The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-06-24

| EUREKA JULY FIRST
The public open air radio concert
saduled TO take place in Eureka on
-, saturday evening, July /, Will
!. hs,d on the new Richmond base
han grounds, or on the big sias
,ns adjoining IL a more elevated
-o.,,,on is desired. The location will
~ determined after the radio party
caches Eureka from Ely next satur-
day. This concert, in which the In
|-.a,,on of the age will be demon
Grated. will be given in the interest
~ radio development and is free to
all.
Detroit. Michigan, June 2O.-Of
.ourse the Lincoln Highway was Sc
,.o,sd as the route for Americas
srst cross-country radio tour which
left Detroit June 1st sponsored by
Tho Lincoln Highway Association.
netroit Board of Commerce and the
ns,roit Automobile Club. Again.
.,o,aar run follows Americas Main
c,reet The Lincoln Way was the
on,v route to the Pacific coast which
tho promoters of the first radio tour
vould undertake in view OF the deli
cate radio equipment they carry, and
,ba only route which 1t was felt pos
s,ble to traverse on a definite sched-
nile which would permit the equip
ment 10 be on the dot in the COM
munities on the itinerary.
The two Rickenbacker cars, radio
equipped, which are journeying from
I Detroit to San Francisco, hit the Lin
coin Highway at Ligonier, Indiana,
and will follow IL through without
deviation to the Pacific Coast. They
will let the Nation know that De-
|troit is not only the automobile capt.
tai of the world but now boasts more
radio manufacturers than any other
&city in the country.
The radio car which is sedan, is
equipped with an exceptionally pow
8crful and sensitive radio receiving
set. Compactly built onto the top is
Ia 200 foot loop aerial. Carried on
THE running board of the car is all
Emergency aerial which may be at
tached to the car and stretched out
Ito a high point 200 or more feet
AWAY This aerial is for use when
Xunfavorable atmospheric conditions
[cut into the satisfactory operations
of the loop. The radio receiving set
lis built into the car. 1t comprises
three steps of radio frequency ampli-I
tfcations, a vacuum tube detector and
three steps of audio frequency ampli-
. hcation. giving II sufficient sensitive
ness to permit crowds who gather
about the car at the points along the
Lincoln Highway to hear concerts
. through the Magnavox loud speaker
+ from stations as far away as 1000
miles.
The entire equipment was designed
by the famous radio engineer, Thorn
as E. Clark of Detroit and was built
here In the Tecla laboratories Of
which he is president.
II is the intention of Wallace Blood
and William Heinz. who are taking
the two cars to the Coast, to give a
concert every evening and at noon.
where possible. along the Lincoln
way. A set schedule is being main
tained. so that each city will know
|of the coming of the expedition and
prepare for its reception.
The radio equipment carried in the
|Rickenbacker sedan will be of in
tense interest to thousands of ANA
teurs along the Lincoln Highway. 1t
Is the finest equipment ever built
into motor car and the present
|trip is the first time a radio car has
crossed the continent. The second
car Is used merely as supply car to
carry sufficient radio replacement
parts to insure of constant service
throughout the trip.
The journey to the Coast will con-
sumo 40 days. 1t Is expected that
WICK and WWJ. the powerful Detroit
sending stations. will be picked up
by the IineoIn IIighvav radio oar.
along the route as far west as the
Rocky Mountains. There are enough
other powerful broadcasting stations
along the Lincoln Highway. so that
never, unless under extremely un-
favorable atmospheric conditions.
VIII 1t be impossible to amplify with
loud speaker at least one broad
casting station to the interested
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