Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 45

THE SUNDAY ST‘AP. WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 1. 1925—PART 1. RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS | Broadcasting officials have concocted psvchological remedies whih are guar anteed to glue public speakers before | every \ddress and | spects ¢ the microphone during otherwise cure pernicioug pacing and wandering about the lecture platform. Credit for this unique discovery- called “the magic rug remedy’-——goes to technic: Aff members at KOA. Denver. | announfement of the cure was made last week following a 10-month trial involving the worst of- fenders among national and Western speakers who have pppeared before adio listeners. “Not once has opr failed to turn the trick Thomas, resident emgineer in charze technical operations. “Most any vpe of fills the bl if it is soft nd of contrasiing ¢olor with the floor should, however, be of small dimen ons, say three four feet. It is Placed a few feet from the microph the distance depending wholly upon the voice of the pers. s to be he TUne the speaker a mes m on this ruz before the micro nd there remains wntil his magic device asserted Alfred s Dosi enshled (o he riise, woula pointed ont the mic en ) s inde Phillips. ¢minent University of Den upon which he m that 1t w 1t specific pury with the talk wel SON Brinzs Silener at Se. reuldi favorite ves off the ve he SOS eail at eulize the Importanc 1l which spreads ove divections and is an nearest ships. veception of the wave len n n until them the on board efore sh nizht, Octobe > in the radio room o e liner 1 just iathan provide the 1up t whether or ning in. oom can Supervi there were erating channel Apparently mescazes on the to their variation the shin The distinz : f of the =08 Teadily heard. Another note was hear the loud 1 N Canadian station requestinz and suddenly there was silence in the «Ir except for the faint call of a vessel distress. It was remarkable, Mr. Terrell says. minute or two before the air 3 Hierally filled with dots and d: 4any tones and on several lenzths, within two minutes there an uncanny silence. so that the dis tress call might have rizht of way Mie also was surprised to note the keenness of the ear the operator who called his attention to the SOS considering that this operator was tak that listened W three §00 meters, but du their | from able ton a Aistinguis] tances on speaker silence A Almost_instantly nd listened in for details of es of this unknown ship. The vessel. which proved to Greek ship, was too far away from the Leviathan to require her assistance and it was soon discovered that other and nearer ships had zone to her aid Mr. Terrell feels that if some of the fans who complain when a station cuts power following an SOS call could and the diffi me in at sea more complaints Listeners demanding veadily trae ance hear this cal the effect e filed and continue usc - THOR TRANSFORMERS Super Follow the . lead of the Leaders Recanse leading set builders require the finest tons qualits and absolate uniform- Jiv in transformers. thav use mora Thordarcons than all com. petitive makes combined, Follow theirlesd —build or replace with Thordarsons Un- ~onditionally gusranteed. Recommendcd he best dealers Audio frequency X'3-184:6-1 84 20 Power Amplifringpeir §13 Trrerstags Power Amn. 88 Antoformers. €. TRORDARSON ELECTRIC MFG. CO., CHICAG® | | many s | Stautions u The 600-meter channel and the SOS are part of the ritual of the sea, and mariner and radio operator re- ch of them—knowing that some day their own safety may depend upon them. European Tests Satisfactory. Apparently the FEuropean ments have found that a sepa of 10 kilocycles between the lenzths of their 106 broadc stations is sufficient s ration to i sure reception. provided these tions are not of too high pover far enough apart better resulted during the recent te: cordinz to Commercial Attache J at Paris, The initial tests held in ber. during which each bro: 1fter midn pnels hetween <howed little The schedule was @ in assiznment ations, in Spain and using nd Septe: 0 interfer tecidal sl pany 600 meters encel hanze » Gern were the rve length. Little cifficulty in hearin lowing a loud fol- stations on in Newe ham pov’ Birming- tidio Lyon. randee. ham. Leeds. Vienaa, 1 with 3. ¥ Iso heard im- verfecily, but Zurich. Aberdeen and gurt were reporied v e interfere meter meters and Glisso Petit Parisien on 34 meters and Hull on hetw Hamburs nd Liverpool on the dliticulty w been due inexact adjustment assizned wave lengihs, which be remedied in the future by stand- rdization; other Interference w believed due 1o the irregularity iu ranze of some station \ tions have old channels hut ulde to be held in December pendins turther general confercnces: 24 nes sations i Kurope contemplated Ljustment to standard schedules hannels is felt 1 414 335 mete 317.5 mete 314 a new test is sched Supervisors at All nine of the Department of Com merce supervis of radio have ed the national radio con erence Washington rding Chief Supervisor Terrell. They w 1 ve first-hand testimony on rvadio problems discussed ble to co-ordingte much It i heleved that they able 1o he ference in framing « nationzl policy daptable each section of ihe country. in to work. ) be assis con Cables and Radio. Amons the England comes suggestions from indicating that many one prehaps the radio and cable companies ! John Denison o the Eastern Telegraph Co. is credited with the idea. He cently stated that while he contemplated a loss of cer: tain revenue from radio competition he believed that they should co-operate nd verhaps zo further. The wants radio, he asserted, but it « without cables. traffic from the her not the amount sufficient radio any good feels. remains to be seen. If & merger were effected he ieves rates would certainly not go up. hut might come down Apparently both systems of com munication are straining to improve and perfect their services, transmission in radio telegraphy « hined with hizh speed is makin, remarkably fast and direct sion. On the other hand. ventions applied to cable transmis sions tend to increase the speed to ibout five times what it has been In the Spring of 1926 a new high- speed cable from New York to Great Britain will be laid. capable of mitting me: es at 4 speed of may_combine. S do rdio wo cables whe or 10 do or new in- ments are anticipated in the fo channel working. permitting the mission of several messages taneously over the same wire by the Yacuum tubes and filter cir. . with absolute simul Aroustics by Brandes means betterradio. The new Speakers are trul remarkable—the result ofseventeen years of in- tensive research in the Brandes laboratories. Experts in radio acoustics since 1908 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR Southern Automobile Supply Lo. 1519 L St. N.W. Main 3564 sta- | reception | 5 Istudio Wednes by o . | Trenton Normal School. i< believed to have | returned to their| s 7 |anticipated reduced rates, may piace | the cables in a commanding position. 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Mrs. Leslie J. | tea will be given by the American | Tomkins (J rnett), Miss Char- | fation of University Women in lotte 1 McCaleh. formar | honor of the visiting alumnae dean of V g GlolleRg, and Missil- i The evening meeting will be held at | | Schoot of Nursing {Amun: the prominent per bott, chief of the Chil VASSAR GRADS PLAN ANNUAL GATHERING Alumnae to Hold Convention Fri- | day and Saturday at Grace Dodge Hotel. L mber of Commerce Build to possess. Mi ohn . Merriam. pr « arnegzie Institute in W ton. and Dr. Charles Moore will speak. aturday morning will be given over sight-seeing. A special luncheon | Il be given at 12:30 o'clock. followed business meetin The evenin nat L. Wi anch, will | s Margaret Lambie. | president, and Mrs. David president of the District 1 be in charge of the meetin who will head committees Cazanova G. 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