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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-21

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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-21

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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-01-21
Summer Camp.

The great out Of doors will soon bs presenting an irresistible appeal
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
F3lameni Rheos.as of
Sturdy Construction

Aerovox Filament Rheostat. No. 1o1n
Although this rheostat possesses mo no
new or startling features, IL is % Of
sturdy and dependable construction. In
s1sting and electrically insulative dish
10 set the spiral Of resistance wire
wound upon a strip having the same
properties as the mounting.
The flexible contact arm il fastened
hrniy to collar, which slides over tho
Knob shaft and is fastened In Mace
by means Of set screw. Contact he.
tween the movable arm and one end of
the resistance element is obtained bv
means OF a spring strip extending
from one Of the terminal posts and the s
contact arm collar is so stepped that
II hts the hole in the loon end. TINS
providing side, as we'll as surface
connection between the metal parts
The design Of this rheostat matea :,
more adaptable for mountinp nnon :, -
panel than for an open base arran1e-
nent. m A nickeled pointer nodded into
ene rear face of the milled knob will
nalcate the setting of the rheostat
ano a washer on the shaft between
knon sI and panel prevents abrasion ot ~
.he latter. Manufactured by the Rad
1H.a r,.a wireless Corporation, New York
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Nodded Socket With Thick
Walls and IJnuaual Syo.

Aerovox No. 1o11 VT Socket - Thia
socket is of rather massiva design r'
with rectangular base, we'll adantaMd -
20 mounting. where space is at a
shick, and the slot, instead of beinn
cut entirely through, as is ordinariiSg S
ehe case, extends only half way to ths
outside. giving the socket a somewha Int -
more slightly exterior than others os
its construction. VI
AT either corner Of the base. which
measures 2ssx2M inches, are the the
terminal posts, with ordinary nuts to
secure the connections. For nor.
manent connection this method of g.
factory. sa'is-
Spring contacts for the tuba has.
terminals consist Of timed connsr mar
strips Of standard design, supnorfe ed
at the outer edges by the post screws
When connecting any socket Of this
design it Is we'll to keep in mind that
these spring contacts can be made -
source of trouble unless the lower nut
OF tho socket terminal post is turned
down firmly before making the lead cad
connection. Manufactured by The
Radiola Wireless Corporation. New
York City. AVG"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

or reception Of signals in any wsy.
This Is due to tho use of the loop III
receiving, as there are no ground con-
nections or antenna used, and recep-
tion depends on directing the loop,
toward the transmitting station for
maximum results.
As no special arrangements had
been made TO hold the receiving APP
paratus, sorne little trouble was ex-
perienced from train vibrations on
their lamp units and variable COR
densers, the lamp parts shaking very
perceptibly and :ondenser plates NOV
ing, tics changing the capacity OF
tI.s set from time to time, requiring
ssnstant tuning. 1t was also necessary
to change the direction of the loop re-
ceptor. as the train direction changed,
because the plate o5 the loop must
be in the direction of the transmitting
station at all times, otherwise signals
fade and reception is poor.
A magnetic compass used with tbs
set gave very poor direction, as it was
seriously affected by being within the
steel car and it could not be depended
upon for correct points of the COM
pass.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Loud Speaker Ampliier

Questicn--what information can you
give me to 1norease the effectiveness OF
70 sosty-thsee Plat. Chelsea condenser, one
varioyneters, with two tubes of amplifca-
tion and or. one detector tube In my my set t..
tween the output of my receiving set and
my magnavox I have put one crossiey y
ampliher. can get volume of sound out
of my magnayox, but Same Is very m1ch
distorted. In the crossley two-step am.
psss ns.s woas vary uoH
information as to how / can increase my
efficiency--A. w. L.
Answer-In this case it Is very diff
cult to give you advice without actually
seeing the set and Judging the output
from it. There is, however, one sug-
gestion that l would make, and that is
that you place the two wv POI tubes in
the amplfying section Of your radio re-
ceiver. / take it from your letter that
you are using VT l as detector.
You can still do this, but use the wv
201s as the amplifiers of your receiving
set.
In the power amplifer that you used
in conjunction with the magnavox
would suggest that you place the re-
naming VT in the first stage and the
wv in the second stage. The amount
of voltage that you are using on the
plate circuits of these tubes is also an
important thing. On the detector.
would not use more than 22s-maybe
less will help you. On the two ampli-
flying stages OF the actual receiver do
not place more than 45 volts. On the
first stage Of the power amplifier.
would also suggest As volts, but on the
second stage, with the VT 2, you can &c
as high as 120 volts.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Combination Of Tubes

Question: am ualng two stage hoolS-up.
! would like 20 substitute one and half
volt detector tube for wv 200 and still
use Nv col tubes for simplifying, also to
add variometers to plate and grid circuits.
Please advise me * this Is practical
Answer-It will be quite possible to
use the l " volts detector tube in your
set, provided you use separate
battery circuits entirely for the de-
tector and amplifying sections. Use
a dry cell battery to light the tube
Of the detector and a separate B
battery. Then make your amplifying
section an entirely different anit, with
its own A and B batteries. The in
put to this section can be led from
the place where the telephones are in
the detector unit. You can add a
variometer to the plate and grid cir
cults in the usual manner.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
What Is a Ticker Coil

Question--In tho parts catalogues have
in no instance, can I find tickier ilsteo
Could It be listed under some other name
What capacity grid condenser should
order? What capacity dxed condenssi J,
be- in the variable condenser? What re-
siotance should the rheoetats be? What
length and height aerial should I use
Does 1t make any difference in which direo-
tion the aerial is installed? ?-P. M. E.
Answer-You will not find tickler
coil listed in any catalogue. The best
thing for you to do will be to put a
variometer in the plate circuit of your
vacuum tube detector, and then place
this varioneter alongside the vario-
coupler. The variometer in this case
acts as the ticker. The grid conden-
ser should be of .00o25 mid. capacity.
You can purchase a standard grid con-
denser with grid leak combined for
from 35 to SO cents. The fixed con-
denser is used across the telephones
and its capacity should be .001 MID.
This can also be obtained at prices
ranging from so cents to 81. The
variable condenser should have forty
three plates in it. The rheostats
should be Of six ohms resistance. They
are practically all Of standard manu-
facture, and will cost you in the
neighborhood Of ST..
In connection with your aerial:
Since you are located on q farm, where
space apparently is no object, ! would
suggest that you suspend 200 foot
aerial between two supports, at least
fifty feet high. higher if possible. The
lead-in from this aerial should be
taken from the exact center, so that
the aerial will look like the letter 'fr,
with 100 feet each side of the lead-in
This type of aerial will give you very
good reception from all directions. o.
course, it should be erected near the
house where you are going to have the
receiving apparatus, SO that the lead-ir
part Of the aerial will not be too long
i would suggest your using one Of the
standard lightning arresters In con.
junction with your aerial, SO that tbs
apparatus will be protected at al
times. There is no danger fron
lightning whatsoever.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Grid Leak Resistance and
Special Spring Mo7,p.;no

-, Electrad Megohm Resistance Unit
adn inns unit Is the same in general ap-
described above, but on smaller scale
The length in this case is Ia inches
and the diameter of the glass case is
five-sixteenths Of an inch, as compared
to about one-half inch in the smaller
resistance unit.
The resistance element consists Of q
specially treated cardboard strip about
one.-eighth Of an inch wide and one.
half an inch long, supported between
copper clamps, which In turn are weld.
ed to the terminal thimbles.
The mounting for both these resist.
tances consists Of bakelite strip three
inches long and three-fourths of an
inch wide, at the ends Of which are
fastened thumb screw terminals with
angular clips extending inward from
each. Holes in the vertical ends Of the
clips fit over the thimble ends Of the
resistance units when they ara sprung
into place. Manufactured by the Elec.
trad Corporation Of America, New
York City.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

tanned by this construction makes II
possible to set the condenser with very
small rotative effort.
The radius Of the stationary plates
is IA inches and that Of the movable
one is La inches, all being mounted
between two black composition insu-
laSlve disks, inches in diameter.
One of the good features of this
condenser is the contact arrangement
between the revolving member and its
connecting post. While this system is
not new, it furnishes very perma-
nent and dependable connection. The
connection between the post and rotor
is made with q piece of flexible timed
copper strap. which Is soldered to
both, and the possibility Of tanpljnu
Is eliminated by the stops, which pre.
vent the condenser setting going be.
yond the maximum or the minimum.
The Zero" setting is somewhat
higher than Of the ordinary 43-plats
condenser, due to the proximity of
the lower movable plate with those Of
the upper fixed plate when the com
denser is moved ali the way out. Manu-
factured by the Broun Radio Com
pany, New York City. ~ o'"i-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Potentaometer Similar in
Design TO the Rheostat

Aerovox Potentiometer. No. 1890
Essentially the same general design
and dimensions are used in this device
as in the filament rheostat described
above. The material used as mount
ing for the fine resistance wire element
Is, however, of higher finish, due to
the fact that possible exposure to high
temperatures does not enter into its
selection.
Three terminal posts extend from the
rear face Of the rheostat between the
ends Of the resistance element, two Of
them being connected to the element
ends and the middle one to the NOV
able arm. Connection to the movable
arm Is as well made in this case as 1t
Is in the filament control rheostat.
Leads to the three terminals are
fastened by means Of round head
screws set into the tops Of che timed
brass posts. Manufactured by the
Radiola Wireless Corporation, New
York City.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Two-Stage Amplifier Will,
Automatic Flar1rent Control


Magnatone, two-stage amplif1er. The
owner of single tube set will find
this amplifying unit an efficient mag
nifier Of the music he has been re-
ceiving but feebly with the head
phones. A black enameaed cabinet, Ii
inches long, 3M inches high and Az
inches wide, contains the audio-fre-
quency transformers and connections,
while upon It's top are mounted the
sockets, filament current switch and
all the terminals. The essential parts
Of the entire unit are fastened to the
top Of the cabinet and can be emoved
intact by taking out the screws at
either end.
White porcelain incases the trans
former windings, the leads being car
ried through this insulative material
to copper spring clips riveted to the
face. ALI the connections except those
to the clips are soldered.
On the top Of the cabinet between
the two nodded black sockets is the
push-pull button of the fllament cur
rent switch projecting from nickeled
plate at the rear, Of which is the
toggle type switch mechanism. Ex-
ternal connections are made to eight
spring clips, mounted four in row
along either side Of the cabinet top.
The most redeeming feature Of this
type Of terminal is in the ease with
which secure contact can be made.
1t is advisable, however, when making
connections to exercise care In keep
ing the projecting ends of che leads
apart.
The hrst stage Of the unit may be
cut out II desired at any time by
simply removing the corresponding
tube. The connections are such that
the second stage will continue to func-
tion independently. Manufactured by
Magma Instrument Company, New York
CITY,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Sunday, October "a
WIZ, Newark 1850 meters)

10:30 a. n,.-Musical program.
11:55 q. m. to IL m.-Standard tfms
signals from Arlington.
1901 to p. m.--Musical program,
8 p. m.--Radto chapel service. con-
Quoted by the Rev. Charles L. Stat.
terry, DID, Grace Episcopal Church,
New York City; sacred music pro.
gram by the church choir.
p. ma talk by the Rev Dr.. Karl
K. Quinty.
4:30 p. In.-Literary vesper services,
conducted by Edgar White Burrill.
on the subject of "The Kingdom Of
$3.50 p. m.-Readings and records from
"The Bubble Books That Sing
p. m.--Adventure stories for older
boys and girls.
1880 p. Brazil and the Centennial
Exposition" by Annie s. Peck. A. NJ,
F. r. G. S.
7:45 p. m.-@Impersonations," by Cur
s p. m.-Recital by Elizabeth Evans,
Sgnssss,d sS4gssnsS pr0gsWss; gWes,B, Ave HsnIns HMs5,s
4Thank God for . Garden" aLose
Has Eyes" and .sBless You"
o:05 p. m.--RecitRi by George 8. Mad
den. barytone; Maurice LIE Fargo, pi-
anist-accompanist. Program: HMar-
co. .sThe Drums Loud Are Beating =
"Imprornptu in F." "The Old Lady"
angels Ever Bright and Fair
$3.50 p. MT Tanning Of the Shrew,v an
Interpretation OF Shakespeare. by
Mona Morgan.
1856 to 10 p. m.-Arlington time sig
malls; official weather forecast.
WGI, Medford Hillside, Mass. (s6O
meEers)
II d. n,.--Entire church service OF the
South Congregational Church, com
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Report of Tribune Institute
Radio Laboratory for Week
lhree-Inb super-Regenerator Experiments Have
been Concluded and Work ON the Single-Tube
circuit OF the Same System Progressing

The result Of the experiments with
the three tube super-regenerative cir.
cult which have been conducted by
the radio laboratory are described in
another column on this page. The
work OF designing simply control ed
single tube super-regenerative re-
celver is progressing steadily and will
be outlined as soon as the tests are
completed.
In addition to the work with the
super-regenerative receiver expert
ments have been undertaken for the
purpose Of utilizing ordinary standard
audio frequency transformers in the
push-pull system of amplifcation.
The apparatus tested in the labora-
tory and approved by the Institute
during the week includes a two-stage
audio-frequency amplifier of unique de-
sign and several parts. They are de-
scribed in detail, as follows:
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Twin Adapter Also Novel
Means for Using Two Phones

Pacent twin adapter-It sometimes
happens that the owner Of receiving
set with only one phone Jack desires
to use second phone on the same
jack For this purpose the "twin-
adapter" serves its purpose admirably.
The adapter consists Of a dummy
plug, not unlike the ordinary type of
plug in external appearance.
Where the phone cord is attached at
the base Of the plug, however. there
are two apertures into which the con-
tact finger OF two standard plugs may
be inserted. This affords simple and
convenient method Of doubling the
head-phone attachment without tam
pering with the circuit. Manufactured
by Pacent Electrical Company, New
York CITY,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The Daily Radio Program

Quoted by tho Rev. Edward Cum.
mings. An organ recital will follow
the church service, William E. Zeuch
organist: "Finlandia," tThe An
gelus," Autumn Sketch" "Toccato.'
"Gesu Bambino." "Rondo," "Grand
Chorus in D."
q p. m.--Twilight concert, "The Fam
lily Circle" ~ "Tony and the Mar
kot List; (2) "A Holnespun Hallow-
een", (3) "a Sleepy Grass Incident
"The Gingerbread Man" advance pres
entation Of musical comedy, George
V. G. Lord, director. Soloists: Mrs.
Eva Whitaker, soprano; Waldo Cut
Ter, bass; Miss Lillian Leighton, So
Mrs. Chester Ludwic, soprano; Mrs.
Eugene Carman, contralto; Miss Lii
liam Evans, soprano; Arthur Burp-
nett, barytone; Scott Burgess, tenor.
The Apollo Quartet assists with nu-
merous selections. Twenty-Five
voices render the ensemble numbers.
$3.50 p. m.-Boston police reports.
1880 p. m.-Radio church service, con-
Quoted by Rev. George A. Gordon.
WBZ, Springfield, Mass. $3.50 meters)
8 p. m.-Church services conducted by
Rev. O. A. Wing.
KDKA, Pittsburgh t360 metcrs)
IL q. n.--Services of the First prcsby-
terian Church, Rev. Maitland Alex
ander, d. D., pastor.
2:A5 p. m.-Children's Bible story.
3 p. m.-Radio chapel, conducted By
Rev. Il. A. Carroll.
1880 p. m.Services Of Point Breeze
Presbyterian Church, DR.. p. H. Bar
ker, minister.
KYW, Chicago (36O meters)
$3.50 p. m. Radio chapel services,
under auspices of Salvation Army.
Principal speaker Commissioner Will
liam Peart.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
!. .Madio Central in LnnfInn

xsriS urss radiophone exchange in the
sn installed by the Air Ministry,
sfataaand sfa daily use at the London Air
nun, nurnna, croydon, England. Its maan
scrtsa,, ssvss u to connect the aerial traffic
sptrst;s y;.er with the pilots of airplanes
~ nug neslng between Great Britain and
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

When YOU purchase a product OF
standard make YOU naturally expect
the best materials to be used i'm It's
manufacture. That is your right. A
manufacturer spending good money
TO establish his trade buys the best
materials he cam secure for his prod
uct. That is his standing fun the trade.
The Sum Equipment Company.
manufacturer OF the "Sunec0" Tube
Adapter, uses only the best material.
The Adapter is made svith solid brass
nickel plated covering, solid brass
rods and "COndensite" panel ends.
Substitutes made of inferior mate-
rfals are being sold. Make sure when
you purchase an Adapter that it is the
sSunecO" Tube Adapter, which en-
ables YOU to use the famous AeriOtrOn
Wd-11 vacuum tube i'm any socket,
thus eliminating the necessity OF a
storage battery. Always recommend
and buy the best. The SunecO'
Tube Adapfer lis the best.
Sun Equipment Company
81 Exchange Place
New York
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Mexico to Try Radio

The installation Of small radio out
f.s in all lighthouses OF the Depart-
rent of Communications, Mexico, is to
be given trial. Two sets are being
supplied, after which, If the results are
satisfactory, all lighthouses will be
similarly equipped.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
First Aid for the Radio Fan
How Many Turns Should Ticker Have? Using the
Aeriotron as an Ampliier and in Con-
junction With Other Tubes

the transformer. I would suggest that
you take it out and test it for contin.
uity with yolt-metcr, If you have one
handy. would try both the primary
and secondary. Another test that you
should make is to determine whether
the primary or secondary is shorting
on the core of the transformer.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Self-BaIanced Condenser
With Flexible Connection

Broun self-balanced 43-plate con-
tive 23-plate condenserS mounted on
opposite sides, one above the other.
on the same shelf. The balance OBJ
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Tickier Ratio to Tuner

question would like aone information
concerning tickier coils on single circuit
euners. Given stator with 90 turns
should the rotor have the Same number of
Turns or more turns or less turns for the
pest results. when used as a tickler?
! know that given 3 honeycomb No 80
sol Tor receiving coil. you will require q
NO. 10 Tor a tlckler. Would not this same
proportion of winding also hold good on a
s,a'or-rotor sIa. winding? If not. why not 2
MY understanding has been that the tickIer
required more winding than the atstor to
oatanee An eer.al ea and stator against tickler.
subject will be appreciated.--I M. l..
Answer-No hard and fast rule can
oe laid down with regard to the ratio
OF turns between the ticker and tuning
apparatus because Of the variable con-
dltlons that enter into the situation.
AS general proposition, however, it
can be assumed that ratio of 1 "a to 1
in favor Of the ticker will be all right.
In this case would suggest about
ninety turns for the ticker coil.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Dry Cell Tube Amplifler

Question:. Can tho small dry battery
tube be used as an ampliher: and IL So
function with It? 2. Can this tube be used
in tho Armstrong supor-regeneratie cir
cult, using ona tube only; and II so will
the same values for the various apparatus
hold good aa shown In the diagram in
your paper a snort time ago ?-E. A. r.
Answer-The seriotron dry cell
vacuum tube can be used as an audio-
frequency amplifer, but it cannot be
used for radio-frequency amplihcation,
neither can it be used in the Arm
strong super-regenerative circuit. In
amplifcation the regular, standard
amplifying transformers can be en-
ployed. The tube will stand upward
Of forty-fve volts on the plate circuit,
while, Of course, it's filament operates
on a single dry cell of the type used
to ring the ordinary doorbell.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
On Amplifcation

Question:. Which amplilcs ana re-
ceiVes long distance work tho better--radio
or audio-freQuency7 Q. In last Sundays
paper ,,s.s some one ssked II plate glass could
was wondering IL common window glass
could be used for same. If this can be
used. how can holes be made in 1t ?-F. W.
Answer. Radio-frequency ia the
better form Of ampli1cation for dis
tance work. 2. While plate glass can
be used as a panel, It ia expensive and
not very practical. It ia very difficult
amount of glass will be destroyed In
the process, 80 would not recommend
1t under any circumstances.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

NeWBpaptfs DFUHUCast N1usiC
Sixty-eight newspapers throughout
the country have installed and operate
radio broadcasting stations.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Hearing a Station Testing

Question---On Saturday morning. three or
four weeks ago. at about 10 a. m,
listened In on my radio set and heard a
station broadcasttng a player-piano selec-
ton, I listened to 1t as 1t came in almost
es loud as tho WGY station at Sche-
nectady and wondered who 1t was. In
stead Of announcing at the finish of the
selection. they remained silent and then
played the same thing over; they repeated eIa,sted
without signing of. also heard this sta
tion, I think, on Monday morning. Sep
tember 2s. They also did not announce
at this time. At both times noticed
that the music would suddenly stop
then would start again. and on Monday
discovered that / could tune them In
over again when they stopped by
turning my variable condenser little. |
have described the station as we'll as
could. Please tell me. If you can. who 1t
is. 1t must be come nearby station as
heard 1t very good In the daylight
c. " N.
Answer-What was happening un-
doubtedly was that some station was
experimenting with his transmitting
apparatus. From your description i
would imagine that he was trying his
modulation at various wavelengths.
There are quite fow stations which
have experimental licenses permitting
them to do this. and among these sta
tions is that Of the General Electric
Company at Schenectady. which OPP
crates for experimental purposes un-
der the call letters XXI. The proba-
bility is that it was that station.