The evening world. Newspaper, January 26, 1922, Page 16

(News of Wireless Talking Acti velopments, Musical and Other Programmes of Broadcasting Stations and Answers to Queries Will Be Found in These Columns. ‘By Capt. Robt. Scofield Wood .*°re completed and the instruments (D, F. C., M. C., Croix de Guerre swith four palms; formerly Comman- ier 167th Squadron, Royal Air Force.) | }) Location Is one of the most impor- Mant factors that has to be considered. fm the operation of the radio phone. “One man with a home-made set cost- fing less than $10 may get better re- joults than the man with the costly, ‘highly developed plece of apparatus. ‘There is no set. hard and fast rule for location, and it is only a matter “ot experimentation to get the instru- yment that you are using to do its {Best work. The length and heighth of | the aerial which was taken up in a 'previous article also has a great deal to do with good, clear reception. The ,tadio receiver in the suburbs has far disturbance to contend with than ithe one in the heart of a great city. ‘fee has oe great, high buildings sur- ‘rouy tgs and pocketing him and Is :free from interference of electrical ‘gureents such as are always escaping from trolley, subway and elevated Hines, to say nothing of horse ele- wators and highly conducive steel structures. | Most of these things can be over-| jeome with a little patient experi- jmenting. The time spent In adjust-| jing and tinkering wiwth your set wili jbe amply cewarded when you have finally eliminated aj! of the evils that eset the path to clear reception. | Here is an example of how inter-| ‘erence from an apparently remote ‘pource upset the plans of one of the ‘biggest broadcasting stations in this! ‘part of the country and gave its en-| igineers two days of hard work lo-4 ‘ating It: !" This radio company had arranged \te entertain a large audience of sci | tentists and people interested in the! \Mevelopment of the wireless as a| jtransmitter of music. A large bali- |room In one of New York’s prominent hotels was engaged for the occasion jand an eminent opera star was to wing to the audience In person at the sfotel. The music for this affair was fo be played at a broadcasting sta- tion in New Jersey and received on 'ppecial apparatus set up in tho room (at the hotel. Special amplifiers and | loud speakers were made to strength- len the music so that the singer who fappearet before the audience could tested at 2 P. M. on the day of which demonstration was to take place. Sverything shaped up wonderfully. Even the most critical could find no fault with the test. The music com- Ing through on the unseen, waves was received and amplified to just the right degree and success seemed as- sured, The story of that night's perform- ance is one that will long be remem- bered by its originators, and it Is incidentally a topic that Is not safe to mention if one happens to be alone In their midst. A larger audience than the radjo people had anticipated was on hand for this concert, The opera singer appeared and waited for the music to start. The switch on the recelv- ing instrument was thrown accord- ing to schedule to produce the strains of some sweet aria, and—bing-bang- biff-crash! This was the greeting the audience received, A blacksmith’s shop was as quiet as a night in mid- Sahara compared to the racket that strained the ear drums of the lsten- ers. The recelving apparatus. was shut off and a frantic effort was made by every expert on the staff to locate trouble. After a fruitless search everything was reported O. K. and another attempt was made with sim- lar results. Hurried telephone calls assured them that everything In New Jersey was going along according to schedule. Another attempt with the same results very unsuccessfully cloned the evening. The crowd left highly amused ané they left behind a dejected gather- Ing of crestfallen engineers to solve the cause of the “faux pas" After two days of cease'ess experiment they discovered the cause of their trouble. In another hotel, a little over a block away, an old electric light generating set which was not ured during the day was set In op eration at sundown to supply cur: rent for the hotel’s {lumination, This answers the success of the afternoon tryout and also the failure of the night performance. This old genera- tor was loose, wabbly, worn and in general poor repair, causing great leakage and waste of the current generated by it. It was this wastage that disturbed the reception of the far away music, The free current was attracted to the aerial of the receiving set and cach and every vi- bration of its rickety creation was ging with {t, All of the a heard in the receiving apparatus to THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922. ) the exctusion of everything else. Divi; | condition could not have existed had | the generating set in the hotel been | in good repatr. If you have been unfortunate enough to have your evening spotled by some such incident as this, do |not despair, Try to locate it and to remedy !t for your own good and the good of thousands of others ike | youreelf, We have recoived of late a great many requests for data concerning low priced receiving sets that can be nrsembled at home which will success. fully catch the programme broad. casted from New Jersey. The fol. lewing set can be assembled for about $12, but by shopping around It may | be possible to purchase it for less. This set properly assembled will give gvod reception In any locality within a range of twenty miles of the broad. casting station. The prices given in the lst below are approximate: Galena Det —Two Bide Fixed Conder alr of. 2,000 lamp 1—Porcelain Tube Other Hardwa: Berews, &c. co Watch this column for the hook-up of this set. es | WJZ (Newark) 360 metre 11 A. M., music and weather fore- cast for the metropolitan district. 11.15 A. M., musical programme. 12 M., weather report and special farmers’ report. 12.15 P. M., music and news. 1 ?P. M., music and news, 2 P. M., musical programme, 2.10 P. M., musical programme, 3 P. M., music and news, . M. musical programme. . M., Arlington official time. P. M., music and news. M., special farmers’ report, and news. M., address by ex-Gov. Run- New Jersey. . 8.20 P. M., Ignatz Friedman, cele brated Polish pianist. W D Y (Roselle Park, N. J.) 360 metre‘ This station will not be heart to- night. K DK A (Pittsburgh) 358 metre 10 A. M, to 12 M., music and news. 2 P. M. to 4 P. M., musical pro- gramme. 7.45 P. M., special market, stock and weather reports. 8 P. M., Mrs. O. J. Miller, Chair- man of Pennsylvania Btate League of Women Voters, will speak on “Woman in Public Life."* 8.30 P. M., special musical pro- gramme (features to be announced by radiophone). \ Y emaiats ini Tec, emtmaintil 0 toe uae iL W B Z (springfield) No programme for Thursday night. according to Hastern time, at 9 P. M. and rin to has signed o| be able to pick up the following part of the Chicago programme: Griffet tor on the U. S. 8. Altair, one of Uncle Sam's ocean greyhounds, writes that their tonesome evenings on board | have come to a sudden end, sea. ‘BUILD 19 RADIOSET K Y W (Chicago) 360 metre ee The Chicago programme will start, | pidnight. After WJ Z for the night you may The Fountain of the Aqua Paola, Trioka ‘'Sleighride,"’ Tchaikowstk: Man Lindy Lou, Strickland. Grionetta, Sibella. \ There Is No Death, O'Hara. Ballad in A Flat, Chopin. and reception. L. M., New York, wants to know: “What the best make of loud THE HIGH SEAS, Frederick R. Perkins, radio opera- They} P. seeks while ashore, thanks to the efforts of the stations broadcasting music and singing, which they have picked up over a thousand miles at Frank Fischer, aged five, of No. 24 Gladstone Avenue, Hoboken, has had a letter written to the “Man in the Moon" asking him to name a Man in the Moon" story after him. He says he could enjoy the kdventures of the Gingerbread man so muoh bet- ter if the little boy in the story was named after him. Questions and Answers. |! E. ©, wants to know: damping in wireless refer to?" The withdrawing of energy, little by little, so as to reduce the amount of electrical movements in a system. “What does Ans. Pp. C. K. No. 2 Engine Co., Newark, N. J., wants to know: “Is there a monthly cha concert service no charge. John Maganalf, 1958 61st Street, Brooklyn, writes: ‘I would appre- ciate any information as to .where I may get a book showing how to make a radio phone outfit and the probable cost of the home mdde set?" Ana. Any public library has an abundance of these books. This column, how- M. B Sleeper, known to thousands of Radio experimenters throughout the country, tells you HOW in— RADIO & MODEL ENGINEERING a monthly publication of practical instruc- tion. Clesr illustrations including scale drawings on Wireless Receiving sets and other Radio Apparatus. Full lists of necessary materials with it-day costs in each article. RE- IEMBER that the a) ‘tus described is made from G. A. STANDARDIZED. PARTS, which insures ease of assembly with perfect operating results. r ALL pers are prcemabie cithes direct irom us, or from our agents throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mail 10. touay § copy of “Radio and Model Engineerin; GENERAL APPARATUS CO., Inc. 571 West 184th St., New York WARNING! Unless you see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting ,. genuine Aspinn prescribed by physicians over 21 years and proved Always say “Bayer” when you buy Aspirin. ) safe by millions for ! Colds Toothache Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proper directions Handy “‘Bayer’’ boxes of 12 tablets cost only few cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. Headache Neuritis Neuralgia § Rheumatism Pain, Pain Lumbago Aspirin to the trade mash of Bayer Manufacture of Menencetioncitaster of Balicylicacts know: crystal detector?” coils. be replaced?" occasion to replace them often. R. &., Yonkers, “Do weather conditions effect on radio transmission? A. Yes, electric storms, rain, sleet and snow will upset any and all transmisston ning World. Editor, ever, will run this information step | by step so that you may follow it here. Thomas Hall, New York, wants to “Can I receive with a set of two honeycomb tuning colle and a A. Yes, if a vari- able condenser is shunted across your "Can the crystals in a detector You will find A. Yen. speaker on the market? A. There are several fairly good ones to be had at any electrical supply store special- ‘zing 1n radio equipment. Hidalgo, Now York City, wants (7 to know: “Is there any evening radi now enjoy everything in the tine of [School in this city?" A, Yeee thas amusement that a aailor ordinarily | are several in each borough ‘The teleptione beok will give you the ad- dress of a Rood school located nearest you. The Evening World will conduct a column devoted to the new Radio Phone Service and will answer ques- tions concerning the servloe, Pro- grammes of the different broadcasting stations will be printed in The Eve- Address Radio Phone New York Evening World. wants to know: have any ENLISTED MEN IN ARMY TO DRESS WITH MORE CARE. $208 Allowance for Tailoring Re« Places Furnishings in Syetem— Pinkish Breeches for Officers. Uncle Sam's soldiers may soon bi tary world, according to an announce ment made at Governor's Isiand y terday. An order has been receive @uthorizing an allowance of $308 for clothing to each suidier enlisted for three-year period. ach will be en- titled to a tailor-made #erge uniform for dress and other purposes. This sort of #ult was worn only by officers during the war. Bnlistea ten had no clothing allowance, n.cre- iy wurning in tne rsued suits wheo worn out for new ones. A change in the construction of caps has also been authorized, ara {a expected to greatly improve the uniform. Army officers have been authorized to wear bri ea of shades different from thelr coats, The color will have to be brown, but the shade In some Cases approaches pink among those the tailors now have in hand. ted to beea 8." on Reserve officera are direc’ leave off the “R* which hai Superimposed upon the "U. their uniforms. _ememrenadtiionmamntinn CULBERSON TO STAND AGAIN, WASHINGTON, Jan. 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