The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24

Ray D. Owes dog, Eide owe, says.
Il see that a magazine says A radio
set is not like an egg, as a set inn
proves with age Well, that may
be right, but 1 believe I'd rather
have one of the unimproved models.
BY the way, l wish all the radio
bugs a Merry Christmas"
sJames Chupp. 1712 Eleventh ave-
nue., south, states that he has a
crystal set and is building a vacuum
tube set The V. T. set will probably
use honeycomb or spider web coils
and will be for short wave reeep
tion. He also states that he will use
two or three stages of amplification.
one OF which will be radio frequency.
James is anxious to get license
and is working on the code and
studying for the other requirements
of licensed amateur.
We will be very glad to hear from
him as soon as his set is completed
SO we will know how the stage of
radio frequency works. We also hope
he succeeds in getting licensed.
Sterling Barnett. we hear. is the
oN iltl W a. Vi oldi SCI anu CHJoS .
WSY. He lives on Eleventh avenue.
We have received letter from
Bowden w. Ward, who tells us
OF the fine results he is getting from
his crystal set. The letter is as
follows:
Jack Turner, Radio Editor, The Age
Herald. city.
Dear Sir: AS / have been reading
your Radio Page in The Age Herald
for some time, thought that | would
write and tell you some of the ex-
periences l have had in receiving
broadcasts on crystal set.
While l have under construction
pickle tube set, l am at present
using crystal set which uses a
two-slide tuning coil, galena detec-
tor, fixed condenser and a single
head phone.
With the small outfit described
above ! have been getting wonder
full results in signal strength. Since
wSY has been using their new sta
tion in testing. and for their chapel
services on Sunday nights l have
been able to understand both music
and announcements 10 feet from the
phones. BY using small loud
described in October Radio News)
/ am able to hear in any part OF
the room, which is about 80 feet.
Ny tube set which l plan to get
in operation shortly after Christ
mas. will be single circuit. using
ticker coil and a 23-plate con-
denser IN the aerial circuit. The
vacuum tube will use yenier type
rheostat and will be a separate unit
1t will employ a wD11 tube for both
detection and later for application,
Yours. for better radio,
BOWDEN w. WARD.
We compliment the owner of this
fine crystal set and will be very
anxious to hear from him as soon as
his ". T. set Is completed. telling us
about who he hears.
Are you member of the Night
Hawks? 1 have 10 ask you the ques-
ton now, because l am not able to
see you, but If / could have the
pleasure of meeting you l am sure
there would be no trouble in tell
ing you whether or not You were
n Night Hawk. If you are mem
are red and you look like you haven't
been to sleep for month.
II you want to attend meeting
OF the Night Hawks (and by the way,
/ advise you to pick night that
has a day ahead of it without any
thing planneds, just tune the old set
to wDAF at Kansas City about mid
night and listen. Soon you will hear
the old chief of the Night Hack
who will conduct the meeting. Most
of the meeting consists of jazz music
and all the active members are pres
emit The out-of-town members are
listening in. The old chief will read
applications for membership that
have been received and the charter
is given at the command, All right
Ben. bear on the bell" or "All right
professor, give this one charter
The motto of this organization is
THE enemies of sleep% 1t looks
like they are trying to put the mat
tress and bed spring manufacturers
out of business.s
Speaking of announcers, etc. !.
wonder If the Fort Worth announcer
has gotten his seven-pound fruii
cake and that quart of Upo yet.
The Radio Bug program from
Kansas City Tuesday night was
heard by many of the. Birmingham
bugs. The big bug made lS~~<hy