 In 1918 Weagant became famous for "eliminating" static in radio transmissions, inventing the first successful system for reducing its effects, and from 1920-1924 was a consulting engineer at RCA attempting to eliminating static, including a winter of 1921-1922 in Bermuda which passed without success.However he did develop directional antennas and other devices that reduced static in transatlantic radio communications.He left RCA in 1924, joining with De Forest in research work, finally in 1925 retired to Lake Memphremagog, Vermont.