The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
DOTS AND DASHES

working for while, think it isn't
worth listening to. just try it one
night. You won't let the set stop
working from that night on.
About two years ago when one
who received a radio concert was
looked on as something very mys-
terious. Harry Hoistein was among
the few radio fans Of the city. lie
had a one tube set and II was very
seldom that he heard anything but
code stuff" He moved from town to
Cleveland and has now returned. lie
made rapid progress along the lines
OF wireless and had a first class gov
eminent license. He had a spark set
and did much d. X. work. He says
he talked to the ones In the eighth
and ninth districts very often.
He has now moved back to the
city and is putting up his set lie Is
using an indoor aerial at present but
is working on a cage. He states
that he is going to have a spark set
as soon as ne can get a license and
do little D. X.
His receiving set Is short wave
set with two stages of audio fire.
anency and Western, Electric
power and a western Electric loud
speaker.
Edward Beatty is one of the local
bugs who win probably do some
record breaking on receiving soon. SO
far he has received ss different
broadcasting stations and the calls
OF these are so that every letter in
the alphabet with the exception of U
y .
These stations cover IS cities.
His set is a home made shortw
set using a ticker coil. lie also has
stages and uses homemade loud
for his purpose.
Ed says that last Friday evening
he tuned in station XIII. which Is In
Los Angeles. Cal. and last Monday
evening he broke this record by re-
ceiving one in Portland, Ore. The
following Is list of the stations he
has heard in the past few weeks:
wSB, WGM. VIDAL, Atlanta, Ca.
KDKA. East Pittsburg, Pa; WV.
WICK. Detroit. Mich; voc. Davsn-
port. Mich: wDAF, WHB. WOO.
Kansas City, Mo-: wGY 2xI. schenec-
tady. N. Y; wBAP, wPA, Fort
Worth, Texas; wEtAy, wGAB, Hous-
ton, Texas; WON. Worcester. Mass.
wsY. WAC. Birmingham, Ala.
wBT. Charlotte, n. c.; WIP, VIGIL
WOO. Philadelphia. Pa. wRR
WFAA, Dallas. Texas: WLAG, Mime
srolis, Mimi; wDAP, KYW, Chicago
Ill; woAI, San Antonio. Texas
wDAE. Tampa, Fla; wHAs, Louis
Vile, KY; wJAD, wLAJ. Waco
Texas; wPO. WKN, Memphis, Tenn.
| wGAQ, Shreveport La; wEAF
wBAY, New York city: KSD, st
Louis. Mo-: wGR. Buffalo. N. v
| wNAD. Norman. Okla; wOR, WIZ
| Newark, y. j.; WAX, Cleveland. o..
wMAB. wKY, Oklahoma city. Okla.
| WGF. Des Moines. Ia; WAC, New
/ Orleans, La: wAAP. Wichita, Kan.
| WMAK. Lockport, n. Y: NoF. Wash
/ ington. ID. c.. KNAF. DNt. Denver
Col; wBAZ Richmond. Va; wBL
Anthony, Kan; WON, Indianapoli,
| Ind: woI, Ames. Ia; wOK. Pin
| Bluff. Ark. wWI. Dearborn, Mich.
| PwX. Havana. Cuba; KIN. Lo
! Angeles. CAL: wos, Jefferson City
Mo-; wNAz. Tenn.
! II you don't believe il. count 'em
| Mr. C. w. Burney. 2s07 sixteenth
| btTCftt SOUNH, mas a. fct} SouSitiNr duN
! efficient receiving set which he as
sembied and hooked up" This Il
a. short wave using bank wount
| variometers and varlo coupler.
recent visit to tho station showe1
| that it was ono to be proud of. I
| is neatly mounted in one cabinet, ant
the reader can see that IL must b'
| compact as the varicmeters. vario
coupler. two stages OF audio fire.
quency, variables and tho control
such as a potentiometer and rheo
stats are all mounted in one cabinet
/ There are several unique ideas shown
| in the set by the builder which will
| no doubt be OF value to some OF tn,
| others who are building or going L
! build sets.
The panel is firmly fixed on an
other piece OF formica which hold
/, the sockets. transformers. etc. I
any change has TO be made in thu
wiring or arrangement OF the in
| &c ~ 1p1v shis, that has n