Report on Committee to Promote National Microwave Standards

There has been a serious and growing atrophy of the resources available to the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to meet the needs of the Nation in the technology areas of millimeter and microwave test, measurement, calibration and standards. Immediate and energetic efforts must be made to solve severe problems in the near term and to develop adequate size and strength of the NBS microwave resources in the long run. The IEEE Committee for the Promotion of National Microwave Standards was formed by concerned industry members to assist the NBS to turn around the present trend.