Evening star., 1924-01-05


and, in fact, most every other
station, that 1 am anxious to know
just what hook-up is being used,
II 1t is a commercial machine Or
a omemade one, the specidca-
tions II the latter and the height
IL Mr.. Shoop would favor me with
a complete description OF his
machine, or information ~ to
whore I can obtain the -hook-up,
either by direct communication or
through your paper.
In your column and gave his ad-
dress. and a similar inquiry was
addressed to him, but no answer
has been received to date.
GEORGE A. IRONSIDE.
Radio Editor;
Is there a station with the call
letters WCL?
/ am In favor Of a silent night
or as an alternative having the
local stations sign Off at $3.50 or
10 o'clock twice week.
WCL is the call Of thA steam
ship Westchester.-Editor.
Radio Editor:
Was PWx broadcasting Satur-
day, December 20, at 1925 p.m.?
j have a one-tube set, and heard
T. what I believed to be the Havana
station broadcasting band music
JOHN WOODHEAD.
PWX was scheduled to broadcast
Saturday night.-Editor.
Radio Editor:
I would like to know if WLAG.
the Cutting & Washington Radio
CorpoI alton station In Minneap-
=, oils. signed off at 1 am. eastern
standard time, on the night. of
Wednesday, January 2. J. G. A.
Radio Editor:
In reference to the agitation for
q silent night, wish to state that
! and many of my friends are in
favor of having one silent night q.
week. preferably Monday, Wednes-
a wave trap as described by Wal
ter Tesch Of WRC, consisting Of q
good -three-plate variable
condenser, with vernier in parallel
with a fifty-turn honeycomb coil.
will always eliminate the local
stations completely. I am only
one block and a half from wRc
and can cut &c out enough to
receive come distant stations. Try
a short antenna IL you have trou-
bic with your wave trap.
M5RRIs TAYLOR.
Radio Editor:
Following are some Of the 107
stations l have heard on a loud
Gpeaker since November /. 1928:
WEAF, WDT. WTAM, KDKA,
KFKX, WAX, WDAP, WTAS,
WAR. KOP, WCBP. WMAF. KYW.
VIA: Wa :: u Wos. WFAA; a. WDAE.
anrenna Is slanting toward the
south. I find IL is better to re-
ceive southern citations.
Ihere fs certain station in
Iakoma Park that Is certainly
running concerts lately. 1 have q
wave trap, but il won't cut out
wCAP or WRC, and therefore |
am in favor Of a silent night in
Washington.
Mr.. woodhed's inquiry about
6kW is correct / have no trouble
in getting Baltimore stations.
What station broadcast fight be-
tween Tony and some one who
was referred to as youngster?<
EARL FOWLER,
6Sl1 9Th Street Northwest
have been. reading the. Radio
News for about week and have
noticed that many fans send in
their records. ~ -
! have a three-tube set, using a
bedspring for an antenns. In three
KDkA. WCBD. WGY, wIP, W.
AK, wOAw. WIFI, wDAR, wLw
WOR, WIZ, WSAI, wDAP, xxx
and in four days with an outside
antenna have caught these sta
tions: WTAS, WBZ, WEAK. WY,
WCAD, WOO, KoP and 2xz test
ing. A. L. F.
Radio Editor:
1 read in the Radio News where
0. II F. picked up wBz, wGY
have crystal set and have heard
the following out-of-town sta
tions: KDKA, WAX, WIZ, wGY,
heard FRI talking to NAA.
want silent night.
R. B. Z.
Radio Editor: T.
Can you or any of the Radio
fans tell me what broadcasting
recital Thursday evening. jan
uary 8, at 6:45 to pm, eastern
standard time. / caught 1t on a
crystal set couldn -ot hear the
announcer. as he spoke SO low,
but the organ music came in good.
I think he signed off at 7:o5 pm.
as / heard no more OF II.
The station was wRC, broadcastin,
from the Shrine of the Sacred Hear
Church.-Editor.
Radio Editor:
am the owner of a homemade
crystal set. Last evening, January
2, between 7:15 and 1880. pm. I
picked up what 1 thought was a
distant station.
The talk vas an oixf1 aarx,;,>
aminations regarding typists and
stenographers. Could you tell me
what station broadcast at that
time. Your radio column IL the
best and most important part of
your paper. w. W. BALDWIN.
civil service examinations.-Edi
Radio Editor:
Could some fan tell me through
the Radio Column what station In
Iowa signed OF at 1915 eastern
standard time Wednesday night?
It was sending on approximately
$50 meters. 1t was broadoast by q
college and the letters sounded
like KFKY or KFKI. AF.
Will some fan please inform mo
through the radio news what
station in Illinois was broadcast
ing a concert from q studio at 10
o'clock Thursday night? The an
nouncer said this IL station W.,
Illinois. I am In favor Of q silent
night once a week.
GEORGE BROWN.
Radio 0ditoR:
live 110 miles from the nearest
Transmitting station. On January
2, the first time ! listened In I
heard KDKA. WCAP, wRC, wBZ,
wOR, WSB, WEAF, WEAR and
WCAM. I would like to see q full
! page of radio news in The Star,
THOMAS ANNADALE,
.Lerty, Va
Radio Editor: -. e.,,.-.e.
Yes, we have no silent nights,
and for one I'm glad OF tt II you
have tube set, together with the
itch for distance" perhaps you
advocate silent night, and per-