| Show J 0 o 20 o o It STATIONS STATION'S S TO TEST CAUSES ClUSES OF 01 RADIO BAnJO FAD FADING Investigation oZ of radio fading on a scale never before attempted in the time United States will lie be made in mid January Januar at twenty observation stations It was announced this week by J. J I K Smith of the Stewart Stewart- Warner Varner corporation Hitherto such experiments have been carried on In Isolated sections of the country between two or at most there stations Time The results of such research have been negligible There is still no explanation tion of why 11 signals should be stronger in jn the winter than static leaps out of ones one's hair or sparks spa out of the i rug at ones one's feet and weak weal in sum summer sum sum-I mer iner when there are arc apparently no static charges in the thc things about u us ue I according to Mr Ir Smith The Warner Stewat observation posts will chart readings on selected distant stations evey two minutes during the time period of the tests The I results will be averaged and plotted on a map similar to that Issue by bythe bythe the time government weather bureau It ItIs Itis Itis is the thel belief belier of the time engineers conducting con conn ducting the tests that curves cunes which will make mako possible a comparison of effects and and a search for Cor causes will wm re result lC milt If It so the experiment will be he repeated at regular intervals through throughout out oat the time winter i The plan to hold time the tests test originated originated originated In a discovery that Chicago reception this year year has failed to follow follow follow fol fol- low the accepted rules lule There have been several eral dear Icar cold nights l on on which It ft has been beers impossible to hc hear r stations miles distant On theother the theother theother other hand there have o been warm wet nights entirely free front from static and perfect for broadcast reception from distant points I |
