Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-12-07
THINGS THE RADIO
NOVICE WILL NEED
Tools and Materials He Should
Keep on Observation-Disclosures
OF Keeping a LOG Book.

WA cNNHs VI mahAhA AuuAAAohui pairs
who are in doubt as to just what tool
and materials they VIII
Naturally there are tools and tools
Some cost more than others. Then
there are people and people. Som,
people need more tools than others
Some folks are just naturally hand,
with tools and others find that tools
won't behave and lead the user int
all sorts of complications.
The tools and materials following
are such as are necessary. and which
will be useful at all times. No prices
are given for the buyer will have t.
look to his pocketbook for guidance
In this respect.
Tools that will come In handy
large. medium and small screwdrivers
fiat. th%ree-cornered and round file
c%ross-cut saw; a small plane, a wise, q
bit and suger, pliers. a square and
ysrsistick or tape rule. dlvlders and
hammer preferably 8 smnh one@
M6t<italH tl&t Will UG tpufCI1iEttt W
have on hand are as follows: Sand
paper, emery paper, wire OF all gauges,
round and fst-headed screws. a sup
ply of brass nuts and washers paraf-
fine and sealing wax. bakelite, card
board and fiber board, tlnfoll, por-
celain insulators. binding posts and
terminals. sheet copper and sheet
brass and adhesive tape.
Tape Ia possibly the most useful ar
ticle In the whole layout, for IL will
be found to have many uses. II is In
short a versatile piece OF material In
the electricians kit.
Those OF u readers who are build
Ing sets may find that IL Is good pol
Icy to keep all the odds and ends Of
wire, tape, copper, etc. that they may
have. IL seems that uses for these
short bits are always to be found just
when II Is discovered that they have
been thrown away. So, therefore,
hoard all small pieces
One thing we want to stress In build
Ing radio apparatus: Use care In your
work. and put a good finish on your
sets. Not only does 1t greatly add to
the appearance Of the set. but II also
odd corners and stray ends
Of wire that catch dust or catch on
surrounding objects and win hamper
the efficiency Of the set, either by
the circuit or causing II to
be dragged of a pedestal and thrown
on the floor. Those who have vacuum
tube sets know that usually a fall
means some new tubes.
To those radio novices who desire
to 20 skipping blitheiy through the
sfher, picking put a station here and
! station there, as fancy directs them.
recommend a log book. Just any
sort OF book will do. or rather any
book will do In which one a jot
records Of the evenings broad
The reason for the log book IL that
prevents q lot OF unnecessary fuss
with the dlais when a certain sta
ion Ia desired. Say for instance,
KDKA was going nicely. but that
here was a certain concert going on
q New York at WUZ or WGY.. or
maybe WGI up in Boston. Let US
make the problem even harder and say
hat there were two addresses In one
both especially good. and one
( the addresses In New York was
cheduled TO start two minutes after
he M In Pittsburgh was yer Az
as the one address is over, the
enthusiast starts playing with his dials
, catch New York. Sometimes It
two minutes and sometimes II
Ikes a great deal more time to catch
desired signal, and more often
ian not, the lecture is half over be
ire II is tuned In correctly. |
To assist the enthusiast to tune In |
iickly on n desired station is the !
ission Of the log book. In this book !
be entered the necessary data
'out all stations that have been !
cked up. Here should be noted I
'wn the exact position OF the dlals !
here the station was tuned In the I
st and other pertinent remarks. All ]
csc remarks should be entered, OF I
urse. the first time a new broadcast !
z station is picked up. With the in |
before him. the enthusiast
eds but a glance at his book to tell
how be set his dials the last time I
heard WBZ.
The oft heard remark to the effect
II RNU was heard last night but
mot be heard tonight. should be a
ng OF the past II a log book is |
put, that ia, providing ones set has
lge enough for the distance. I
so directions are set down here for
king a log book az 1t Is thought
{ each o OF the radio folk viii
re his W. ideas on the subject.
wever. space should be left + o in
be even the minutesf data about
sal reception.