The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-01
DOTS AND DASHES

Tazewell Morton, who has made himself set using variometers and a two-step amplifier. is enjoying con- certs from many parts of the country and few of the stations he hears are out of the average ones heard by local listeners.
 He hears KDKA, WICK, WWJ, WDAF. WHB, WIZ. wGY. wEAY, WoS. WsB. BM, WHAS and stations also in the following cities: Wichita, St. Louis; Providence, R. l.; Havana, Cuba; Tampa. Fla; New Orleans, Shreveport. La; Dallas. Memphis, College Park, Pine Bluff, Ark, and Davenport.
 Walter Garrard who gave us a full list of the stations he heard last week has again contributed to Radio Talk" but this time with a little story about his station. which is very complete.
 This Dug" got the craze last winter and got 1t bad. At the very first of his. experience in making sets, he showed skill in both con structing sets and understanding them. Walter won the first prize in the contest held by the radio shop of Loveman's and this s25 aided him in getting his present set. We have received the following letter from him:
 Radio Editor Age Herald, Bir-
 mingham. Ala.
 Dear Sir: l am again sending you some information about my station. for Radio Talk" I have been get ting very fine results just lately and thought perhaps you would be in- terested in knowing what stations I am receiving. First of all l want to say that I received station K S [. at San Francisco. Cal, last Monday night. 1 heard both the call and the city called
 In the last two weeks have heard 32 stations covering 25 clties and IS states. The states that I have received are as follows Alabama. Georgia. Tennessee. Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, New Jer- sey. New York, Pennsylvania. Ne- braska. Minnesota. Kansas. Missouri. Arkansas, New Mexico and Cali fornia.
 use a ticker set for receiving together with a two-stage audio- frequency amplificr and Western Electric phones. I also use a Mag navox loud speaker. Monday night however, when I received KSI, was only using one tube. no amplifica- ton and I was doing the same in many other cases mentioned.
 I have a 10-watt transmitting set which will soon be in operation, sending both voice and code. I am only waiting for my license to come This set will use $50 volts on the plate and 700 volts on the filament The aerial Is a cage type of five wires, and I also will use a counter poise of four wires.
 This set will be in operation In a short while and I will greatly ap- preciate any reports of those who listen in on my station.
 I guess l will see this in Dots and Dashes' Sunday.
 Yours for radio,
 WALTER GARRARD.
 You have no doubt seen in maga- zines poctures of barber shops where the men are furnished with a pair of phones which are connected to a radio set and enjoy concert "a la ether wave" while they are being shaved. well, tndt IS Il SOOu luch but of course Birmingham has got 1t beat.
 There is barber shop about half a block from the Birminghar Radio Shop and every time WAC or WSY sends the barbsrs and patrons both enjoy the program without put ting on any phone.
 The Birmingham Radio Shop has a Westinghouse set together with a Western Electric Power amplifier and loud speaker over which they furnish many of the "downtowners' with the radio programs.
 We have received the following letter from James Dillard. a reader of Radio Talk"
 Radio Editor. Birmingham Age Her
 aid, City.
 Dear sir: have been reading some of the letters sent in to your radio page and thought that you would like to hear from my station.
 The other afternoon when 1t was