Radio V-rays

"Radio V-rays" by Jan Dirk is a science fiction tale about two engineering students named Dick Jarvis and Stan Ross who accidentally stumble upon a way to communicate with Mars. Fueled by their shared love for radio technology, Dick and Stan create a device that picks up telepathic signals. As they listen to Martian thoughts and conversations, the boys find themselves caught up in complex ideas and secret schemes from another world. The story highlights the thrill of scientific discovery while pondering deep questions raised by communication across the cosmos, ultimately ending with ambiguity about what will happen to the young scientists.