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Fig. 1 — ^Oscillographic record of carrier fading reduction. The upper trace is 

 proportional to the output of a large " inverted vee" antenna, and the lower trace to 

 the output of a half-wave vertical antenna when receiving station GBK on 16.6 

 meters. Taken at Cliffwood, N. J., November 16, 1927, 4:00 p.m., E. S. T.J 



