Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1922, Page 23

Glad to note from the week's mail bag that readers like the question and answer column. Knotty problems continue to mystify the amateur. You may find your own problem solved below: Q.—Please tell me the best kind of detector to use in & TAdI> receiver. A.—The vacuum tube or audlon is by far the most effictent. The crystal detector is cheaper and stmpler to operate, but it will not detect dintant; messages or bring in signals as louwd as the audion. Q—What is the correct length of antenna to'use in order to receive radio broadcasting on 360 meters? My antenna is only forty feet above the ground. A.—You should make your one wire antenna about 100 te 150 feet In length. Use as short a lead-in as{ possidble. Q.—Will a loading coil help me re- ceive from greater distances than I now get—just what 1s its fumction? A.—The "loading coil {8 used fn eeries with a radis circaft to incroase the wave length range of the set. It EXPERT ADVICE ON RADIO . 63.—What's Your Radio Problem? the amuteur, merctal Which ‘The government government awd com: do_transmitting. ear tions of ee: . . 5 8“! ting Office, Washiagton, D. » 3nd Inclose the required fee. Q.—It possifle will you pleass give me hook-up of a ciresit for using cryatal and audion detecters by mere- Iy Wcowing the switeh. A—You do mot indicate Whether you want the houk-l‘ for double or single circuit taner. e 1 shows citeult Yor a doubleveirewmit tuner, Printiag office hiet entitled, “Ama- T Bt Beationn " Onited urposes, A threw * ¥Witch Wiil be Teguired, as shown Connected in the diagram. To use the audion throw the Switch to A awd turn on the Mament. To ume the_crystal detector throw the switeh to D and turn off the filument of the audion and adjust the fine wire on the erystal detector. Q.—The crackling noises which I hear on my receiving set atmost burst my dar drums. White 1 sit ‘umw everything is all right, but {f I even turn my head the ear-splitting noises Ficone 1: Thiv;cirewit swves the storage bottery; om shomr- divance wovk the battery iy be switchrd off zndgmhflyk"cdwdummd Copyright. 1922 Premiée-Syndieate, Inc. 000000 will not increase th from which you can we Q.—My regenersative receiving set howls and squeaks in most distarding manner. Can you tel me what makes it do so0? A.—Too much regeneration while tuning often causes the howling and squeaking. When tuning in a statfon, place the . dial which controls the regeneration at zero; when you have the signals tuned In. slowly Ingrease the regeneration until the signals are made strong enough without being distorted. ance range e. Q.—The difference between a vari- able condenser and a variometer is not clear to me. Can you explain just what it is? A.—A variable condenser is an elec- trical instrument for controlling the amount of capi variometer is an electrical instrument | for controlling the amount of induct- degin immediately. Is there any remedy for this? A.—Undoubtedly your _telephone cords are worn throwgh. When you turn your head of move the cords alse move and the fine strinded wires make and break connmections, thus causing the series of noises that bother you. Purchase a new set of telephone cords and replace the old ones on the headset. below mine. 1 alrea have a re- ceiving set. and he is stall one. May we both use my aerial, or Will it be necessary to put up an- other aerial for his wet? A.—Do not connect doth sets with the one aerial, for if you do you will find results most unsatisfactory. You would each receive only signals of half strength. Advise him to put up aeity in a citcuit. A |Ris own aerial. Q. —My chum lives in the apartment; Q.—I am about 360 miles from one | of the big stations and am planning ——— to Nustall @ radie receiving set. How Q.—Please gavise where 1 can get a |long sha¥ 1 make my antenna? wireless directory that gives all the| A.—At least 150 feet. calls. of wireleas stations. I mean (Copyright, 1922.) ance in & circuit. - 11 _a.m.—Opening prices on active bonds and stocks. BY RADIO TODAY 12 noon—Agricultur prices; weather forecas Complete Programs of Radie | | ™S Broadcasting Stations. reports and program of I Time slanals D. ay prices on active vonds ad stocks. P. pping news; program of NAA—Nival Radie Statien, Radie, Va. | music. 3:45 to 9 am.—Live stock receipts; | 3 p.m.—Program of musio. Tk wticts Barhute: 4 p.m.—Women's fashion news; base . ball 8 v 7 < 10 a.m.—Weather forecast on 2,950 snf."—'n..'.fi?-‘x'x'.‘:o'é'.;"‘"' am of meters. muste. 10:30 a.m.—Meteorological report on D.m.—Agricultural _reports and 5.950 meters. brices; weather foreeast; shopping ;" closing prices on coffee and 11:16 to 11:20 am.—Hog fask-—|sugar »ro«rfmpox music. i Chicago and St. Louls. 7 p.me—"Jack RabbIt” stories by 11:30 to 11:40 am—Fruit ang veg- | DRVIT Cory: final base ball scores. atable shipments. Golph Hearst. 5 R haten Noon—Time signal: weather report| 8 pm.—Literary evening conducted D orders on 2,650 meters. by the stafls of the Outleok and the 0 to 2:26 p.am.—Fruit and vege- | Sclentific American. SRCEAAR 9 pm.—Blow by blow description 5 to 4 p.m.—Closing live stock |from the ringside of Boyle's thirty sanikith. acree at Jersey City of the light % to 1:15 p.m.—Hay and feed mar- | welght championship bexing cofttest Rate of the world between Benny Leonard 5 p.m.—Weather report. and Lew Tendler. The description §:30 to 8 p.m.—Daily fharketgram.|Will be given by J. Andrew White, 10 —Time signal; weather re-|editor of Wireless Age. 18:52 to 11 _p.m—Time signals. 11:61 pm.—Weather forecast. @ port; ship orders; 2,650 meters. 10:30 p.m.—Naval press news on £.650 meters. s Except where noted, sending is CW | KDKA—~Westinghouse. East Pltta- 5.950 meters. Durgh (360 Meters—Eastera Stand- ard Time). rwx—’w-t!;-r« Dnmfll- 9 to §:15 a.m.—Music. 10 a.m.—Weal Tepo! 11:30 a.m. td noon—Music. = MATEAETRN 2:30 pan.—Results of base ball games by innings. € p.m.—~Weekly heaith taik by Har- meters by nalopng.e, ry Greb, America's champion light- 7:30 and 8 p.m.—Market reéport on jheavyweight: base ball scores; theat- meters by radiophone. irical features. h €:30 p.m.—Popular concert by the Lewis' Melody Bovs' Orchestra. 6:45 p.m.—Special new 3 to 4 p.m.—Music; retail news and |market reports; summery of New reports. { York Stock Exchange; weather re- port. WJIH—White & Beyer Co. (300 Meters).| 7 p.m.—Talk on “Home Furnish- 4 to 4:30 p.m.—Summert! » ings,” by Miss Harrfeft W suggestions for housew!v: 7:30 p.m.—Bedtime storle: firs§-aid instruction™ :for accidents; p.t—Program by Mes. Ruth musie. 3 §:30 to 6 pm.—Dianer-hour musie. nt, tenor; Miss Dorothy Tromley, cellist, ux'omnnkd by Mrs. Pearl C. WPN—Thomas J. Willlame, Ine. (300 | Van Oradale. 9:55 to 10 p.m.—Time signals. 12 noon—Chlmes of Epiphany Church. . 12:30 p.m.—News items; reports on stolea automebdiles. Li SYN—National Ragie Institate @80 "% Meters). 8:30 to 7 p.m.—Radio spark code. on WHMU—Doubleday-Hill Eleetric Com. | 2:15 pm.—News and market re- pany (360 Meters). e 430 to p.m—Base ball scores| 8 R Ameriean and National announced and the following program | rexs of gam4e every hmit hour ‘there- : “Canadlan Capers” fox |&fter until ® - m“::‘hudln-nWhll: “Danch Ca- |, A5 BRL=NEWS mariet and stock reports. % ml P.m.-~-News. final market, inan. nd base ball reports. ball .report; chil- m.—Program of le _En.—flnu and m;nu“ % : 1 fentares, as am- KYW-—aWeatinghonse, Chienge, (380 MetervEastera Standard Time). 5 a.m.—Opening market quota- a.m-—Market guotations, and every Raif hour thereafter until 1 p.m. p.m.~Closing market quota- :':- delssohn; E— B ot Arnpoim: " Dissa. 8 R Wi -Burtnett-Arnheim the Water Sprites,” pinno, Waldrop;{ ww3aThe Detrott “Three_ O'Clock _In _the * Morning, EREE Norah O'Neal,® tenor, | y.39 3.m—Tonight's Dinner” and a Bpecial taik by the 's editor. s, coloratura soprane; Raymond | '3 'Dl _proguce and stoek market RUN AND SEE WHAT #ss PAPDENED AT THE CORWER, RALF, = 1T Looks LIKE AN A FELLA WAS HIT BY AN AUTOMOBILE AND ‘THEY RADIO NOW BRINGS ing June on . Messages. P. 0. Cos:s Are Cut. PN PILOT CABLE 3A|DS 'SHIPS WEEL L - New York Marbor ?L-uhmn, Permitting Entry Despite Fogs, Prevents Loss. Note. the order of the words—Tele- graph Supplements Radio. - Probably for the first time since the advent of radio a8 a practical medns of com- municatfon, line telegraphy is liter- ally taking & back seat, aiding the Signal Corps radio communfeation service only from main centers to its outlying stations. Today, when a message for an Army post or station is flled at the message center in Washington, it g0es by radio and saves the govern- ment money, but some of the smailer Dostsuare not yet equipped with radio {and for this reason mesrages for these iPoints are relayed by line wires. If for any reason a radio station is out of "commiesion or summer static in- terferes, the telegraph again takes up the communication and forwards it to its destination. | Costs Cut Half. During the month of Jume the | Signal Corps handled by radio 6,102 messages, totaling 218,117 words, { which at government rates for wired telegraph messages would have cost {the _country $3.741.47. whereas, the total operating costs of the Army net {was only $1,923.67. The total net {#aving for the month by using radio i was 31.818.80, and as the trafic curve Is steadlly going up, the anrual sav- ing Wil approach $30.000. er government departments, in- | cluding the Navy. Shippmeg Board and Post Offite. are finding that radio Is {not only fast but inexpensive for of- | ficial communication. The Post Office | Department is constantly reducing its {Lelegraph tolls by use of radio. Be- | sides using Bfteen radio stations be- |tween New York amd San Francisco ito keep in immedlate touch with the | progress of ita air msil planes across the country. the department is also uning radio for oMetal orders and re- {ports. The cost per word by radio !urvic..vu lese tham one-sighth of 1 i per.cent. according to the post office. Big Savisg to Ships. | I the Navy radio communication is well known ds a money saver. but | the operation of the Navy's radlo piloting cable in New York harbor, Wwhich s said to save ship operators from $500 to §4,000 an hour, depend- ing on the size of the vessal. fs not o well known. Since its installation this cable, emabling ships to enter = % — |soprano. assiéted by Mme. Braham, !dramatic soprano. {w 7:45 p.m.—Lecture, market and weather reports. 8 to 9 p.m.—Program of music. { WGR—Federal Telephone and Tele- &r Company, Buftalo, N. Y, (Eastern Daylight-Saving Time— Deduct One Hour). Noon—Weather and market réports (485 meters). 6:30 p.m.—Weather and market re- ports (486 meters). 3 ~Base ball scores; bedtime n; digest of day's news (360 mete: 3:15 p.m.—Con by Federhl Tele- phone and Telegraph Company (360 meters). WEY — Generml Electrie Company, Sehenvetady, N. Y. (360 Meters— Eustern Stamdard Time). 10:30.8.m.—Early stock market quo- Gubtations; bawe ball results; news bulletins WAB—Atanta Journal, Atlants, Ga. (380 Meters—Central Standard Time —~Deduct One Hour). 12 moon—Weather report and sum- ‘mary for cotton states. p.m.—Closing market quota- tions and government reports; con- cert of vecal and insttumental music. 4 p.m.—Concert by Howard Theater Orchestra. 5 to 8 p.m.—Base ball scores: late news flashes; daily bedtime story and musical selections. m.—Special late coh- 9:40 L-.—PMO.T:::‘“‘ - sduction aad piano re- | man. 8 to 9 p.m.—Speoi as follows: ‘mula lactorer; < m‘:‘“ Bolos, Durward AR vl Tou Ramember?” and 1in, accompanied by Mrs. Hunt Forges You. kins—(a) “!oml Bh gLl Solos, Helea WeI—Ameriean Radle and Rossareh w-an-s-'- g Ome De 11:30 )';-._—Wnnn forecast (435 port in spite of the bad fogs which occur practically “ten ‘days a ‘month, delaying ships a day or more, ha saved many thousands ot dollars t ship owpers and operators. ASSEMBLY HALL OPENED. summer conferences of the Southern esbyterian Church was dedicdted y with representatives Army Saves $1,818.80 Dur- |5 Trom overy mouthern atate. MONTREAT, N. C., July 27.—The R ratw. ¢y, scouor AR CAPSIcuUM, CARAMLL Ao Cicquot Club Co.M Ginger Ale Sarsaparilla ~ Birch Beer Root Beer TITLE BOUT BY RADIO. Andrew White to Announce Leon- ard-Tendler Fight. A round-by-round description from the ringside of Boyle's Thirty Acres at Jersey City of the lightweight championship Boxing contest of the world_between Benny Leonard and Lew Tendler will be broadcasted by radio from the Westinghouse ard time. recently received t- lotters trom radio fans comptiment. |y, GO LA, [t d aritted in « smal “WJZ"” of the Britton-Leonard fight. |boat on Lake Ontario from Satur- —_— Lawn bowling is becoming a favor- ite outdoor sport women. tion “WJZ" at Newatk, beginning at 8 o'clock Four Days. Montrea several thousand| xjoGARA FALLS, N. Y., July 27— perience. day afternoon until yesterday morn ing have landed, exhausted, twelve among English |miles east of Fort Niagara. The men were Capt. L. 8. 8hooner of | garage. A bottle of Clicquot Club is the hap- piest, friendliest drink. You can fill two glasses from one bottle. Two glasses of golden liquid alive with sparkling bubbles that leap joy- "ously to the brim! No need to be thirsty to drink Clicquot. To look at it creates the desire that Clicquot satisfies. Man or woman, boy or girl — they all like it. : ~ Clicquot is purity itself —clear spring water, real Jamaica ginger, sugar, and the necessary fruit juices to make the blend and the taste. You should try these, too However much you like Clicquot Ginger Ale, you may prefer a change occasionally. You may have it. Clicquot Sarsaparilla, Birch‘Beer or Root Beer is equally pure and delightful. When you order a case 'of Clicquot for the home, ask for a few bottles of these flavors. * THE CLICQUOT CLUB COMPANY Millis, Mass., U. S. A, to and an officer named Walker Except for the exhaustion the m suffered no i1l effects froth their e} —_——— The church at Seneca Falls, N ere the first woman’s rights o vention met in 1848, is now used A8 & 3 cHEAT DEATH I" LAKE Portland, Ore. Olympic rifle team/ e [éaptain and assistant instructdr in, military tactics of the University pf! The description will be given by |Men Make Land After Drifting for [ Pennsylvania: Capt. J. Stiff of Toroh-’ J. Andrew White, editor of Wireless of! Age, ‘former lightweight boxer, who { bn - i