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12 by 19 inches, that will bo requestcd on the somi-annual rrquisitions
to be rendered about Dccember 16,1932, for Rhipinrnt to &ation8 during
the period January 1, 1983, to June 80, 1938.
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METHOD OF RECORDINO MAXIMUM ALTITUDE REACHED IN PILOT-BALLOON
OBSERVATIONS
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Hereafter all pilot-balloon stations are rrquestcd to obmrvr the following
rules rrlativc to recording maximum-altitude wind data:
1. For levels betwcen “surface” and 1,000 meters, m. 8. l., inclusive,
if the maximum altitude rcachcd is 100 mcters, or less, below one of
the standard Icvels, the data for the maximum altitude bhall bo cntercd
on Form 1114 for that standard lcvel.
2. For levels of 1,600 meter8, or above, if the maximum altitude
reached is 260 meters, or less, bclow a standard level, the data for tho
maximum altitude shall be mtcmd on Form 1114 for that standard levol.
3. At etations wherc altitutlos arc such that tho dnta for the level
,500 meters above mqface on Forni 1117 rnmt be taltcn from Form lllOA
or Form 1116, data are not to bo entrrcd for this lcvel, oxccpt for observations
reaching an sltitudc of 400 metere, or more, above the surfacoe
Paragraph8 1 and 2 of these instructions amend eimilar instructions
appearing in the April, 1929, issuc of Tome AND PIUWONNICL, under the
heading, “Summarizing Pilot-Balloon Data”.
UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR USING ARMY RADIO NET
The Oflico of the Chief Signal Officer, War Department, calls to our
attention that addresses on many telegrams sent by Federal agencics in
tho field to the nearest Army radio station for relay by tho Army radio
system to destination have been incorrwt, in that more information wa
placed in the address than ww necrssury to insure delivrry by the conimercial
telrgraph company to the radio station. In order to adopt a
uniform system for all Federal agcncies using thrt Army radio net, the
following is recorrtmendcd fof usc by Wrathcr Burctau ofIicirds:
For example, a messagc filed at Phoenix, Ark, for the Central OffiCC,
ehould be addrrssrd to tho ncamt radio station m follows:
Address: Observer,
ArJIly Rudio Station,
Fort Nunchucn, Ariz,
Body : Wurihington Obmrvcr -.
As will be noted, the first line of the address contains addressee's namG
the second line ehows that thc message is to be delivered to the Army radio
station, and the third line Rhow8 name of nearest Army radio stntion
and its location. The firet word in the body of the meosage should contain
addressee’s addmes, and the text should bcgin imrncdintcly thereafter.
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COMPUTINO LABOR COST IN PREPARATION OF QUARTERLY PRINTING-PLANT REPORT
In tho prepnration of the quarterly printing-plant roport rrndtwd on
Form J. C. P. No. la tho basio salary of the cr~iployrce concerncd should