Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-26
lBy A. i. Sims.


Bzzzz, click. and the wireless
telephone operator slipped an ap-
paratus with TWO receivers over the
reporters mead, tam o'shanter ana
an, quite Unexpectedly, and look
disappointed when the reporter
talled to register any signs of hear
ing SOUND. Upon removing nat
ana halr, however. a voice as clear
as though the speaker were Stahu-
ing at the elbow of his audience
came floating through the ether
ana the telephohe receiver
Il want to give you a news
story said the operator; this is
the first time that the forest serv-
Ice has ever transmitter> a news
story over the wireless phone, and
ii will be the final test the practl-
cability of its use in this locality
The news. which was interesting,
but not so interesting as the eX-
periments made with the wireless
phone here. nor the poss btlitles
suggested by the perfection Of this
marvellous form of sound wave
transmission which will undoubt-
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tlrely for trahscohllhehtal cominu"-
muhlcatloh.
Proves successful.
The forest service, recognizing
the practicability OF the wireless
phone for communication III the
national forests, especially for safe
against fire, purchased a
number of sets from the govern
ment after the war, ana lnstaiIed
them in some of the seven districts
of the forest service,
In 1916 the wireless telegraph
was approved by District Forester
Redington, but no equipment Of
any kind was secured. Telephone
Engineer L. u. Slonaker, of the
district, has been eX-
perimenting for some weeks with
the most modern apparatus and
with the Assistance of Ray potter,
an expert from Arizona, has nally
adjusted to q nicely the machines
brought here. so that no only have
thew secured the atmospheric |
of this vicinity, but can
also tune I'D to listen in" on trans
conversation.
Tho +e1onbone co, consists Of two
,binng boYas the transmitting in
,trun,ont heira about half the size
40 tho recniying instrument Three
,aur'voIt batteries are used in the
nhone 10 each box n |
,ire 10 attached with three extern
,inne n,outhniece and two re-
,oivors on frame TO fit over the |
,ood
ar isto,, IN this" said Mr. SIona-
,or nc no turned the lev to Al. at |
,,hioi, u,o,,a Iength the sound is |
owest here and each with a re-
.oiver glued to his ear, we heard |
~ obeerfuI stroins of the phonO-
,ronI, coming across from the sta
io,I on tn highlands When the
treet cars went by. noise confused
he sound. and a sharp cracking
vas often heard.
"Tbat is static electricity" said
be onerator at the other end.
Your aerial is not as good as ours"
THE aerial Is the wire in the a +
n which the telephone wires are
ttached' The antennae for these
ets must no $50 feet long, and 124
pet off the ground. The aerial over
ho forest service building is more
p less disturbed by electricity from
he street cars. "'I will listen for
our answer now" and he rings off.
If the GENERATORS wish to talk and
stem at the same time, they must
lrn on both the transmitting and
he receiving batteries, otherwise
ho nerson speak:ng IL not aware
neither there is someone listening
I the other enc or not. There are
dvantares to this, as both can not
,Il st once.
Talking Is Wireless.
While Iistening over the wire
acc tnlenhone anv conversation go
10 on in the same room is very
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