The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
NAVY WILL HELP
 BOY SCOUTS IN
 WIRELESS WORK
Suggests Organization of Amateurs to Cover En-
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''The Boy Scouts of America has an opportunity to become the greatest or ganizat ton for radio amateurs in the world," says an article in the current issue of Boys Life, the Boy Scout Magazine.
 Officers of the United States Navy have expressed the hope that the Boy Scouts will organize the radio troops, and Seascout ships, gather in those who are not at present in the organ iation and establish az system for communication which will cover the country.
 ''The New York Naval Radio Sta tion-NAH-is transmitting official messages from the National Council office of the Boy Scouts of America to the local headquarters in all parts of the country. Amateurs in at least forty-one states are copying these n1essa ges. More than eight hundred of these amateurs are registered at the Amateur Bureau of the District Communication Service, Third Naval District, A Whitehall street, New York city. All the others should be. Application blanks will be sent free on request
 The radio messages are transmit ted on a wavelength of 1,500 metres, spark, about 930 p. m. eastern stan dard time. This is 10:30 p. m. New ork daylight saving time, S:30 D. m. Central standard time, 7:30 D. m. Mountain standard time and 6:3O D. m. Pacific standard time. Imme- diately following the regular press schedule, the operator reduces speed to ten words per minute and sends out:
 LOST osT osT de NAH NAH NY
 "If the message is to be sent in code, he adds:
 Code two, Code two,' or what ever the code may be.
 "A key to all codes used is sent free of charge to every radio anna teur who registers with this District Communication office. With this key any amateur easily can decode the messages received. Sometimes the messages are sent in plain Ian guage.
 An amateur who receives a mess age will confer a favor by imme- diately acknowledging receipt by mail. Write it on a postcard and ad- dress the card to the address given above or to the Seascout Radio Com modore, 200 Fifth avenue, New York city.
 Whether the amateur who re- ceives a message is a scout or not, he is requested to report to the Boy Scout headquarters in his town and check up with the Boy Scout oper- ators. In this way errors may be discovered and corrected.
 "A radio amateur may we'll be proud to connect himself with the great communication system which is being built up by the U. S. Navy and h0 amateur who is willing to work hard and stand his watch at the appointed hour can find a place in this sys- tenn.
 Every city scout organ1za ii or should maintain an efficient receiving station with audion detectors and am pri6ers, also licensed amateur transmitting station. Every towr u oop should have at least crystaI detector receiving set, capable of re- ceiving messages transmitted by the nearest city station. It is better, o1 course, for all to have audion set: rect dozen stations in California New York station.
 There is a rumor to the effec that the Navy will invite scout opera tors who wish to learn more abou Ia dio to the school on an island where they can study at the expense of the Navy. If this is done the scouts will not be under obligation tt enlist in the Navy because of theiI acceptance of the invita- ton but thost who become proficient opera tors vii be given opportunity if they are olG enough and can meet all the re- quirementS.
  tion system is complete, the Chic Scout Executive will be able to reacf practically every town and city 1T the United States on an hours notice Via NAH, local receiving station: with audion outfits, local amateur transmitting stations and local re ceiving stations having. only crysta detectors. Possibly other Maya Radio stations will cooperate as the, all did in broadca.sting the Annivers S ary message on February S. 1920 Neither the army, navy, postal ser vice nor any land telegraph or tele rhone company can cover the coun try as quickly, at present, as thu scouts will be able to do if the, group their opportunity and make good use of the Navy's cooperation The value of such a system to ou, government would be beyond calcuIa tion.
 livery tenderfoot, second-class ant hrst-class scout should consider sig Lal practice with buzzer sets or radi, sets at once. Every troop should appoint a scout to qualify for tn l the position of official operator Op 1 orators should work for the Meri Badge for Wireless. The Merit Badg pamphlet on this subject is a valuab1 i guide.''