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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

fogs, steel vessels many miles away
may be located and their course de-
termined by the radio beams re-
flected from them.
Short Waves.
The inventor advocates the use
Of these shorter waves for the pro-
lection of shipping during heavy
weather. He points to the success
full use of this method Up to dis
tance of 10 miles from lighthouses
which are now in operation on the
coast of Great Britain.
AS much as one horsepower OF
electrical energy has been used on
but slightly longer waves and re-
liable telephone conversations have
been held over distances Of LOG
miles. Ref1ectors were used al
both transmitter and receiver.
Many amateurs may utilize these
wave lengths in their experimental
work. 1t is expected that endless
new applications of radio will be
forthcoming as a result of their ex-
periments.
The picture shows Marconi's IRA.
dio searchhght" above Below, left
closeup of the transmitter; center
the receiver; right, diagram of tht
I, transmitter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

latory circuit comprised of about
three inches of wire and tiny con-
denser built from alternate layers
of tin-foil and mica
This type of vacuum tube is quite
common in England, where it is
used to convert the energy supplied
by batteries into oscillatory energy
having a frequency Of 0,000, 900
cycles a second.
Simple Receiver.
The receiver used like antenna
which had associated with it an ex-
tremely small tuned detector cir
cut of a crystal detector and few
, turns of wire on 'haif.nch tube.
To this receiver was attached a
loud-speaking amplifier so that
1900 auditors could hear the sig
nails.
! Wave lengths as short as these
may be reflected the same as light
waves. The transmitter was
housed within a reflector. When
this was turned even slightly away
from the direction Of the transmit
/! ter, no signals were recorded at the
receiver
! Marconi says that when these
waves strike metal objects they are
reflected. Even in the heaviest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
BRIGHT FUTURE
IN RADIO. SAYS
INDUSTRY CHIEF
Wireless Bugs Warned to Look Out
for Apparatus Of Unknown
Makes.

Quantities Of radio apparatus are
made to sell but not to use. Alex
ander Eisemann of New York, pres
ident of the National Radio Cham
Der Of Commerce. asserted in an
address received at the national
radio exposition. in Chicago. by
radio from New York. Radio fac
tories are springing up all over the
country, and thousands of manu-
facturers without previous expert
ence. are building what they call
radio outfits. These are built IN
so-called radio laboratories, but
just as being born in a Stable does
not make one horse. much of this
apparatus called radio receiving
outfits comprises outfits which fail
to receive.
ITO protect the reputation of the
industry, it was thought wise 20
organize the manufacturers of de-
pendable apparatus so Information
could be given to the public which
would help them choose between
the good and the bad.
For instance, wiring connections
on the inside of the receiver must
be soldered. The efficiency of tele-
phone receivers is enormously
measured by direct current resist
ance whereas the efficiency really
depends on the impedance.
To Protect Public.
"No one would think of financing
a chauffeur to start an automobile
factory but thousands Of hard
earned dollars have gone to financ-
ing so-called radio experts who
were radio operators without eX
perience in the theoretical design
of receiving sets. They were, no
doubt, good radio operators, just as
a chauffeur may be good driver.
The same great public interest i'll
radio has brought forth Z food OF
stock jobbing propositions and it is
one Of the principal aims of the
National Radio Chamber of Com
lmerce to help the public differeri-
tiate between the legitimate radio
stock and those which are formed
out of blue sky, merely for the pur-
pose Of exploiting the present sit
uation.
Radio is fast becoming part of
American home life and when a
large percentage of American
homes are fitted with radio outfits,
a great public demand will have
been created for broad casting
This demand will make itself felt
! in political manner and it is con
ceivable that mayors and governor
may be elected because they gave
the public better broad-castins
than their predecessors"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

The following article was writ
ten for The Argus Radio by c. D.
Wagner, of the General Electric
company, Schnectady, N. Y.
Radio in free bailooning was
used for the first time in the Ma
tional balloon race which started
from Milwaukee May 81. The test
proved highly successful and ma
terially aided Major Oscar West
over, ranking army pilot in the
race, to win, according to word re-
ceived from him a few hours after
he landed 800 miles north OF Que
bee at Lake St. Jean. His distance
was $50 miles from the starting
point, or more than 800 miles
greater than that covered by any
of the other II contestants.
Experiments made in a hotel
room at Milwaukee previous to the
race and after the apparatus had
been installed in the balloon proved
the practicability Of using radio in
balloon. Having no precedent to
go by, tests made in providing a
ground for the radio set were in
teresting. Two plans were suggest
ed. One was to use wire Of equal
length of the antenna and dropped
from the opposite side of the bas-
ket. The other was of lining the
basket with copper mesh wire. The
latter proved entirely successful in
tests and was adopted in Major
Westover's balloon.
For the test, Is feet of copper
wire similar to that used for fly
screening was secured. The ends
were soldered together, making a
loop Of sufficient size to line the
Balloon basket. This was stretched
about chairs and thus insulated
from the door Of a room on the
seventh floor Of q Milwaukee ho-
tel. One hundred and twenty-five
feet of aerial was dropped from the
hotel window, which gave condi-
tions about the same as when the
outfit would be installed in the
balloon. Musical programs were
picked up and several code stations
heard. which proved it workable.
Grounding Was Successful
The next move was to the bal
loon park. After the wire had been
placed in the basket, and thou
sand pounds or SO Of wet sand
ballast piled in alongside it, an
other test was made and again
signals were received. So with this
copper screening lined inside the
basket for the counterpoise or
ground and 125 feet OF aircraft
aerial wound up in readiness to
drop from the side of the basket,
the outfit was ready.
A standard two stage G-E receiv-
ing set with ordinary headphones,
since there is no noise in balloon
ing. was used. Major Westover
thoroughly acquainted himself with
the use of the apparatus with tests
in the hotel and understood how to
adjust the various knobs, etc., to
pick up the various broadcasting
stations, which had promised to
send him special weather reports
at noon and midnight each day un-
til he came down.
Major Westover's telegram from
Lake st. Jean, sent the day ne
landed, said:
Tested set satisfactorily. For
code message it proved excellent
will write when return to the
States"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
Balloonist Claims That Radio
Apparatus Was a Great Help
to Him in Winning Big Race

First plans had been made to use
this radio set in Ralph Upson's
balloon. For a month or more,
Upson had quietly discussed the
possibilities Of installing a radio
outfit and having special weather
reports broadcasted him while in
the air. Until two days before the
start of the race, none of the other
contestants knew of his plan or
are believed to have thought of
using radio. Yet after having made
all these arrangements, he sacri-
feed the radio outfit to Major
Westover because the officer Of
fered him the use of an extra gas
bag the army had on The field to
use in case of emergency This
may have caused Upson to lose the
race. Although ranking as the fore
most civilian balloonist in the
world, Upson in this race dropped
about 300 miles from the starting
point and did not even qualify as
an entry in the international race
to be held in Switzerland, a reward
coveted far above the money prize
of the national race.
upson was offered both a sending
and receiving set but because of
weight accepted only the receiving
set. A sending apparatus, which
involved a 24-volt storage battery
and motor generator, weighs
about $50 pounds. The receiving
outfit weighed but so pounds with
a 20 ampere hour battery.
Has Trouble Starting.
But Upson encountered eleventh
hour trouble. His gas bag, supplied
him by the Michigan Aero club,
which he represented in the race,
was so full Of holes that repairing
was considered by some an i'm
possibility. Yet Upson, uncom-
planning. worked night and day
with his aids in patching the holes
and hoping he could get the bal
loon in readiness for the getaway
on schedule Monday afternoon,
two days before the race, found
him with his aides still busy in
this patchwork out in the big shed
at the Wisconsin state fair
grounds. All balloons were sched-
uled to be at the baseball park the
next night. ready to be inflated,
and army officers, realizing that
Upson had but one chance in a
hundred to get his bag into condi-
ton, asked him If he would not
use a spare gas bag they had
brought with them. He accepted on
! one condition, that Of giving them
his radio set-the thing he had
planned on for weeks to use and
which he considered one Of his
most valuable assets in connection
with his hopes Of winning the ma
tonal race.
So the General Electric radio
set, a two stage amplifying ap-
paratus with a receiving radius Of
1000 miles or more, was trans
ferred to the balloon to be piloted
by Westover. At first he would mot
consider the sacrifice he believed
Upson was making and only ac-
cepted when Upson declared:
Major, you take this. have a.
ready arranged for another. I want
you to get accustomed to using 1t
so you will know how to receive
signals before the race starts. Nv
other set will be here tomorrow
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
MERICA IS IN
LEAD IN RADIO
DEVELOP oPMENTS
s.resean Countries Are Gradually
Realizing Potentialiles Of
Broadcasting.

Americas lead In the develop
rent OF radio can no longer be ig-I
pored by foreign countries. They
are beginning to sit up and take
notice.
Nine months ago, with the ex-
| ..ntion of one, daily newspapers
= the British Isles seemed TO be
dacidedly against any comprehen-
dye radio program. But the strides
made by America have forced them
into line.
The British postmaster general
d about to take up the licensing
4, broadcasting stations throughout
England.
Tie French were more prompt in
realizing the pOtentialities Of radio
broadcasting. Some time ago they
initiated a program which. al
Though somewhat limited, neverthe-
less broke the ground for more ex-
tensiye developments later on.
Intense interest in radio broad
casting is shown in Holland, Italy,
Belgium and the Scandinavian
countries.
Notwithstanding this interest, no
move has yet been made toward the
adoption of public broadcasting
program. But there is little doubt
that such development will come
| IN the very near future. All tk>
foremost nations Of the world soon
will be listening to radiophone con-
certs.
To Divide Into Areas.
1t is now proposed to divide Eng
land and Scotland into broadcast
ING areas of about sixty miles ra-
dus centering about London, Car
did, Plymouth. Birmingham, Man
CHESTER, Newcastle, Glasgow and
Aberdeen. One or more broadcast
ing stations will be licensed in each
area. These transmitters will be
operated by British firms who are
bona fide manufacturers Of wire
less equipment.
One of the largest Of London's
department. stores has already be-
gun to demonstrate inexpensive re.
ceiving apparatus Of British manu-.
iacture. This equipment makes use
Of a crystal detector and is sold al
price which Is equivalent to abou
| $50.
Marconi's Wireless, Telegraph,
company, Ltd, has in production
&c. 900 receivers of similar type
which it expects to be able to mar
ket during the next few months.
Many other companies are also
getting ready for the big rush.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

A radio searchlight in operation!
That was the demonstration which
set American engineers gasping
when Senator Guglielmo Marconi,
father of the wireless, addressed
them at meeting recently in New
York.
The wave used was exactly one
meter in length. The antennae OF
both the transmitter and the re-
ceiver were about foot high. All
the auxiliary equipment was of like
proportion. Considering the posi-
tiveness Of the actions produced at
the receiver by the transmitter, the
demonstration was most remark
able.
The transmitter consisted of a
foot of copper wire held up verti-
cally to serve as an antenna, a min
iature vacuum tube and an oscil-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

there are several other things it
will not do.
Might stick" radio receivers,
umbrella type" sets, and transmit
ters which their inventors" claim
may be carried in the vest pocket
have not yet become practical.
The enthusiasm worked up when
the public was "let in" on radio
was so great that it was only nat.
ural for imaginations to run wild
Contrary to the general belief Of
many writers on the subject oi
radio, there are limitations beyond
which radio cannct go. Some OF
these limitations may eventually be
surmounted. Perhaps others never
will be.
Suffice it to say that the land lines
our present telephone and tele.
graph systems-will be with US fol
a long time. Likewise our cable
system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
FROM BRAZIL BY
BOAT AND FORD
Especial Moline Service. }

Travelling by steamship and an
automobile manufactured in De-
troit, Frank H. Motz and Arvid Pc
terson have arrived in Moline from
Brazil, where they have spent the
last three and one-half years. Mr
Motz was general manager for the
Israel company, Rio Janeiro i'm
porting firm, and Mr.. Peterson was
his assistant.
They arrived in New York June
Is and made the trip from there tc
Moline in the Ford
Before going to the Israel com
pany Mr.. Motz was South American
trade manager for Deere & Co.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

rangements had been made by Up
son I was unable to learn, but it
was not until noon Wednesday, the
DAY OF Ae race. that he did get q
radio set. which was hurriedly in
stalled in the few hours that re-
manned when everything was ex-
citement about the balloon fiefild.
How well it operated 1 have not
learned
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
Cannot Peel Potatoes BY Radio?;
Don't Ask Too Many Things of II

II one believes all the stories he
hears about what radio has done or
Is about to do, it will be very difli-
cult for him to believe that there
are things radio cannot do.
Radio has been charged with do
ing anything from peeling potatoes
to furnishing Jazz music as an in
ducement for prize chickens to lay
eggs.
AS an ornamental adjunct it has
been utilized as hose supporter, a
light weight addition to the night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
Tonight's Program.

FOLLOWING Is the program oL
the Karlowa radio station voc,
Palmer School of Chiropractic,
Davenport, for tonight, begin
ming at O'Clock, and for Sun
day. Tonight's program:
Artists - Direction Of R. ].
Hammel, Hammel School of Mu-
sic. Davenport. - Ralph Pearce.
trombonist; Master James Boos-
from, cornetist; Lani Chu, Ha-
waiian guitarist; A. G. Stotzer.
violinist; P. S. c. orchestra, 10
pieces. E. NJ. Moore, manager,
and r. J. Hammel, director.
Program.
Overture, Martha" ............
P. S. c. Orchestra.
Violin solo .......... Selected
Mr.. Stotzer.
Selection. Wang" .............
P. S. C. Orchestra.
Liliuo kalani Waltz ...........
Lani Chu.
Second guitar by r. ]. Hammel.
Cornet solo, Answer" .........
James Boostrom.
Waltz, Kiss Me, Dear" .......
P. S. c. Orchestra.
Trombone solo, slippery Elm
Dam ............
Ralph Pearce.
"Sentrv March"
P. S. C. Orchestra.
IN. B.-Piano accompaniment
by R. ]. Hammel.)
Sunday.
800 to $50 a. m.-Sacred
Chimes concert.
1890 to 1:30 p. m.-Davis-
-ODell orchestra.
Stuart M. Hilbish, director.
Program.
"The Hustler" .......... March
The Girl on the Film.
.............. Concert Waltz
"1f Winter Comes" ...........
........... Popular Song Hit
Somewhere a Voice is Call
ing" ...-... Saxophone Duet
Broken Toy" and "Califor-
mia" ...... Popular Song Hits
"One Fleeting Hour. .....
.........- Saxophone Duet
"Monstrat Vim" ......... March
After the Rain" and Love
Days" -. Popular Song Hits
The Sigh" ..... Mexican Waltz
National Emblem" -. March
500 to $50 p. m.-Sacred Or
gan concert.
$50 p. m.-Baseball finals.
700 to 7:30 p. m.-Church
service.
Sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Frank Willard Court, St
Johns Methodist Episcopal
church, Fourteenth and Brady
streets, Davenport, Iowa. Rev.
Mr.. Courts subject is "The Joy
Of Being Tired"
500 to 800 p. m.-Old favor
ite. selections = Davis-O'Deu or
chestra.
tThis concert is picked up in
"Twildo, the famous rustic
court at the P. s. c., where the
Davfs-O'Dell orchestra is enter
tanning at this time.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

A. A W., Mineral-The Karlowa
radio company. sos Best building,
Rock Island, will furnish you with
hook-up diagrams.
Would a variable condenser be-
tween the aerial and ground help
tuning?
Yes, it would make the tuning
sharper.
What capacity would I need?
A condenser Of 1000 mmfds. ca
pacity would be required.
Would a variable condenser in
the secondary circuit help tuning
In case of the variometer set, a
variable condenser would be of lit
tie advantage unless you wanted to
receive longer wave lengths, in
which case it would help load up
the secondary circuit consider ably.
Would a set work better with
both?
On variometer set It would
work we'll if you wanted to get the
longer wavelengths. On nearly all
other sets employing three coils
these two condensers you mention
are needed.
What capacity condenser would
l need in the secondary circuit?
A condenser of 500 mmfds. is
large enough in most cases.
Will tin foil glued to the back OF
the panel or putting your hands to-
ward the panel do away with re-
sistance?
FASTING tinfoil to the back of the
panel will help if you are careful
to get the entire surface of the
panel covered and the tinfoil
grounded we'll. However, it would
be advisable to use some thin sheet
copper with openings cut out : SC
as to clear all live parts. Such a
shielding will then reduce the So
called ''body-capacity" to a mini.
num-
Would l need a grid leak and
condenser with variable con.
denser?
| A grid condenser and grid leak
if desired, is necessary in every
circuit regardless of whether q
variable condenser is used across
the secondary.
Is there any difference in wha,
transformers one uses in building
an amplifier?
1t does not matter much wha'
transformers one uses as long a:
he chooses reliable make. How
ever, we believe the Radio Corpor
alton of America has the bes
transformer for use with the UN
tubes.
NJ. S. Burlington-How fast mus
one be able to send to get an ANA
teur license? There is no test TO
transmitting ability for the anna
teur license, but there is a test a
to receiving ability. A speed o
ten words (five letters to the word
is necessary in order to pass tn
examination.
i What is the fee charged for al
amateur license?
There is no fee charged for tn
license, it only being necessary t
pass an examination in receivin
as above mentioned, knowledge G
the operation. care, and mainten
ance of the instruments, and suffi
cient knowledge of the existing ra
dio laws applying to the amateur
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
Radio Primer

Rectiiier-A device which con-
verts an alternating current into
direct, by suppressing the backfiow
In radio, crystals like galena, sill
con, carborundum and other min
erals have the ability to rectify
high frequency alternating cur
rents. Rectification is also obtain
ed by using the one-way conduc-
tivity between the hot lamp fila
ment and the metallic plate in a
vacuum tube.
ElectrOde-A terminal of an
electric current. 1t may be a wire,
plate or any other conductor at the
end Of an electric circuit.
Oscillations Alternating cur
tents Of very high frequency. These
oscillations produce continuous or
undamped waves, il they maintain
4 constant amplitude. If their am
plitude dies down. as in spark
transmission, the oscillations pro-
duce discontinuous or damped
waves.
Natural Frequency-The natural
wave length of an aerial or circuit
Without the introduction of any 9TH
er part that would tend to alter
Inls wave length.
lnSulatOr-This is a substance
Which impedes the flow Of an cleo
rle current-a substance through
which an electric current cannot
pass. The most common insulators
are: dry air, shellac. paraffin, am
yer, resin, sulphur. wax, glass,
Mica, ebonite, India rubber, silk,
paper and oils.
Asutic Pair-This tern means
Ao magnetic needles Of equal
length and strength which are
med parallel with unlike poles ad-
AGENT and with magnetic axis in
We same vertical plane.
Aotor GeneratOr-This is a mo-
vi and dynamo coupled together
w the same cast-iron base. The
aotor Is set in rotation by alter
l4ung current while the dynamo
senerates direct current of the
'@ulred voltage and frequency.
o0uc-This term is applied to
s'ectflcal disturbances in the at
nMospnere which affect the audibil-
" Of radio messages. ,>
oome authorities have ascribed
%e cause of static to the rapid rev.
ss.lon Of the earth and its curtain
y atmosphere.
40 method yet has been devised
49, 49, viii do away entirely with
tu' although lowering of the an
S.a INA mas been found to lessen dis
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

In the British museum there is a
bible that measures only one inch
long and two-fifths of an inch
wide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

fek DISTRESS AFTER MEALS
~ hrsfords Acid Phosphate
S.es prompt relief from nausea
a. headache and acid stomach
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

Neither has it been developed as
an efficient potato peeler! And
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

EleCtr0de-A terminal of an
electric current. 1t may be a wire,
plate or any other conductor at the
end Of an electric circuit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

Natural Frequency-The natural
wave length of an aerial or circuit
without the introduction of any 9TH
f part that would tend to alter
this wave length.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08
The Argus RadoNes Views and Suggestions for Amateur Operators
Radio Queries

Amateur operators confront many
difficulties aAd dmple undesstanding
OF the technical problems involved
viii assure succeas In this interest,"
ing ffcld.
Operators are invited 70 submit
their problems TO The Arxus Rafio
and anwsers viii be made ny m
Radio expert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-07-08

The following article was writ
ten for The Argus Radio by c. D.
Wagner, of the General Electric
company, Schnectady, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-04-12
Died at Barret. Mimi.

VIM. Lewis Johnson, a former res
Ident of this county, passed away at
has home in Barret, Mimi, on April
4, after being i'll for about a year
and a half. He was born in Fillmore
county, Mimi, Nov. 25, 1877, and
moved to Springfield Twp, this coun-
ty with his parents, when six years
old, and lived here until five years
ago when he moved to Barret. He
was united in marriage on Nov. 20,
1908, to Miss Jennie Hort. To
this union four children were born.
They are Palmer, II years old, Alma
9 years, James 6 and Viola 3 years,
who with the wife and mother sur
vive. Three sisters and two brothers
also survive. They are Geo. john
son, Lakeview, Mimi, John Johnson,
Saskatchewan, Canada, Mrs. Sarah
JOrdahl, Springfield Twp, Mrs. Alice
Hildahl, Los Angeles, Cal, Mrs. Liz
zie Eggeland, Midale, Sask., Canada.
The deceased will be kindly rernem-
bered here, as he was a man we'll
liked by all who ever knew him
and all will be sorry to hear of his
death. He was a prominent farmer
and made his home near Barret. The
funeral was held there on April 8,
Rev. Sanberg, of the Norwegian
church officiating.