World Radio News

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 31, 12 February 1932, Page 23

World Radio News

AMERICAN scientists paid their highest compliment to television on December 2, when, rather than view an’. eclipse: of the sun, they witnessed a "mechanical duplication" of the phenomenon transmitted from the Jenkins television studio in New York. The spectacle was witnessed on an 8ft. television screen in the American Museum of Natural History while the actual eclipse was taking place, a running commentary being supplied by the fam-ous.ex-member of the Federal Radio Commission, Mr. O..H. Caldwell. e ® ¥ ITH an increase of 4000 during the past year, American amateur transmitters have now reached the enormous number of 22,789, according to the annual report of the Radio Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, A specially significant feature, in view of the increased number of transmitters, is the comparative rarity of ‘"wavelength wobbling." Amateurs appear to have realised that. their future success and popularity depend upon their strict adherence to the regulations, Because of their recognition of this fact, Ameri- ~ ‘ean amateurs are permitted to operate their own wave-length-checking service, and, to a certain extent, are allowed freedom from official supervision,