Evening star., 1924-09-30
RADIO QUERIES
Radio Editor:

Would you please give me informa-
tion on stations W.T. and IXAF?-L.
II. c., jr.
The call letters W.T. belong to the
steamship Southerland You probably
heard station WQJ in Chicago. The
Edison Electrical Company's expert
mental station in Boston has the
call letters IXAF. This station now
Is using it's regular call letters WEEI.
Radio Editor:
In the radio query column Monday
I read where j. c. Young is COM
planning of interference by some kind
of code where you state that it Is your
first complaint. / would like to ad-
wise you that 1 also was very much
annoyed by the same kind at the
same time during WGY's fine pro-
gram. / don't believe it is local for
] tried to hear the same code on my
crystal set, but it couldn't be heard
AS soon as l tuned in on my tube set
the code was mixed in with WGY.
Surely 10 could not have been none
other than an amateur for the code
was the same. 1t didn't seem to be
more than continuous dot.-M Il.
PASKEL.
Radio Editor:
wish to verify what j. C. Young
stated in his letter to you regarding
code interference with WGY. This has
been going on for several weeks and
is, to say the least. exasperating.
Anything you can do to have this
condition remedied will be greatly
appreciated.-G. II. HAUSER
1t is evident from the numerous
complaints about the interference
with WGY's program locally Is
caused by an amateur transmittnr
in "a n o. tiSrI1
territory. The Washingto Radio Club
VIII be doing the broadcast listeners
In the District a great service by aid
ing in establishing the identity of the
offender.
Radio Editor:
Shortly after II o'clock last night
l heard an orchestra called the Caro-
linians playing dance music, but did
not catch the call letters of the sta
ton it was broadcasting from because
of whistling in my headphones. Could
YOU tell me what station / heard?-
A. l.. r.
You heard woR in Newark, n. J.
Radio Editor:
Could you tell me through your
column if there is a broadcasting sta
tion near Church Road, Va, within
good pickup for crystal set
MYRON l.. FITZHUGH.
The nearest broadcasting station TO
Church Road Va. is in Richmond,
about 80 miles distant, as crow
flies. 1t is very doubtful whether you
could pick up the Richmond stations
on a crystal set because of their low
power The closest city to Church
Road. is Petersburg, but there are
no broadcasting stations located
there.
Radio Editor:
About $40 o'clock FRIDAY night
heard station playing jazz music
and each announcement started with
d train whistle. but | could not catch
the call letters. 1t sounded like
WAHE. New York. Can you help me
identity the station ?-EDWARD A
DORE.
You heard station WAHG, Grebe
Ccmpanys new station in Richmond
Hill, Staten Island. y. y.
Radio Editor:
The interference which Mr.. Young
experienced on the frequency used by
WGY was caused by the tube set at
the Washington Navy Yard.
Why the derogatory inference in re-
gard amateurs, Mr.. Young" Have you
ever been disturbed while listening to
one of your melodramic plays or to
the eloquence of some political speak
er by one of these amateurs Of whom
| you speak so freely? Inquire of the
| radio inspector, have q chat with the
| Depa rtment of Commerce (the anna
! teurs' best friend), how many actual
! violations were recorded last year in
! a territory covering hundreds of
/ square miles and containing several
| thousand amateurs? Do you know an
! amateur when you hear one" Why, in
! your ignorance, do you blame him to
! whom you owe thanks for all the en-
| joyment which YOU now have, or ever
! will have. in the reception OF radio
| entertainment?
! Why should an amateur transmit on
/ $50 meters when all of his copartners
with whom he wishes to Comnuni-
! cate are below 200 meters? The anna
| teur, who is largely responsible for
! the rapid progress made in the devel-
| opment of short waves, knows and
fully appreciates the efficacy of wave
! below 200 meters and consequently
transmits on waves as low as pos
| sible, the most popular bands at the
present time being 1880 and 40-43
meters. The old, worn-out joke of
| amateurs transmitting above 200 me-
| ters is decidedly obsolete. and is un-
worthy of a mind acquainted with
| the real relations existant in the
radio field and its development
d. S BASIN.