New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1922, Page 15

BUILD YOUR OWN RADIO SET BY R. L. DUNCAN Directer, Radio Institute of America. Ruild your own. It's the best way to get on the in- slde of wireless But instead of working from the ground up, the radio enthusiast who flarts to erect a receiving set, must work frogn the alr down, Ad the waves go flying through the ¢ther, they have to be intereepted, The antenna - trick, It reaches out and plugs on the wireless line, The best kind of antenna for re- ceiving purposes is one employing o single wire 100 to 125 feet in length strung as high as possible, 1or dur- ability and conductivity seven- stranded phosphor bronze wire No, 18 is recommended, although )‘mrd~ in A ATTACHED TO GA- t OUTBUILDING, 1, SUP- 2, CABLE OR 'LATOMS: 4, AN- ngle foppf‘r \\irr‘, mthrr bare or insulated, may be employed. Aluminum wire may be used, but the other wires are better. Do not use galvanized iron or steel cn account of the resistance offered by these metals. Put It Up High. Your antenna cannot be too high. The higher vou get it the better. A good height {s 109 feet. Run the wire between any two ob- Jjects—-between the top of your house and an outbuilding, or from the house to a tree. The lead-in should be part of the antenna. The antenna itself insulated by porcelain, electrose hard rubber insulators. If you run your aerial between two buildings, erect poles on each rcof. Run a short piece of durable cable or strong wire from the poles to the insulators which are attached to the antenna. These insulators should be from four to six inches long of hard rubber, porcelain or electrose. String your antenna between these two insulators, allowing a little give for the wind. Make a few turns of should be well or TO OUR FRIENDS !/ or aerial—does the |- lor your antenna around the {nsulator near the house, and then run the wire into the house as your “lead- Be sure lhn! all [)XINH of the antenna are kept clear of all objects, Insulate Lead-In, e sure that the lead-in is proper- | ly insulated as it is brought into the house, should he connected with is the celving set. If you run your aerial between the house and a tree attach a bal- anced welght to the pulley between the tree and insulator (see diagram 2). This is to prevent the snapping the antenna during severe wind storms, The weight should be sus- pended so that it will take up a maxi- mum of 15 feet. With such’ a construction tenna may be connected to ject liable to flexibility. re- | the an- any ob- VOICES IN THE AIR KDKA (Westinghouse Station at East Pitts- burgh, Pa.) Friday, March 21, 8:00 p. m. e Junior Civic club and its Aim,” by Norman S, Stamm, Schenley High school. 8:30 p. m.—Vocal and instrumental selections by Richard Knotts, bari- tone; Madame Dix Dysselle, pianist, and a violinist to be announced later. 7 (Westinghouse Station At Springfield, Mass.) 7:30 p. m.—Uncle Wiggily Bedtime stor; 7:45 p. m. reports. 8:00 p. soprano; — Market and weather m.—Miss Grace Kempton, Mrs. Flavia LeMay, pianist. WGY (General Electric S tady, Ave Maria .... Violin solo—DMrs. Peter Schmidt Open the Gates of the Temple. Knapp Contralto solo—Mrs. T'red W. Kerner The Music Box Piano solo—-§ House of Memories ion at Schenec- L) Swart Aylward The first object the antenna | § {*"Polonais, chubert-Wilhelmj | § reidman | T NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1922, Tea Time Tips Never Ust a Cold Tea Pot The pot should be well warmed with boiling water before the leaves are put in. Try it the next time and note the difference in the flavor of yourtea. But you will find a greater difference, when, in- stead of asking your grocer for ¢¢tea’” you ask for, ges and use LIPTON'S TEA LargestSale in the World Tenor solo—Howard Smith SIomingt 2 Del Riego Soprano solo—Miss Marion A. Brewer Violin obligato—Mrs, Schmidt Seguidilla ... Albeniz Piano solo—NMr. Swart Aria—"Ah, Roberto, Idol of My Heart .. .+ Meyerbeer Contro erner Waltz from L «.. Gounod Violin solqn—\lrs gL‘hn\Ml Khaki Lad Alyward Tenor solo—Howard Smith All For You ... Estebrook Soprano solo—sMiss Bewer WIZ (Westinghouse Station at Newark, 7 p. m.—"Man in the Moon,” stories for children (¢) Newark Sunday Call. 7:30 p. m.—Norman Johnston, bar- | “Radiance of Your Smile."” “Friend,” “Vision" and “Fugitive.” Isabella McEwan, soprano solos, “Bless You,” *“Thanks to You" “One Fine Day,” from “Butterfly.” Mme. Novello, Welsh, pianist, Chopin; itone solos, Chopin, ete. . M= Standard Oil Band of forty-five pieces, Chas. rdmaster. The pro- { ln nnf t; “Deter- River | Jol'mn . Eva Dell, by Hazel Curran Wagner, soprano. of Dreams,” cornet solo by Miss Ar- ma Shaw, “The Girl With the Golden accompanied by derman. Band, 3 “A Trip Around the World,” Beyer. National AND CU@TOMERS As announced in yesterday’s papers we have secured the local agency for Converse Compression Tread Cord Tires and Tubes. Never in all our experience have we seen anything that comes so near The results these tires have given elsewhere have convinced us that the Converse Compression Tread Cord is more nearly puncture-proof, longer wearing and more thoroughly non-skid than any being the perfect tire. other tire sold today. But we want you to prove our claims. will want another. we can afford to offer you this SPECIAL INDUCEMENT We know that if you try one you That is why, to introduce these tires in New Britain, For a limited time we will sell Converse Cord or Fabric Tires at a ten per cent reduction in price and will give FREE with each tire purchased a Converse Rugged Grey Tube of the same size. Here Are the Figures: CORD BRIC List Price of Cord Tire List List Price of Tire and Tube Special Introduc- tory Price Cord Tire and Tube Tire and Special Introducs tory Price Fabric Tire and List Price of Tube REMEMBE that this is stri terminated by t! of it while you can. “ALEX” AUTO SUPPLY CO. 86 ARCH ST., New Britain, Conn, Open Sundays Telephone 308 More Miles~ "8 ~Less Skid ctly an introductory offer. e factory at any time. It may be Take advantage Open Evenings and | solos, | “Sonata B Flat,” Magda- | | Melodies of America, llund; Scotland, I'rance, Ital |Japan, Russia and the “st “he Natlonal Emblem," y. Solo, “Homing," Teresa Del Itlego, by Miss Hazel Curran Wagner, soprano, Ire- | Spain, angled England, RADIO SPARKS, A sheet of aluminum back of the | variemeter dial will neutralize the effect of “body capacity” {n tuning in radiophone signals, The aluminum strip should be grounded, Care should be taken that it does touch the frame of the variometer, Wired wireless, or line radio, f{s the ldea of Major General George O, | Squire, chief signal officer of the army, It is the basis of what f{s termed the superphone. by which conversation by wire can be carried on secretly, Possibility of interplanetary radio communication is distant, says Pro- fessor J. A. Fleming, of the Uni- versity of London. 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