The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-07
Wireless News From Everywhere
Palladium Government Call is 9 ZAE
Fred Clark. Operator.

Richmond amateurs are being heard
in the world. according to the rather
complete reports in the last QST, a
review of which was crowded out last
week. Schultz has the most reports
of messages heard or work done dur
ing the time he was operating lately.
He was heard at Bristol. Conn, New
York City. Mortified, Mimi, Minneap-
oils, Chicago (indoor aeriaD, West
Philadelphia, and worked Atlanta, Ga,
and Cleveland, Ohio. Bob Clark was
heard in Bristol, Conn. also. Fred
Clark's spark reached Northfield,
MINI. and Brooke, Va. Druley, who
has been doing regular DIX message
work. has been heard in New York,
Brooke, Va, and Cleveland. Lehman
reached Toronto, Canada. John Pegg
of Fountain City was heard at Cleve-
land, West Philadelphia, and 300 miles
east of Cape May. and worked Athens,
Ga. The Palladium is another set
heard by Bristol. Conn, which must
be on all the time, judging by its ex-
tensive report Cutler was heard at
Syracuse. New York
With so many reports of having
been heard outside of the city, isn't it
queer that there isn't any report of
outside stations being heard in Rich
mond? Or maybe, they were heard
and not reported.
HamIton's Talk
Much favorable comment was heard
on the interesting talk given by Fran
els Hamilton of Indianapolis before
the last meeting of the Radio club,
and those who were unable to get
here on account of weather conditions,
expressed sincere regret afterwards.
The only drawback mentioned was
Hamilton's inability to stay a couple
of hours longer to answer questions.
Stricter Regulation.
! One matter mentioned by Hamilton
was the increasing sentiment against
| the use OF spark sets, particularly dur
! ing wireless telephone broadcasting
hours. He stated that the dope" is
now that within three months spark
sending will be forbidden between s
! and II O'Clock, and in this connection
! H. r. Splitter of Eaton says that he
| has information that a bill has been
! drawn and is to be introduced before
| congress soon limiting the air to tele-
! phones only between $50 and II
o'clock.
This matter was taken up at the
time the DIX Radio club was organized
and special hours set aside for tele-
! phones, but their popularity and in
I creasing use seems even to have OUT
grown the time set. The action of the
club has resulted in eliminating much
confusion in this territory. however
and this section can congratulate it.
self on being little ahead of many
others.
The only matter in which some reg
ulation has not been proposed in this
neighborhood is in the spark coil sets
Several amateurs have become quite
peevish lately in Richmond and in
Eaton, possibly in other towns as well
when they found, on tuning in. that
some one block away was trying tC
send to his chum next door, meanwhile
crowding everything else out of the
air. They have consulted among them
selves and are intending to give a re
minder that spark coils are entirely
forbidden
Bank Has a Grebe.
The Cambridge City bank set, men
toned in the last weeks column, is g
Grebe GRO. A two-wire aerial has
been stretched above the roof of the
building with lead-in run down to a
window of a rear room which will be
used as the wireless room The bank
officials intend to operate the SCI
themselves, although Fred Rowe has
been helping install it and has oper
ated it so far.
a bulletin board has been placed il
the lobby for posting the markets anC
other information received.
Other Cambridge City News.
The partnership station set up BY
Rowe and Mcguire has an aerial 5;
feet high at one end running down tt
% feet, four-wire inverted L. OWNS
to delay in receiving some supplies
the station is operating, and has beer