The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-01
THINGS THE RADIO
NOVICE WILL NEED
Tools and Materials He Should
Keep on Observation-Disclosures
of Keeping a Log Book.

we aAt hbAAH " l1Aot al NNpieAthihS
the theory of radio receivers and get
down to practical things for today.
There are many nOyices building their
own sets, or making additional parts,
who are in doubt as to just what tools
and materials they will neeu.
Naturally there are tools and tools.
Some cost more than others. Then,
there are people and people. Some
people need more tools than others.
Some folks are just naturally handy
with tools, and others find that tools
won't behave and lead the user into
all sorts of complications.
The tools and materials following !,
are such as are necessary, and which |
will be useful at all times. No prices
are given for the buyer will have to
look to his pocketbook for guidance
In this respect.
Tools that will come In handy
large medium and small screwdrivers;
dat, threecornered and round file;
hack saw, inter saw and box and
oroSs-cut saw; a small plane, wise, a
bit and auger, pliers, a square aid
yardstick or tape rule. dividers and
hammer, preferably small one.
| Materials that will be convenient to
have on hand are as follows: SaUd-
paper, emery paper, wire Of all gauges,
round and tlat-headed screws, sup
ply of brass nuts and washers, paraf-
fine and sealing wax, bakelite, card
board and fiber board, tinfoil, por-
celain insulators, binding posts and
terminals, sheet copper and sheet
brass and adhesive tape.
Tape is possibly the most useful ar
ticle in the whole layout, for it will
be found to have many uses. 1t is III
short versatile piece of material in
the electricians kit.
Those Of our readers who are build
ing sets may find that it is good pol
icy to keep all the odds and ends Of
wire, tape, copper, etc, that they may
have 1t seems that uses for these
! short bits are always to be found just
! when it is discovered that they have
been thrown away. So, therefore,
{ hoard all small pieces.
One thing We want to stress In build
ing radio apparatus: Use care in your
work, and put good finish on your
sets. Not only does II greatly add tc
the appearance of the set, but it also
eliminates odd corners and stray ends
Of wire that catch dust or catch OF
= surrounding objects and will hamper
II the efficiency Of the set, either By
= shorting the circuit or causing 1t t
: be dragged off a pedestal and thrown
D. on the floor. Those who have vacuum
tube sets know that usually fal
means some new tubes.
70 To those radio novices who desir
y, to go skipping blthely through tn
"A ether, picking out n station here an
- station there, as fancy directs then
=, we recommend a log book. Just an
sort of book will do, or rather an
book will do in which one can i
n, down records Of the evenings broa,
he casting.
IN The reason for the log book Is ths
NJ 1t prevents lot of unnecessary fus
ing with the dials when a certain ST
ton is desired Say for instanc
ad KDElA was going nicely, but thu
ut there was certain concert going {
Is in New York at WUZ or WGY,
maybe WGI up In Boston. Let
VI make the problem even harder and s,
'if that there were two addresses in OF
nl evening, both especially good, and o.
eu OF the addresses in New York W
er' scheduled to start two minutes aft
nus the one in Pittsburgh was over.
eN' soon MS the one address Is over, t
EN- enthusiast starts playing with his iii,
to catch New York Sometimes
- takes two minutes and sometimes
~ takes great deal more time to cut
- the desired signal, and more Oft
'"v than not, the lecture Is half over
fore II Is tuned in correctly,
lily To assist the enthusiast to tune
ion quickly ON any desired station Is
In mission Of the log book. In this bC
neY should he entered the necessary Il;
was about all stations that have b,
lille picked up. Here should be no
,ch down the exact position of the di
$50 where the station was tuned in
OF best and other pertinent remarks.
these remarks should be entered,
course, the first time a new hroadc
rm. ing station is picked up. With the
urge formation before him, the enthus
loss needs but glance ut his book to
kill him how he set his dials the last t
,ort he heard WIZ.
eda' The oft heard remark to the eff
more that RNU was heard last night
YES. cannot be heard tonight, should h
ming thing of the past If log bool
or. about, that is, providing ones set
go range enough for the distance
NOV. No directions are set down here
raot making log book as 1t is tho,
o,S that each one of the radio folk
haa have his own ideas on the sub
all, However, space should be left tC
- scribe even the mlnutest data n