The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-06-06

! One of the most successful and pop-
| ularizing demonstrations of the prac-
| tical utility of the wireless telephone
was experienced recently in the
broadcasting from the Indianapolis
| Speedway, of the progress and re-
| suits OF the 500 mile race. The two
| indianapolis broadcasting stations
alternated in sending out the. news,
one, Hamilton's, having an fnstalla-
/ ton at the race track. the other using
the city plant
Through this means, thousands of
auto fans who were unable to at
tend the races in person, were enabled
10 follow their favorite driver as the
reports on the positions, time and
minor delays were given out A num-
Der OF wireless receiving sets were in
continuous operation in Richmond dur
ing the whole time of the race and
listeners were enabled to get the re-
suits by them from 10 to 20 minutes
ahead OF the news from any other
source.
So successful was the operation of
the set at the trackside that listeners
were able to plainly hear the cheers
OF the crowd as favorite swept by,
and even to hear the roar of the ex-
haust as the cars passed the grand
stand
Bicycle Racers Hear Results
A bicycle race set for Tuesday in
indianapolis had many wireless en-
tnuaslasts as entrants, and with the in
FORMATION that the auto. race results
were TO be broadcasted, many of these
Wlsned to call off the bicycle race in
oTder to hear the broadcast. The
olI1lculty was solved by the loan of
set which was installed at the bicycle
race tracks. Not only the cyclists, but
also number of older spectators
gathered to hear the auto race results, /
Wh1ch proved so interesting that no /
thought was given to the scheduled |
WneeI race until the end of the
Speedway race.
High Score Set
A wireless receiving station has
oeen installed by members of the ag-
rlcultural class at the Mt. Summit |
nlgh school, five miles north of New
castle. Weather forecasts, market re-
ports and other information of yaIue
is ouliet1ned In the bank as soon as
received.
A receiving set has been installed
at the D. R. Cantmeu hardware stora
In Hagerstown This store is stock
ing wireless apparatus and expects to
place number OF sets in the Hagers-
town territory.
A two-Wire antenna T-tyna ;s
5tretched over the store building,
about 30 feet in height. The set. in
slaled IN the back of the salesroom,
s equipped with two-stage ampli-
ler, and several pairs of phones were
aVallaDle for the listeners at the time
: was Installed and first operated,
Monday night. Wilbur Knapp is as
'1sting in the installation.
Both Knapp and George Wogamon
ire putting up new aerials. Knapp
also raising his to a height of 55 feet.
Cambridge City Station
The cooperative Cambridge City
station is undergoing additional i'm
orovements, the operators expecting
'oon to be able to open with a 10.
watt spark outfit and get into regu-
ar communication with neighboring ,
titles. A two-wire flat-top aerial is be-
ng used at present, several having
)een experimental with
Amateur IeIephone
Good results have been reported bv
Ierard Harrington from the use of his
'-watt G. w. set, both Dayton and
Cincinnati having been communicated i
With by telephone. More distant sta
ions have been worked by code.
Memphis, Tenn. and a Chicago radio
school are stations he has heard re- i
,ently on telephone.
Pegq's c. w.
Amateurs in neighboring cities who
lave been listening regularly report
hat Pegg's three-tube c. w. set is
through in good shape, com
ng in very loud. Just at present,
however, he is out of operation until
le can get a new pair of headphones.
Radio For Outings
A radio listening set was used with
uccess by Harry Stutz in a yachting
rip on the Great Lakes recently. The
-acht was rigged up with horizontal /
oop in the cabin and the guests enter
aimed in leisure hours by the various :
New Receiving Circuit
A new circuit, which does not IN
ringe the Armstrong patents, has been
nnounced by Dr. Frances LEROY Sat
erlee, an expert on X-Ray. The new
ircuit is said to give extremely accur- |
tie tuning for telephone, with unusual