Radio Broadcast (May-Oct 1922)

40 RADIO BROADCAST oped the short wave regenerative receiver now so famihar to American radio enthusiasts. After a winter of experimentation with receiving outfits, Mr. Godley opened a transmitting station (2 ZE) and many exceptional distance records were made during the time this station was in operation. More than anything else this station became widely known in amateur radio circles for its consistency in daylight work. Communication between Albany, Baltimore, and Philadelphia via Leonia was a regular occurrence. In 1915 and '16 Mr. Godley was called upon by numerous radio clubs and engineering societies to discuss radio problems, and one of the first appreciations of the great possibilities of the vacuum tube and its application to amateur radio was contained in his paper "Applications of the Audion," read before the Radio Club of America in New York City. Most authorities on radio credit Mr. Godley with having taken the Armstrong Regenerative Circuit, for a time considered impracticable for short wave work, and arranged it to function satisfactorily for the amateur. Toward the end of 1915, Mr. Godley became a member of the Adams-Morgan Company, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and he is largely responsible for the production of "Paragon Radio Apparatus." IN RECOGNITION Of SCItKTIfIC ACHIEVEMEN 1 IN ACCOMPLISHING THE FIKSf RECEPTION OF SIGNALS FROM AMERICAN AMATEUB RADIO STATIC' AT ARDROSSAN. SCOTLAND. DEC. I<i2 i THIS TESTIMONIAL IS RE NOT ML D TO PAUL E Godley ENGINEER AND. COLLEAGUE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE RADIO COUNCIL SECOND DISTRICT NEW YORK, MARCH 11.1921 . During the war, Mr. Godley served as Designing Engineer at the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America's factory, Aldeen, New Jersey, having charge of receiver design, and the apparatus developed by him during this period for army and navy use has been commented upon very favorably. One particular type of receiving equipment, developed for Signal Corps use, was the only American built apparatus mentioned in the report of the Chief Signal Officer to the Secretary of War. TRANS-OCEANIC RADIO TESTS SO MUCH has been said regarding the successful attempt of American amateurs to record their signals in Europe that it is not necessary to go into detail. In brief, Mr. Godley was chosen by the American Radio Relay League to undertake this very important mission and equipped with what he considered suitable receiving apparatus, he left this country and put up a temporary receiving station in Scotland. Mr. Godley's first attempts to hear American signals were greeted by the English press as more or less problematical and one particular London paper went so far as to ridicule his effort. However, twenty-six American amateur stations were heard during the time Mr. Godley stayed in Scotland; his operations were checked by representatives of radio amateurs in Great Britain as well as executives of large radio companies there. THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE WITH the very marked stimulation in radio communication brought about, no doubt, by the recent development of radio broadcasting, our Government appreciates the fact that existing radio communication laws are not adequate to cope with existing conditions. For this reason. Secretary Hoover called upon a number of radio men to convene in Washington and made suggestions regarding new laws with special attention to the amateur and the radio enthusiasts. When asked for his opinion regarding the conference and its likely outcome, Mr. Godley replied: — " Brought about by the rapid growth of radio broadcasting, 1 feel that the conference recently held in Washington developed as fine a working basis as could have been wished by any interest in a very short time. Particu