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Show o Granted Permit For Amateur Station Just as the proverbial postman takes a walk for relaxation, so it tokes a walk for relaxation, so it seems to apply to George Morris, operator in charge at the Milford radio station operated by the department depart-ment of air commerce. Mr. Morris lias just recently made application for a permit to construct and operate an amateur radio station during his spare time. The prime purpose of such a station sta-tion is to carry out various experiments experi-ments in ultra-high radio frequency, particularly as applied to the fall and rise of the so called Kennely heavy-side heavy-side layer of ionized atmosphere, which is supposed to exist at an altitude alti-tude of about 16 miles above the surface sur-face of the earth. The pheonomena caused by this adopted theory of ionized atmosphere, particularly on extremely slioit waves, is quite interesting, in-teresting, and, according to adopted theory, is responsible for the "skip" effect experienced on short waves. Mr. Morris proposes to use radio telephone as well as code and operate at a power not to exceed 1,000 watts, which is the maximum power allowed for an amateur station. The station will probably be completed com-pleted at about the time the class in radio, now being conducted at the high school as part of an adult education project, has become sufficiently well versed in radio to ' understand the practical application of theoretical work already done. . . . First-hand contact, through visits to the station, will provide a means of practical demonstrations as a part of the regular course of study conducted con-ducted by Mr. Morris. |