Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-15

the most important points may be
summarized in a few paragraphs.
Mr.. Mclaughlin states that as
carly as the year 1914 he became in
terested in the science of radio teleg-
raphy, commonly known as wireless
telegraphy. At that time he was liv-
ing in Dyer Brook, the small town OF
Aroosteok county where he was born.
Experimentation was being carried
on both by amateurs and by the Gov
ernment, which with the entrance of
the United States into the war in
creased its studies and obtained
many desirable improvements. Mean
while a ban was placed on amateur
Interference with Government proce-
dure. After the fighting was over and
the ban lifted, it became necessary
to place restrictions on the various
classes of stations sending wireless.
Amateurs were restricted to 4 200
meter wave length, commercial sta
tons to 800, while the boats had from
600 to 900 meters, and larger govern
ment stations from 1000 to 10000 me-
tiers.
The young man read eagerly all
that was at his disposal ON the SUBJ
ject and while at school in Massa-
Chusetts further pursued his studies
in company with another enthusiast
until he gained clear understanding
OF the processes. During a term of
employment in the New England
Sanitarium at Melrose, Mass, he be-
came a member of the Mystic Valley
Radio Club of Maiden, later being
appointed to the office o. secretary of
the club. Poor health forced him to
return to his home in Norridgewock
where he put up a station e. his own.
"On October IL. 1921" he says. Il
raised the masts which We're IS and
y feet high. The antenna was made
UP sof four strands Of aerial cable
placed on spruce stretchers four feet
apart. The length Of the antenna
was 70 feet, it being what is known
as the inverted type. l used for a
ground connection ii square feet of
copper buried in the ground six or
seven feet. For instruments I used
a pair of Murdoch 10000 microp-
homes. Clapp, Eastman, $500 meter
Loose coupler, Chelsea Variable con-
denser of .001 mfds., Rheostats,
potentiometcrs, both A. and r bat
tories and 4 small galen detector
With this outfit have heard stations
from Brooklyn. n, Y. to Halifax, n,
3. On November % between eight
and nine o'clock listened to my first
radio concert.-I am not doing any
transmitting at present although I
was licensed last winter and given
the call 1-BTQ."
In closing Mr.. Mclaughlin praises
the study of radio telcgraphy as ex-
ceptlonally interesting and fascinat-
ing, we'll worth the endeavor neces-
sary to acquire a working knowledge
of the subject.
A cabinet meeting of the officers
of the Epworth League of the Cen
tenary Methodist church was held on
Monday evening at the parsonage on
the Island. The recently elected
president, Kenneth Cole who was
elected to succeed Fraser Dunlop.
presided. Only routine business was
transacted.
The Spiritualist followers gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill,
Moore on Bun low street. Sunday,
February II for their seance also in
memory of Abraham Lineoln's birth
day. The decorations were Ameri-
can flags in memory Of our World
War soldiers. Pictures of old veter-
ans were in evidence also a picture
of Sergeant Archie McKenzy who
was relative Of Mrs, Moore. There
was also pictures of .Lincoln's fam