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April 14, 1927
The Bamberg Herald
Bamberg, Bamberg County, South Carolina
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Captain Paul A. Edwards of the Army Signal Corps develops an ingenious radio-visual signaling system using numbers to enable ground-to-airplane communication, particularly for artillery fire observation, as reported by the War Department.
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To Signal Planes.
Washington.—Ingenious combination of the radio, a dial similar to that of an automatic telephone, and a small call board has been hit upon by an Army Signal Corps officer to facilitate communication from the ground to airplanes by supplementing telegraphy with a visual signal system.
The officer is Captain Paul A. Edwards, commanding the Signal Corps Cook Field, Dayton, Ohio. A report on his experiments has been made public by the war department.
Captain Edwards produced the apparatus by modifying the Radio Beam signal, which by means of Morse telegraph code keeps aviators aware of their course. It makes possible the mechanical sending and receiving of prearranged visual radio signals consisting of numbers.
Use of the numbers would enable a code of 100 different words or messages to be automatically transmitted from ground to plane. With two-way communication established, the system is believed to have considerable value in observing and reporting artillery fire.
Washington.—Ingenious combination of the radio, a dial similar to that of an automatic telephone, and a small call board has been hit upon by an Army Signal Corps officer to facilitate communication from the ground to airplanes by supplementing telegraphy with a visual signal system.
The officer is Captain Paul A. Edwards, commanding the Signal Corps Cook Field, Dayton, Ohio. A report on his experiments has been made public by the war department.
Captain Edwards produced the apparatus by modifying the Radio Beam signal, which by means of Morse telegraph code keeps aviators aware of their course. It makes possible the mechanical sending and receiving of prearranged visual radio signals consisting of numbers.
Use of the numbers would enable a code of 100 different words or messages to be automatically transmitted from ground to plane. With two-way communication established, the system is believed to have considerable value in observing and reporting artillery fire.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Radio Signal
Visual Communication
Airplane Signaling
Army Signal Corps
Artillery Observation
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Paul A. Edwards
Where did it happen?
Cook Field, Dayton, Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Captain Paul A. Edwards
Location
Cook Field, Dayton, Ohio
Story Details
Captain Edwards modifies the Radio Beam signal to create a system for sending prearranged visual radio signals consisting of numbers, enabling a code of 100 messages from ground to plane for two-way communication in artillery observation.