A systems concept of electromagnetic measurements in the U. S. A.

A systems concept of the measurement activities in the United States is briefly reviewed. This concept is the one recently proposed (1966) by R. D. Huntoon and named the "National Mesurement System" by him. His description of the role of the Institute for Basic Standards and its parent organization, the National Bureau of Standards, as a functional element of the system is summarized. Following this summary, the Radio Standards Laboratory, an organizational unit of the Institute for Basic Standards, is described as a functional element in the system. Some benefits of considering the Radio Standards Laboratory as an element of the system are given.