Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-15

are given for the buyer will have to
look to his pocketbook for guidance
in this respect.
Tools that Will come in handy f.;
large, medium and small screwdrivers ;
| fiat, three-COnered and round file ;
hack saw, inter saw and box and
cross-cut saw; small plane, a wise Il
bit and auger, pliers, square and
yardstick or tape rule, diyiders and
hammer preferably a small one
Materials that will be convenient to
have on hand are as follows: Sand
paper emery paper wire Of all gauges,
round and flat-headed screws, a sup.
ply Of brass nuts and washers, paraf-
fine and sealing wax. hakellte, 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 It Is in
short a 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. II seems that uses for these
short bits are always to be found Just
when 1t 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 a good finish on your
sets. Not only does it greatly add to
the appearance OF the set but it also
eliminates odd corners and stray ends
Of wire that catch dust or catch on
surrounding objects and will hamper
The efficiency Of the set, either by
shorting the circuit or causing 1t TO
be dragged of a pedestal and thrown
on the floor. Those who have vacuum
tube sets know that usually fall
means some new tubes
To those radio novices who desire
to 60 skipping blithely through the
ether, picking out a station here and
station there, as fancy directs them,
we recommend a log book. Just any
sort of book Will do, or rather any
book will do in which one can lot
down records of the evenings broad
casting.
The reason for the log book is that
it prevents lot of unnecessary fuss
ing with the dlals when certain sta
ton is desired. Say for Instance,
KDKA was going nicely but that
there was a certain concert going on
In New York at WUZ or WGY, or
maybe WGI UP in Boston. Let us
make the problem even harder and say
that there We're two addresses in one
evening, both especially good, and one
of the addresses In New York was
scheduled to start two minutes after
the one In Pittsburgh was over. AS
soon as the one address Is over, the
enthusiast starts playing with his dials
to catch New York. Sometimes 1t
takes two minutes and sometimes it
takes a great deal more time to catch
the desired signal, and more often
than not, the lecture Is half over be-
fore 1t is tuned In correctly.
To assist the enthusiast to tune In
quickly on any desired station Is the
mission Of the log book. In this book
should be entered the necessary data
about all stations that have been
picked up. Here should be noted
down the exact position Of the dials
where the station was tuned In the
best and other pertinent remarks. All
these remarks should be entered, Of
course, the first time a new broadcast
ing station is picked up. With the In
formation before him, the enthusiast
needs but a glance at his book to tell
him how he set his dials the last time
he heard WBz.
The oft heard remark to the effect
that RNU was heard last night but
cannot be heard tonight, should be q
thing of the past If a log book iF
about, that is, providing ones set has
range enough for the distance.
No directions are set down here FOL
making a log book as 1t is thought
that each one of the radio folk vii
have his own Ideas on the subject
However, space should be left to In
scribe even the minutest data abou
signal reception.