Moon as Radio link described at biggest ire convention

Current studies of the moon as a passive repeater making possible world-wide microswave communication were revealed by D. D. Grieg (A ´39) in a closing session of the 1947 annual convention of the Institute of Radio Engineers held March 3–6, in the Hotel Commodore, New York, N. Y., with a registered attendance of 12,549. In addition, as a service to its members, the IRE sponsored a Radio Engineering Show at the Grand Central Palace in New York at which 170 manufacturers exhibited their products.