Radio waves high flyers, Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Experiments conducted by H.W. Wellex at the radio station of the Carnegie Institution have proven that radio waves travel a distance of 80 miles heavenword before they are reflected back to earth. Traveling like lightning as they ascend in to the io

New wireless teletypewriter. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. A new radio teletypewriter service permitting instantaneous transmission of written records without the aid of wires, has been perfected by the experts of the Bureau of Air Commerce, Department of Commerce. Commerce officials said a chain of te

U.S. experts test weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. Scientists of the National Bureau of Standards today conducted a test of the new radiometeorograph, a device attached to parachute and balloon and sent into the skies to radio back signals giving the pressure, temperature and humidity of

You have heard. Sollenburger over the radio. time signals from the U.S. Observatory at Wash. Apparatus is one of the most powerful in the world

Measuring relative humidity by radio. Washington, D.C. June 9. The hair element for measuring relative humidity in radio weather sounding balloons has proved innacurate because of very slow response at the cold temperatures encountered in the upper atmosphere. F.W. Dunmore, Radio Engineer of Nationa

Weather signals recorded. add weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. By means of this chronograph, Dr. L.V. Astin records the weather signals sent down from the radiometeorograph attached to the balloon as it soars anywhere from 9 to 11 miles in the upper air. 9/13/37

Safety device for blind landing of air-track. Washington D.C. The monitoring device of the air-track blind landing in the above photo tells the man on the ground if all the beams are being sent out correctly if there is any error in transmission of the beams this machine will pick It up immediately

Final check, weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. L.L. Stockman, also of the Bureau of Standards, Radium Division, uses a wave meter to check the radiometeorograph before attaching it to the parachute and the balloon. When the inflated bag breaks, which it usually does after several hours fly

Photoelectric ray to determine flying ceiling. Washington, D.C., June 15. To permit a ground observer to determine at what height flying is safe during days of fog and heavy overcast, Miss Elizabeth M. Zandonini, of the Radio Section staff of the Bureau of Standards, is shown with the balloon transm