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...known shorter vibrations; then the famed X-rays; then, shortest of all known rays, the gamma rays given off by radium. On the infra or long wave side of visible light come infrared, then longer heat waves (16 mil- lionths to 12 thousandths of an inch), then Hertzian or radio waves, measuring from a few metres to several miles in length. The longest waves in the spectrum are the slow pulsations of the alternating current, often several thousand miles in length...
...swift spread of the radio habit in the U. S., coupled with the heavy increase in the sale of radio equipment, has led many business men to predict a similar expansion in Europe...
...Department of Commerce recently investigated this very subject, in connection with the possibilities of expanding export sales of U. S. radio-equipment makers. Some strange facts were discovered...
Germany has established an import licensing system, which in practice almost entirely excludes U. S. and other outside manufacturers. In Great Britain there are no such restrictions and the radio has already achieved great popularity. There are already 1,200,000 receiving sets. In this respect, England ranks second only...
...best foreign customer ot U. S. radio-makers, however, is Canada, which imported $2,413,687 worth of U. S. radio equipment last year...