Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-10
RADIO DEVELOPING
INTO A NECESSITY
innovation No Longer a Fad,
Playing Important Part in
World Commune alton.

Radio telephony and the broadcast
ing of the human voice and music by
radio. while n comparatively recent
innovation In an ago rcpletc with
marvels of electrical application, is, I'm
reality, a gradual perfection that has
been going on for the pas, 10 years or
more, To-day II is siill in process OF
development, ana has reached the
stage whore expansion and application
will Ice very rapid. Its possibilities
from now ON are limited only by the
rapidity with which acceptance Ivy the
public In gained.
There are people living today, and
not 30 very old ut that. who can re-
member when there were only Ia or
10 telephones I'm Wilmington. Calling
central for the time of day was quite
diversion in those days. and the
proud youngstor given the honor per-
haps still remembers the incident.
After "A time the telephone became
fad Of tho wcll-to-do. Then It was
gradually accepted by the business
houses then it went into private
homes and today Il IL a necessity OF
our civilization. Millions OF telephone
calls are made hourly IN the United
States.
The development OF radio telephony
has now PASSED the fad stage, and
while 20 IN not yet "A necessity. II il in
tho intermediate period. where Il Is
being taken into the homes OF all
classes OF people. lts greatest ex-
panslon and usefulness is yet to come.
"a o
growth and hecon,c AZ much n neces-
city ns the telephone.
Tint the radio ~ relied upon for its
accuracy N pointed out by Willard
Wilson. "A local radio engineer am
manager Qf the Wilmington Electr,Ca,
Speciality 60. al5 Orange street. Not
an hour OF the day passes. according
90 MIR " ilson. that he does not re
coiv. numerous telephone calls asking
for correct time. Tho various broad
casting stations. and especially the
brUdeasting station AZ Pittshurr
transmit the time az each hour. Tn,
evening IL popular time Tor local
fans 10 set their watches. MANY peo-
pie visit tho electrical store conducted
10y Mr.. Wilson and there wait until
10 o'clock untu the hour of the time is
flashed before closing for tho night.
And herr IL something that may in
tcr~st radio owners In this city. os-
pecisily amateurs. II you are a radio
phone fan ho prepared for an ex-
plosiona lot OF explosions. They'll
he coming along with the first hot
weather. What are they Firs'
cousins 60 lightning. Their other
namo IN static
This summer the new owners al
radio sets will have 20 learn the facr
which experts have long known. thai
their s~ts will give only about hall
normal service during hot weather
IL will depend a grest deal on tho
location NJ tho receivers with refer
snce to the sending stations. Those
within aeou; 20 miles OF the broad
casting stations or centers should b<
able TO hear signals and conversation
mcst of the time though often with :
background or rumhles and cracks
Those farther away will hear pro
portionat,ly less. IL will be seldom
indeed tina, n viii be possible 90 re
osiv- from stations several hundre'
nllcN away IN mas ntef o'ht "
many during tho winter months Thi
is true 10 radio receivers OF all kinds
The static imp play~ no favoritcs.
But there are WAYS to beat IN
static imp. one IL 10 run straigh
wire about 400 yards long. twhic
corresponds with the radio broadcast
Ing wave length.) In the general di
rcction of the station from whic
signals are 10 come. II YOU cannc
command such magnificent distance
from your aerial, you can rig UP on
Of the ''loop" type, long wire woun
several times round a verucle whee
and turn the rim Of the wheel towar
the eendinR station. Much can b
accomplished also In eliminating stat
by sharp tunins.