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Show County Chronlclfl I Millard 10 D,lta.Utah.JuDJ119 small, of unusual appearand, with out any towers such as mark the LF station, and is Situated about six miles south east of Delta town. Its broadcasting "radiator" is in-side a small house mounted above a circular steel frame or wheel, carried a counterpoise, about 36 ft in diameter, in horizontal pos-ition , supported by a square steel framework 12 X 12 ft. , 15 wt. high This counterpoise "wheel"' is cov- - r.iarked in miles exactly how far he is from a DME transmitter at an Omni-Rang- e site. As to how it works, let's just say it is some-thing like radar and let it go at that. Now, bear in mind that while the radio range signals of this station are radiated continuously and automatically, along with the DTA identification letters this stat-ion also carries the regular wea- - . and radio ser-vice functioned to carry Ori - - for airplanes and although because of Us pilot's errors the light plane shorted out the 44 000 volt lines in a shower of sparks, nobody was hurt. The write rwishes.to express thanks to Nathan E. Ward Chief Aircraft Communicator at Delta Radio for checking this article and providing tech-nical data. clarity is wanted, each er picture station will re- - type of television Tele even more frequencies!! vision is a hog for spectrum space. UHF between 480 The sector of and 920 mc just been opened by the FCC for experimental televis-ion use. The FCC charged with the duty various sectors of the of assigning uses, such as spectrum to various broad radio telephony, commercial Zf television, radar, FM radio, others. At this time studies (From the Delta Airport by Dick Morrison) j DELTA RADIO . . One morning recently the pilot of a passing plane called Fairfield to learn the visibility at Fair ffed For some reason Fairfield did not receive the call, although it in on a receiver at Delta S. This may have been due to some directional effect in the to plane's radio set, or possibly the fact that the plane was closer to Delta than to Fairfield. The communicator on duty at Delta heard the request repeated from Fairfield so without a reply and talk he picked up a telephone ed with the Fairfield communicat-or over the CAA leased wire. Fair Held radio from Delta radio.. Stm-so- n three zero four victor calling are under way to determine wnat shall be alloted for televis- - space can be ion; how many frequencies alloted to each station what type will prove best of color television in actual use, etc. The probems are complex, and the decis-ions made must affect whole in-dustries and the public interest for years to come. ered with heavy wire netting, and on top of it is the closed box-like structure 12 ft. square and perhaps 6 ft. high which encloses the radiators. The electronic equip ment is housed in a sectional steel building about 16 .by 28 ft. near the steel framework. This new VHF radiator operates on the frequency of 117.1 megacycles (mc). This new station is fully des-cribed as a Very High Frequency Visual Omni - Directional Radio Fortunately, we Range Station. ther reports twice each nour, is used for two-wa- y service with individual pil-ots. It is truly an electronic won-der. The new VOR radiator is one of 409 such stations planned by the CAA. As of last July 15, 294 of these had been placed in operat ion. This changeover from LI is part of a master plan to be com-pleted 10 or 12 years from now. Among other things, this ultimate program calls for such exacting i electronic controls that each pilot j SPECTRUM NOTES ... In connection with the forego-ing it may be appropriate here to explain a few points concerning radio spectrum. It is arbitrarily di-vided into four main sectors, the first being the low through high frequency bands, from 10 to 30,000 kilocycles (kc), a small part of which sector is used by the stand-ard broadcast stations Next is on three zero one five requesting visibility at Fairfield - - DJ . Fairfield radio immediately broad cast the requested information and the pilot received it from tair field radio, to which his set was tuned. The pilot of that particular plane thus receievd in the inform-ation he wanted, without knowing that his call had been received at may abbreviate all these wuiua to the letters VOR, which is much easier to write and read. Visual means that with its use, and with proper receiving equipment, a pil-ot may determine his course by means of dial indicators on the instrument panel of his plane, whereas the old LF system necess-itated that he listen to the range will be assigned a definite land-ing time at his destination even before he starts his flight, and will be advised to go faster or slower as he deviates from sched- - " The physical plant of Delta radio consists of receiving and control equipment housed in the new Watchhouse Building at the air-port the towers and brick build- - the very high Irequency ivut -- tor of 30,000 kc (which equals 30 megacycles) to 300 megacycles. Above the VHF sector is the ulra (UHF) sector of high frequency 300 mc to 3000 mc, and beyond this, up to 30,000 mc is the super sector (SHi). a high frequency kilocycle equals 1000 cycles per second, and a megacycle equals 1000 kilocycles, or one million cyc-- i Thus 30.000 mc e- - Delta instead of Fal rf leld; tnai had relay-ed the Delta communicator his request to Fairfield, and that Fairfield had broadcast the reply in response to a telehone call. All this took place as easiy and quick conversation a lv as an ordinary mong three people in the same rVhiie most conversation between pilots and CAA communicators are made directly between sender and signal. ai mean, that the direction signals are equ-ally effective from every direct-ion where as the LF system indi-cated only four points of the com-pass. A further advantage is that the VHF frequency range is less subject to static and erratic be-havior than the LF range. In flying the new VHF omni-range the pilot uses three basic instruments.The first in the Course ing of the LF station, and the rad-iator structure and sectional steel building of the VHF station. Both broadcasters are controlled by the CAA communicators who work at the airport; no one is regularly m attendance at the stations, their operation being automatic except as it is directed by remote con-trol. , . . receiver, such proceedures as trie one described are not infrequent and are part of the service CAA renders to fliers in the course of each day's work. In cases where direct communication is not estab-lished. Delta may come to the aid quals an incredible 30 billion vib-rations per second, yet high as this may seem, it is a low figure com-pared with light wave frequencies which run into the trillions. It is also of passing interest to note that television stations re-quire wide frequency bands. At present, black and white tele-statio-use bands six megacycles wide, or 6000 kilocycles wide. Since the whole standard radio broad-cast sector of the spectrum, m which all commercial entertain -- ment stations are included, uses only 107 bands in a total range of 1070 kilocycles it can be seen that one television station uses nearly six times as much sector as all commercial standard stat-- : l ions together! When and if color c television comes, each color stat-- t ion will need several times the sector space of a black and white s station, and furthermore, if great- Line Indicator. The vertical neeu-l- e of this dial indicates that he is on course, or in which direction he deviates . When the needle moves right or left of center, his rule for correcting his course is to fly toward the needle. Both buildings are neaieu u. electricity, and cooled automatic-ally as necessary to maintain a constant temperature best suited to the electronic equipment. Both are provided with standby power plants which start automatically in case of line power failure. In this connection, it is interest-ing to recall the time, some years ago, when a small airplane approa ching for a landing at the airport alighted on the Telluride Powei lines and knocked out the curren' supply for the whole community while the automatic generator of Fairfield or Milford, and vice VeDelta has, in the past .notifield Ft Worth, Kansas City, San Diego and Los Angeles of aircraft call-ing them. It has even heard planes in Honolulu and Fairbanks calling their local towers. The main reason for this is that signals in the high frequency band may "skip . mat The second instrument is an Selector. This indicates the magnetic bearing of the air-craft either to or from the station. Still another remarkable devel-opment made possible by the VOR svstem in Distance Measuring quipment. or DME. With this a pilot can tell by looking at a dial is, the signal may leave tne eir u, or begin skipping, about 40 miles from a transmitter and not reach the ground again for sometimes hundreds of miles. The important thing is that any pilot be furnished the information he needs, and all concerned coop- - erate in every way possible to ren-der this service. He may want to know the wind direction and veloc ity at an airport where he intends to land, or he may want to know the condition of the landing field. During part of last winter, Delta airport was closed by snow, and such facts as this are always in-cluded in the regular .broadcasts as well as given in response to individual inquiries. Such notices are also transmitted ,on teletype circuits to most CAA stitions west of the Mississippi, and broadcast by them. Delta radio is on the air co-nstantly, 24 hours a day, but you can't hear it on most home radios because its frequencies are on sec- - tors of the radio spectrum reserved for government services. All mes-sages originating at the CAA com-munications station at the airport are broadcast not by just one broad casting station, but by two. In ad-dition to broadcasting voice mes-sages, both stations radiate range signals and call letters DTA serv-ing to identify Delta radio. The reason there are two broad-eastin- g stations is that the old low frequency (LF) range system is now obsolescent, and will in the course of time be superseded by the new system.. The new sys-tem provides many advantages ov-er the old. A large number of old LF aircraft radios are still in use, but as these wear out and are discarded all planes will be equip-ped with sets in the very high frequency (VHF) range and the LF radiators will be put out of ser- - vice. Most local people are ware of the existence of the old LF broad-caster, with its five 137 ft. towers and brick building, located about 2 miles southeast of Delta town. This LF range station uses the old A-- radio range system, with four directional beams, broadcast-ing on a frequency of 212 kilo -- cycles (kc.) This frequency is low-er than the standard broadcast band which uses the frequencies of 540 to 1600 kc. Comparatively few local people are aware of the existence of the new VHF radiator. (The word rad-iator here has about the same meaning as broadcaster, or broad-casting antenna, as used in com-mercial radio terminology.) It is .Wilis y A Xeck In Goose Chase Paul Adams is just about fled to enter the mean tqU contest. After demolishing , a" big turkey at the Thanw 60011 table, he went out next 1 and literally ran a goose to h'"'"8 And is pleased with his fern . says he chased that plonr norncc Pino, i bOOSf I way across Mud Lake HpT ha" the bird down, he claims ht shot in its left wing, it ',!th afoot, with Paul doinE th 011 The goose ran and ran In" got so fagged it would hZ " take rest periods, and l I ,0 flat as a pancake with neck ? ched way out. Paul Was j!'?' same fix. '( When he finally came stone's throw of the gO0l V stead of advancing like a ' and wringing its neck. he ..I the gun he had lugged all S chase and shot its head oft a ' then he crows that there yZl a mark on the bird excent 7 that shot in the wing. Master Builder Chooses Army Career . Sgt. James R. Rhodes was n a high-payin- g Job as a construction foreman when he in the Army in 1949. "I got fed up with seasonal work In and frequent layoffs,", say s Jim. security and I'd never match in aSialy knew my trade when I in, but if you're experienced, voli can learn most any skill you Cit in an Army school-mecha- nic" carpentry, radio operation, welding just name it. - Jim enthusiastic in recommewndho ing the Army to young fellows get a head start on a real Seer. Full information is available ' at every U. S..Armyand U. S. Air force Rrecruiting Station in Delta, Utah. - ' Smith brothers Those were the Who, LeRoy B. in today's Who's Smith, the elder one, and his young are North Tract far-mers er Carl They and livestock men, and really don't care a darn about frost, if holds off until Oct. Roy is past pre sident of the Delta Jay Cees, and is our present representative to the Utah state legislature FOR BETTER RESULTS-ADVERT-ISE IN THE CHRomcu Best Dance eS the Holidays I TO THE MUSIC OF THE HEBO KNIGHTS DEC. 28, 1949 LYNNDYL WARD HALL 9:00 p. m. preerred by track users over the next two m&kes combined ADVANCE--DESIGN TRUCKS This overwhelming preference J stems from just one fact: the whiskey wL-- ' that's -- Kentucky Whiskey W Yl -- A Blend fNATIONAL DISTILLERS PROD. CORP-- i N.Y.-8- 6 PROOF 65 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS .. Chevrolet trucks give moreJbr the money! jgjg results based on incomplete but conclusive nationwide registration figures. Pace Motor Company DELTA UTAH s PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICE information consult For further listed the county clerk or attorney below. ' ' COURT OF THE IN THE DISTRICT FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT i COUNTY OF MIL-LARD, - AND FOR THE STATE OF UTAH. NOTICE TO CREDITORS TN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ETHEL JEFFERY, DECEASED. - Creditors will present claims with vouchers attached to the at the home of the Ad-- Strator at Delta Utah on or before the 23rd day of March, 1950. Wallace Jeffery, Admisistrator of the Estate of Ethel H. Jeffery, deceased. First publication Nov. 23 1949 Final publication Dec. 15, 1J4J IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT IN FIFTH JUDICIAL AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MIL-LARD, STATE OF UTAH. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE CHRISTENSEN, DE-CEASED. Creditors will present claims with vouchers attached to the un-dersigned, at the home of the Ad-ministratrix at Deseret, Utah, on or before the 23rd day of January, 1950. Beverly Christensen, Administratrix of the Estate of Carrie Christensen, deceased. First publication Nov. 24, 1949. Final publication Dec. 15, 1949 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Final Proof I, Frank A. Lyman of Delta, Utah who made entry No. 649, un- - der provisions of Chapter 2, Title 75, Compiled Laws of Utah 1907, as amended, commonly known as the "Carey Act," which embraces SE Vs. of Section 11, Township Twp 16 South, of Range 7 West, S. L. M. do hereby give notice of my m- - tention to make final proof to es- - tablish my claim to the land above !' described, and that 1 expect to prove that I have settled upon, re- - claimed and cultivated said lands as required by the laws and the rules and regulations relative there to before C. D. Mc Neely who is the authorized representative of the State Land Board of the State of Utah at Delta, Utah on Decem-ber 23, 1949 by two of the follow- - ing witnesses: Frank A. Lyman Entryman Reid M. Tippetts of Delta, Utah Leslie Porter of Delta, Utah First publication, Nov. 24, 1949 Final publication, Dec. 22, 1949 |