RADIO WAVES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 38, 15 February 1937, Page 9

RADIO WAVES.

FIELD FOR RESEARCH. DOMINION ATMOSPHERICS. ORGANISED STUDY HEEDED. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Professor F. W. O. White, a yoimjj New Zeahmder, arrived by the Wiimjmi nella to-day to take up (he chair of physic* at Canterbury University Co] lege. In an interview be referred to 11 proposal, arising out of tbr i nit science congress held at Auckland, tlmt there should be a radio re-.ru n-h hoard in New Zealand. He was one of Ihe suggested [►cixomiel. Radio research boards, he mi id. hud been in existence in England mi,l' Antra Jia for some years and iin.lci their guidan, ■ much valuable scientific know lcd.ic Imtl im-ciiiiiiiliitc<l. '1'11,.,,. Hlll , „, present name excellent work in New Zen land worthy of KUpport. one example being Unit of Mr. (;. A. Pel,lie nu.l Ihe Victoria I'nivemity College. Mr. pel,lie had Is-en *tudying Ihe electrieul rc«i,,nof the upper a*tmo-p'/ e. which were ,-f vital imj>ortance in the propagation m wireless waves transmit ted over lon: 1 distances. The study of these regionreceived niuch attention from the ru,li<> research, bonrds in Kngland und AustiM Ha, and it hud been found in tlu-e eountries that then- were only two main electrified regions. Mr. Peddic |ui,l found that the electrical condition* over New Zealand were more complex ami had identified a lower region of elect ri fication which had lot been observed in Australia. Complex Atmospheric Reciona. "The presence of these more complex regions in our atmosphere must eon siderably affect the reception of wirele--signals from'overseas and also the recep lion of the waves sent out from our fetation*." said Profesnnr White. The Xew Zealand Radio Research Hoard could rely upon the en operation of similar boards in England and Australia, lie said, and such cooperation could be of immense value. New Zen land could assist in the solution of the problem u encountered in inter -Empire communication*. He knew that the engineers of tbe British Pout O/licc were very anxious that New Zealand should collect data of a acientinV natim- in tlie •outhern hemisphere, which would licln them in their endeavours to csfabli-l-a more satisfactory commercial and broadcasting service to the DominionTt was obvious that all the assUtm New Zealand could give in this problem would nitimutely Im* In our nrlvmitu!!c and might prove of the utmost importance in times of crisis. Professor White is nccntnim tiled bv liis wife, who has taken her MM. degree in London and has made a special study of puerperal fever.