An Outline of the Radio Inspection Service

The purpose of this paper is to present a brief history of the Radio Inspection Service of the Department of Commerce from its inception July 1, 1911, up to and including the present day, together with an outline of the scope and general nature of the work performed by this important agency of the Government. The subject matter included in this paper may, therefore. be classified as historical and administrative, the latter including matters of engineering and law enforcement.