New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Questions by
RadiOOWners
Are Answered

Coi,lcidentolIp Wjth the detail
mork in establishing this de-
onrtmcnt there has bce71 q little
uuacoidablc delaN IN answering
all of the letters recelred last
week. They are no'c rocelr'ng
ropid ottcation. Erery CON-
mnnicatjon mjN be attended to,
and the Information requested
rill be gjreu at the earliest
oossible moment from noW on.
Among TIC large number of letters
received last week there were seventy
ninc from residents outside tho metro
ucl,tsn area of New York City request
ing information regarding the installs-
ton Of receiving sets. These letters
cover so many varied situations that it
S ;mpossihlc in these columns TO an
.xer them individually. However, as
the conditions covering residents out
side Of the city need special consider
alton. the following is suggested as
broad basis of information necessary
before installing the set;
Consider roughly an outlay Of 81 a
mile for every mile Of your distance
from the broadcasting station, up to 4
Uni. Of 2ao. Any distance greater
than twenty-five miles requires set
with vacuum tube detcctor. In cases
where the location is free from any
distractions such 4 set Will operate up
TO 800 miles. For greater distances two
stages Of application are necessary.
Another important point to remem-
Der IS chat at present most Of the cata-
ogues Of dealers pricing receiving sets
cover only the main parts and acccsso-
7ies are extra. This Will undoubtedly
DC rectiied in the immediate future.
Do not forge, that vacuum tubes. which
cost $3.50 each. arc not included in the
price OF vacuum tube sets. In view of
this situation tho Following will be
far guide, tho prices being an average
and covering all eGuipmcn. complete.
including aerial:
Rceene-ativc receiver, vacuum tube
desector and Two stages OF amplifica-
ION. batteries and loud speaker, s2l0.
r loud speaker is dcs red at distances
greater than 100 miles moro amplifica-
tiol IS necessary, at approx i'm ately
go 20 s25 foy each stage o. pliflca-
"on. There 3. however, st present
mi, 20 the number Of amplifying
itagcs on snort-wavc sets.
Regenerative receiver, vacuum tube
aeteesor. telephones. batteries. SO.
Tune. crystal detector and telc-
hones from $3.50 to $50.
Thee prices. of course, are merely
: guide. We suggest that the begin
aer obtain a catalogue from any repu
table dealer and then make his choice
aeco rdlHg to MS means and require
ncnts
/, = very difficult to lay down hard
srd .sst rule because IN some .ocaIi
..es remarkable results are obtained
vita he same apparatus which in other
localities IS not sufficient. Experience
alone car determine this.
NJ and Mrs. John P. Mack, Kings
.or, y Y. ask:
G. VIII automobile 6-volt storage
battery operate vacuum tubes Are
trsQuen, expensive repairs and replace
me1.s necessary
A. les. No The vacuum
tubes ast srom 500 to 1000 hours. sc-
cording to the amount Of use they get.
Only running expense is periodica.
charging Of battery.
James Byrne. South Norva.k, Conn.
asA.:
d havs a sesenerative set. When
get my SET tuned up 20 listen TO ;
music or speech and take my hand Oft ,
me raeostat knob my set seems TO go |
dead. By placing my hand anywhere
near the set I can hear all right again.
was tod BY the company That makes