The Lamar register., 1922-12-27
RADIO
THINGS THE RADIO
NOVICE WILL NEED
Tools and Materials He Should
Keep on Observation-Disclosures
of Keeping a Log Book.

We are going to pause In explaining
the theory of radio receivers and get
down to practical things for today.
There are many no. ices 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
viii be useful al all times. No prices
are given for the buyer will have TO
look to his pocketbook for guidance
In this respect.
Tools that viii come IN handy;
large, medium and small screwdrivers
fiat three-cornered and round tle;
hack saw. inter saw and box and
cross-cut saw; Il small plane, wise. a
bit and suger. pliers, u square and
yardstick or tape rule. divlders 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 ilat.headed screws, II sup
ply OF brass nuts and washers, paraf.
fine and sealing wax. bakelite. card
board ana fiber board, tinfoil. por-
celaln lnsnlators, binding posts and
terminals, sheet copper and sheet
grass anu adhesive tape.
Tape Is possibly the most useful ar
.icle In the whole layout, for IL will
~ found to have many uses. II il In
short versatile piece Of material In
lie electrician's kit
Those Of our readers who are build
ing sets may md that II Is good pol.
icy to keep all the odds and ends Of
wire, tape copper, etc, that they may
nave. II seems that uses for these
.hort bits are always to be found Just
when II 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 u good finish on your
sets. Not only does II greatly add to
the appearance OF the set, but Il 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
shortins the circuit or causing II to
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on the floor. Those who have vacuum
tube sets know that usually 3 fall
means some new tubes.
To those radio novices who desire
10 20 skipping blitheiy through the
ether. picking out a station here and
IA station there as fancy directs them,
we recommend log book. Just any
sort OF book will do. or rather any
book will do In which one can jot
casting.
The reason FOR the log book Is that
II prevents q lot OF unnecessary fuss
ing with the dials when certain sta
lion is desired. say for Instance,
KDKA was going nicely, but that
there was II certain concert going on
Ia New York at WUZ or WGY, or
maybe wGI up in Boston. Let US
make the problem even harder and say
that there were 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 II
takes Two minutes and sometimes II
takes a great deal more time to catch
the desired signal. and more often
than not. the lecture is half over be
fore II is tuned 10 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.