The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-14
RADIO NEWS
Cali is zAE Clark Operator

In a recent editorial, Radio News"
announced that amateurs are doomed
unless something is done to save them
and their stations, and advertises an
essay contest on the subject of what is
best to help the amateur to regain his
lost prestige. 1.-The radio amateur to-
day is not recognized in the commun-
ity" and there is today no real pur-
pose for the radio amateur were two
striking statements of the article.
Coming after the trans-Atlantics,
the careful deliberations of the board
of directors OF the American Radio
league, and the often expressed high
regard of the army and navy radio de
partments, Herbert Hoovers laudatory
statements, and the use that the fed
eral radio service is making of radio
amateurs in regulating the industry,
the article has aroused Juror of ridi-
cule.
There is no denial of the fact that
radio amateurs, or code receiving and
Transmitting operators, have been al
most swamped by the numerous radio
concert listeners, who in some cases
have appeared to want the whole day
and night free, but with admirable
good sense amateurs have even
q
to Inconvenience to allow the radio
phone novices an opportunity to hear
during the best concert hours, and in
most cases the novice has found some
neighboring amateur his best friend
when the set went wrong. In turn,
there are many cases of novices who
have finally learned the code and be-
come amateurs themselves.
Amateurs are not seriously worried
Their position is founded in most
cases on a profound and exhaustive
knowledge OF an intricate science, and
such knowledge always has won out
The amateurs are holding on, helping
radio listeners wherever they can, and
thus making friends for the amateur
game, and recognizing the large num-
bers of those listeners, are "toting
fair by making provision for clear
air during early evening hours when
/ the broadcases are best.
Quiet Hours.
A suggestion for voluntary quiet
during hours from to 1880 in the
evening, is made in Rochester by the
board of directors of the amateur
club. The suggestion is coupled with
an agreement for voluntary policing
by all to see that all amateurs observe
the regulations.
This plan provides for DIX work af-
| ter 1890, and would make it neces-
sary to finish local work before z
o'clock. The same communication
published in the QST, also suggests
that a number of amateur transmit
ting outfits can be improved. That
this is being done seems evident from
the large number of CWs that are
supplanting spark stations in the
Calls Heard.
New WLK Station.
A new station for WIK at Indftnap
oils was dedicated Sunday. The sta.
ton is located at old Camp Morton
just outside the city. 1t has a SOC
watt set, using two ESQ watt tubes as
oscinators and two as modulators
The generator voltage is $500, the
antenna current five amperes, and
filiaments are lighted by stepped
down $50 volt alternating current.
New Richmond Listeners.
Two stations which have reported
adelphia, Pa, and Winnipeg. Canada
@SiIent Night"
\ Ballotting on the question Of a ISL
lent night" once a week, to be oh
served by all middle western stations
is now in progress In Chicago under
the direction of the Daily News. The
voting is done at the suggestion of E
A Bean, ninth district radio inspector
The plan suggests that all middle
western stations remain quiet one
night a week to permit listening tt
eastern stations, and probably would