The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-29
Radio Nipples
 Edited by Leslie A. Gould


 I lay me down in peace to sleep In peace to sleep? Alas( not so, For science brings the Radio, And telephoned OCT leagues of foam Come messages from friends" at
 home.
 Hello. there, Bill! Been seasick yet? We phoned you to decide bet" Say, Bill, they've raised your office
 rent,
 And swear they won't come down a Hey, Bill, a storm is on the way; It's due to hit your ship today. o'ESay, Bill. we thought you'd like to know,
 Your stocks have struck record Say. Bill. we hear the plaques in
 Rome;
 Your wife is worried; same come
 home"
 "Oh. Bill. your house caught fire to-
 night;
 Loss as yet unknown. Will write" And, Bill. they pinched your Scotch
 and Rye Didn't know Perhaps the hremen
 did. Good-bye.'
 Rocked in the cradle of the deep, I lay me down in peace to sleep. In pease to sleep? Alas, not so, For science brings the Radio.
 What to Know About Soldering.
 When soldering while constructing your set use a little solder as possible to get a good connection It is wise to hold the wire in place with a. pa1r of pliers where the connections are short, as burns may result from con- ducted heat
 Avoid unnecessary wires. If a wire is to be soldered to a certain terminal that already has a connection on it, make the connection to the wire rather than to the terminal. This will shorten the leads in many places.
 When the wiring is completed check 1t carefully with the hook up. See that no wires have been bent so as to make a short circuit. Shake the yerious wires so that any faulty sol dering may be found. The apparatus will then be ready for testing.
 Business and Pleasure.
 Our prominent business men do not have to pass up a baseball game just because of that pressing engage ment. No. siree; they merely step into the next room and turn their Radio. Simple.
 Not All Ivory; Some Vacuum: Sn. vacuum bulb on my radio set.
 Backwoodsman - Yes, and you have got one on your shoulders. too, have you not?"
 Where can you purchase N-eters?
 My set will receive only 200 me ters Where can I buy another 16O meters to receive the broadcasting stations9
 Expressman Wanted for Loading Coils
 ''The saleman in an electric store told me to add loading coils to my set. I have tried all the expressmen but none of them will take on Radio work.
 Can You Tell This Fan Where To
 Get New Wave Lengths?
 The following letter recently came in to this department:
 My receiving set, after working n .. -rn4% ing worce. I can only hear signals and even they are weak. My friends tell ma that my wave lengths are worn out. Where can get? How Question and Answer Department
 c. l. Can a loose coupler be wound with enamel wire and will give the same service as D. c. s. wire? be used for the construction of a loose coupler without reducing the effici- encv-
 c. 2. What is the wave-length Primary. diameter If inches, length 4 inches. 1894 turns. No. 24 enameled wire: secondary. diameter ? 1-2inches, length If inches. PA
 A 2. The wave-length you could tune with such an L. c. is about 700 meters without any capacity and about l 500 meters when the secondary is
  condensers.
 Q> 3. Can aluminium wire, No. 12 De U-ed for loon aerials? If so, how many turns must be wound on a frame 10 feet square to receive signals ID to 2,500 meters, and how should he taps be made for different wave engths.
 A 5. Aluminium wire is suita ole of the construction of a loop aerial To tune in this wave-length, | L2 turns spaced 1-2 inches apart 1 should be wound and shunted by 001 Inf variable condenser. For short IT waves, the contact on the loop nay be made with clip. ail-wing 1 my number of turns to be connected 1
 c. l. What is the wave-length 1 If an aerial 75 feet long. 20 feet high | It one end. and 60 feet at the other | md composed of two No. fl wires | eet apart and a lead of about 25 feet ? 1
 A. l. The wave-length of such | m aerial is about 135 meters Q. 2. What size tubes and how l many should use in a C w set with l 100 or $50 volts fnput? A 2. The tubes suitable for such set are the 50 w. Radiotrons tubes