They were reapirad›| While plans for the expedition have sleep on the Roiled and diriy not progressed past the paper stage, mattresses of former yellow fever a member of the prospective expedi patients, and even to wear the pyjamas on announced that $450,000 has been in which yellow fever victims had raised from "philanthropists and by. died.

The reward of these "human sagri-also stated that June estimated a total public subscription." The same source fices" to medicine, and those who risk of $1,000,000 would be necessary. ed sacrifice, is the Panama Canal and the virtual elimination of yellow fever from the civilised regions of Central America.

of cholera, yellow fever

necessary to complete arrangements It is expected two years will bo

for the expedition, and that the party

will remain two years in the An-

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"I would leave you," Sir Malcolm tarcile. Flans have been drawn up concluded, "with the thought of three. meri, Munson, Ress and Read, exix for construction of the tractors and in the heat and dust of far-off lands; the plans, and June is searching for with calm and steadfast minds amat ship to take his party south, the terrors

The expedition will have a tola and other deadly plugues; often laugh- crew of 100 men, only 50 of whom ed and meered at; sometimes insulted will remain on the ice, the others v0- and reviled; even obstructed, not only turning with the ship to her base, by the ignorant but by the common possibly ut Dunedin, New Zealand.

The territory to be covered is ap- man' in high places: resolute, tireless, unshaken; turning neither to the right proximately 800,000 square inlles, hand not to the left; doing the work June plans to make maps and conduct to which they felt the Master had geological surveys. He also hopes to called them."

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