Millard County Chronicle | 1926-01-28 | Page 5 | Soundings by Echo

Soundings s by Echo The Tile new method of taking soundings soundIngs soundIngs sound- sound Ings now used on shipboard Is called 1 the echo method It has several se distinct distinct dIstInct dis dIs- advantages over o older methods such as ns Increased rapidity lower operation operation op op- cost and greater accuracy Tire Trie outfit employs no lead len lenor or line and ton con consists on- on chiefly of an nn electric unit which sends sound vibrations through the water As they rebound from the oceans ocean's floor they are registered regis reds ered t on a n receiver In the ship strip The depth of tile the water Is Is' determined by noting the of at time between the sending sinding and receiving of the tile s The apparatus is set Into operation simply b by pressing a button The rhe results results re re- salts are registered visually so that tile the navigating officer can determine the depth os ns easily ns as he can tell time by lIy looking nt at a n clock