Evening star., 1924-04-21
Summer Radio.

Every sport, practically without
s0 ception, has its on season and it's
eff one Just about this time base
Nau becomes the most popular out
Inor snort of the American public
Along about September, interest in
$ase ball begins to wane and the
Ackle public turns to it's new love-
eoot ball. And so the various sports
some and go as the changing seasons
arc favorable or unfayorable for the
Rrious sports activities.
II seems that there is going to be
@-1e sport that is destined to break
xhe rules and Eecome popular
throughout the year: a sport just as
ENJOYABLE in warm weather as in cold
ycather, in good weather as in bad
weather. That sport is radio. In
4nors and outdoors. hot or cold, at
0he seaShore or in the mountains;
Torth. south. east or west radio
brings entertainments; instruction and
~sews of the day which IT would be
Impossible to obtain in any other
LAY.
Today am beginning a series of
articles on various types of sets
(Which are particularly suitable for
portable use, which are designed for
Che needs peculiar to the camper and
vaCat ioniSt, but which are 50 design
- that they can later lie used in
she home when the vacation season is
~Eer
The best time to get started on
TouT portable vacation set Is now. me
S"nefftS in enjoyment and popularity
resulting from bringing along such Il
~et viii repay You many times over
Yor the trouble and expense incident to
- construction.
Many fans do not seem to under
6and how really simple it is TO install
an aerial system for temporary use.
Ghere are many different ways to put
simplest way usually is to use one Of
~he standard lighting plug aerialS
which can he screwed into an electric
liEht socket y wire can he strung
An the water pipe or radiator and.
CreSto, the set is ready for use.
Another simple eXredient is to use two
~ three strands Of wire strung across
Sle room or one or two turns of in
@ulated wire run around the picture
Sa0uidinE.
A piece of insulated wire. 80 to
81 feet long. dangled outside the win
@ow or stretched from one window to
smother, will often prove to be very
satisfactory aerial.
The camper should have no difficulty
~ erecting an aerial system. Two
ATeeS separated about 50 TO 100 feet
make admirable aerial supports. 1t is
so necessary. although it is desirable,
10 have the aerial higher than about
e.5 to 20 feet. The ends of the support
wires separated from the aerial wire
cEroper bE suitable inSulatorS. can be
Weighted with rocks and thrown up
-ato the branches of the supporting
trees. \ better idea is TO use twine in
place of the support wires so that after
you are through the aerial can be
-ulled down. breaking the twine sup
SorterS, which usually become en-
Aangled in the branches.
The problem of getting a good
ground often puzzles the radio fan.
shis is very easily attended Ia. If the
ground is moist. a metal stake driven
n the ground will give good results.
d Wire either bare or insulated
a1retched along the ground underneath
=he aerial will form counterpoise
ground which in many cases is better
4an a regular ground. IL you do not
Aare to do this, stretch another wire
@rom one tree to another just as if you
1ere erecting another aerial, and con-
acct the lead-in from this second aerial
with the ground post of the set.
The loop aerial of course. does away
with the necessity of using either