The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01

at word from Marconi and the quick
opening and closing of the key was re-
sponded to by a spark between the cleo.
trodes almost binding in vividness. The
reports were like the crackle heard when
lightning strikes at no great distance.
The letter "P'' on the numeral Sc in
fire. Dashes were a kind Of zip a run
ming together of dots.
Before taking hold of the key Marconi
stuffed his ears with cotton 10 deaden
the sounds. and told the visitors that
eventually the operators would have a
sound-proof booth to work in.
The receiving instruments are I'm the
same room. The ether waves when they
arrive from Grace Bay or Poldhu are
rother feeble, but Marconis magnetic
detector rejuvenates the tired vibrations
and gives them through a telephone re-
ceiver or on recording tape in clean
cut dots and dashes.
Marconi says he would like a vor3
short and easily pronounced 10 distin-
guish messages sent without the aid Of
wires. He objects TO calling them Mar.
conigrams.
nent for receiving wireless messages and
hopes to perfect a sending instrument
small enough to carry in the pocket.
He has in mind a central station for
radiating news all over the American
continent.
Signor Marconi was asked whether 1t
would ever be possible TO have sets OF
pocket instruments for ,elegrsphing BY
the wireless system Marconi smiled. but
Captain George Stevens Kemp, one of his
personal staff. who sat beside him. said:
The time has come and is here" Mar
conf still smiled and looked at Captain
Kemp indulgently.
II asked the question in joking way.
said the reporter Now. are you Joking.
when You say the time has come and Is
here
Marconfs expression changed instantly.
Becoming grave and serious. he answer
ed: Captain Kemp Is right. but the
time is not quite right"
Il have a receiver" put in Captain
Kemp. earnestly. that i have carried
In my coat pocket and have received
messages miles away"
How many miles,
"As high as thirty miles returned
the captain. positively
Il said the tine was not ripe" inter-
rI1pted Msrconi, because while II il pos
sible for a man to carry about receiver
IN his pocket and be able 20 take mes-
sages. the other end OF II. that Of send
ing. is yet 70 be overcome.
You mean the difficulty OF carrying
at<,,,. a fa+.s-- Of srrsrcfe-t rs1wsr 10
produce Hertzian wavesT
Precisely. The weight II the obstacle
Perhaps az Ne progress we may ove--
come that difficulty. such a condition
would BE- invaluable. for Instance. n
time Of war
wireless teiegrsphy viii be invaluable
TO newspapers have thought OF. this
e-ld OF H. and the possibilities are that
q station may b erected al some cen
frsi poia, In America. where news can be
radszted 70 every part OF the country
simultaneously The result can Be reach
ed by atfunInS the receivers IN each city
10 q similar pitch 50 that an can catch
the waves as they are radisted- &sfh
a station in Engiznd ard another n
America tie zess % th- worsa can be
quickly disseminated =
'-Coo1d receivers b installed 81 private
houses With ticker attachment. - that
f<r<oas cozIE read she news - the tsy
as II happens
Msrrons oaiv snsse1 He dos n0s n
s1lxe IN drains. bat Re has shor- that
perhaps this might be possssl..
~wa is Be Dossioie 70 erins wireless