New-York tribune., 1922-06-25
Radio NOvices
Now Desire 10
Learn Code
Resentment Toward Wire
less Telegraph S'a''or' Is
Changing Into Desire 10
Hear What l. Being Sent
Code Not Hard TO Learn
Latest News Droadcas; 20
Ships a. Sea Every Day
by Radio Shore S,aiions

Within the las, few week ihcrc has
been decided change in AZ ;ude on
part ~ thc radio audience toward the
wireless telegraph stations. Hitherto
these stations have received nothing
hut unAduitcrfd hate from the novice.
occasionally accompanied ~ IN ex-
piosive line o' CUISINE which Nss
solely dcpcnden; IN - voiame upon
~. ability and staying powers o. the
aforesaid novice.
Up to the prs.en, telegraph stations
have been looked upon a' h'igh'ing
evil. and not ycry nrcessary on" a.
that The novice has not stopped 90
think hov vastly more importan' is
their work. o. compared 60 that oi
the brosdcsriing stations. To him they
have only been constant soufc" oi
annoyance - varying degree. accord
ING IN the ncsruess 81 the offending
station. Apparently. from his poin,
~ vieV. their only raison dctrc ~
Tor the purpose ~ spelling good music
or informative lectures.
However. as result % the general
dissemination of Information. the nov
ia, Is now beginning 90 realize That ths
wireless telegraph stations. after ali.
have definite mission io perform
and. moreover. he is becoming very
interested in the nature 81 THIS
mission.
Radio Telegraph BroAdcasting
A. a matter ~ fact. these Telegraph
STATIONS are themselves rngTged IN
broadcasting also. and the mnirfia'
they send out - particular. interest,"
ing. In great many cases y con
,,s,s NJ the very latest news which "a
being sent broadcast for the Dc neh' %.
hin. Al sen. and mi. news matter -
.everal hours ahead Of the news cent
a., bv the radiophone broadcast STA
tion,. II would he of extreme Faius
20 the rural dveller. and also inter
ssting 10 the city resident ~ course,
the news is only IN bulletin iorm, ou,
IL carries a little more detah 'hAh
do.s the radiophone broadcast
4, ,dditior 10 this there H. ths lure
n, listening 20 European wireless stS-
,i.n. Tnies, the novice can read the
Continental telegraph code he canno.
Ill rhnt station he j. listening Co. and
,hsr. are plenty of times that ne may
be actually listening n hu'"pe""
station without knowing a.
Tn. European stations. and also ne
American stations which are engaged
in trsns-A,lantic work. use very long
vav.lengths. ranging W 20 io'VvV
rs,.,. hut these vavelengths are not
h.vond IA. receiving apparatus oi some
-
,,or opera.ing on much lower wave
i.ncths which also send OUT ne"s.
Th.,e ar. stations similar 70 the navy
v,rd stations. which operate on waves
nm 20 . 200 meters Arlington. when
~, ,ran.ni, across the Atlantic FOR
,r,,anee. operates on 1000 meters
sanding out general information 10
ships az sea.
Code Not Difficult TO Learn
Th.r. +, nothing very difeult about
f..-,,rr n. code. II ia Just case OF
.te,dv application and practise IN or
J,r 20 acquire spssd. IL 10 not gener-
.IIv knoun that the United States Navy
co.on.rat.s IN every way with the radio
amateurs Of the country and ihat tne
naval stations actually send out code
m,,t,y A. slow rate OF speed every
dav a. practise for amateurs.
1 ,ypical case IL the Brooklyn Navy
ys,d eall letters NAH. which sends
,ode practis. FOR amateurs every night.
Iris nr.ctiss begins Immediately AFTER
SlH has completed It's nighi! pro-
,r.n, Of news fer ships. II sometimes
stsr.s A. . o'clock IN the evening and
=, otn.r times does no, begin until
.f,.r N o'clock depending entirely
uoo, the length 81 the news bulletins
i ia, have 20 be sent out. For this pur-
pose SAH operates or waveiength
OF s32 meters. =.
Quite recently there has been de-
veloped 4 novel system for memori@iag
the various combinations Of DOTS an"
da,h., which make up the code. u ~
the nyoduet Of Seoitish radio engl-
n.er by the name of F. Macbeth. who
sueni considerable time while m ne
0rien, working II olt m detail. y is
hs,ed upon the veil known Lines OF
memory words. or mn.monies.
Six Basic Letters TO Code
Ire novelty Of the system lies IN
.he fact ths, ne has worked ou- sih
Letters as the basic comb nation o. az
m, others. ard when combininr iheam
70 form the other letters, they actually
make a word which is easy 70 re-
The letters and y will amply u
lu,trate this system. For instance me
letters y, = and | are three o. me
basic combinations. In making ne
,akes the letters : and Tnien 70,
reth.r equal IN. dots and dashes OF
B The m.mcry word IN tns case u, y,
nib. Similarly IN the ease o. re 'ei'ss tss
ID The tpo combinations in tris cas-,
AZ. ard z. For TIRE prrpose'. 81
memoririns. : and ? srs eeno'neG ,
w,,h D ard sorn the memory word
ned. Thi. ,y,iem is followed through
out. .L,.1i,. a..
i,r,s shor, path for the nnoYlee M 70
,rs.d in memoriEing the dot. an9 no
d.shes Of m. code ior easn '.'.. .es'', .,..s
de.. not give him the necessary sless
,.,d what the wireless Telegram
st,,ions ere sarinr. Thhi comes 1'o''
with constant practice