Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-13
Wants . Share in Radio Field
At the station of IBID

noticed an article in your paper
recently under the heading Radio
Aeiepnony. by Geo. Weber which at
.acteo my attention and interest.
Snouio the air be free" is a question
'hat Will take lots of discussing
MY idea is that Mr.. Webber Ia.
not looked quite far enough into the
matter nor given both sides of the
uues,ioh thorough enough considera-
ton to cast his opinion.
Ihere are several kinds OF radio
enthusiasts In the field today, but the
Two that are brought to attention are
the Radio Amateur" and the Radio
Ham," AiO
Inc Radio amateur is he who has
grown up with his outfit, has con-
structed each and every part. and ha $
studied it as he progresses. and its
leiation 70 the other parts that go to
MAKE up set. He is the one who
mas learned to take the disappoint-
nents as well as achievements. and
mas burned the midnight oil figuring
OUT what part the words resonance"
ana er-hetrodyne" has to
play In the working ability of
the set, and as to what deere
ment has to do with the transmitter.
III TACT ne Is the one who has figured
OUT now to get the greatest amount
OF response from his set with tile
least amount Of loss through deson-
ance, dead-end effects, or countless
other possibilities for loss of valuable
energy
He is the one who made use of his
spare time evenings studying the
now. why and wherefore of radio. in
stead OF meeting with the gang on
the street corner to discuss such
weighty subjects as the latest style
IN female wearing apparel, or the
new girl across the way 1t was he
VINO LOOK the trouble to send to
washington for, the book Of U. S.
ruies and regulations governing ra-
dio communication and memorized
them so that he could say them back
wards, forwards or sideways if nee
essary, and above all, abdes by them
! 1t is he who knows how to pre-
vent his receiving set from acting as
n transmitter of oscillations thus pre-
venting interference with others who
are trying to receive also.
lie is the radiophone operator OF
| tomorrow.
The Radio Ham" is he who has
more money than brain. who gets
Dad to draw up'a check for a few
| hundreds of dollars and sends for a
| set. No particular set, lust one a
| friend of his recommended. 1t ar
! rives and he proceeds by the printed
instructions, to set it up, and-he's
! off.
He doesn't know why it works and
cares even less. He then expects ev-
eryone else to get off the ether and let
him have full swing to what's going
I on.
| Once upon'a time the key to the
radio field was the code, and proud
was he who mastered it and could
peek into the mysteries of radio. TIC
some 1t required too much energy
time and study to learn, so cast il
aside for others who were more am
bilious. Finally along comes Tele-
| phony which requires no exertion OF
brain TO hear, just few dollars and
they could feast to their hearts con
tent of that which the Amateur
had made possible-Radio TELEPHONY
for remember, the amateur Of yes
| terday is the radiophone operator OF
/ today.
Looking into the government act OF
| August 18th, 1912, one reads, For
| general violations of the stipulations
in the U. S. Act of August 18th, 1912
/ pnvar,i,7tp
operator may be subject to a general
! fine of $500 and for repeated viola =
lions. his license may be suspended
or revoked.
| For malicious interference, the op-
! orator is subject to a penalty OF
I $4,000 or one years Imprisonment
, or both in discretion of the Sec. OF
! Commerce. For sending fraudulent
! signals the penalty is s2,50000 or five
! years Imprisonment or both.
! The amateur is given n 200 meter
wave with which to do his communi-
eating on, while the principal radio
phone brOadcasting stations are
| allotted $50 meter wave. If the anna
! teur has his tranSmitter tuned to the
requirements of law in regard to de-
! crement and wave-length, no inter-
! ference will result except where the
shortness in distance between the
| transmitting station causing the in
+, terfercnce and the receiving station,
overcomes all quality of tuning.
! My idea is that all radioists should
be forced to rigidly abide by the
rules and regulations under all con-
| ditions, Mt the same time I do not be-
licve in forcing out the practical ra-
do man for them who wish to make
/ radio a source of family amusement
only.
If some feel that they should have
the radio concerts, and / am sure we
all feel that way. let other hours than
those of the amateurs be allotted
them. The hours between and IL
have always been and should always
be the amateurs.
Why then force them out of their
| own for the sake of the pleasure
seeking public who derive nothing
from their experience except a few
hours of pleasure and amusement i?
Hastily and respectfully yours,
JULIAN +. BEALE,
IBID