Evening star., 1924-01-14

tube sets employing three or more
tubes, while the remainder have
homemade sets ranging from simple
crystal detectors to the tube variety.
Eighty per cent Of the farmers. said
they were interested in receiving
both weather and market reports.
The survey was made In virtually
every state in the Union.
Radio Editor:
VIII some fan inform me what
station concluded It's program on
the night of January 9, with two
or three announcements, one in
reference to a horticultural So
ciety at 1851 pm, eastern stand
What station In Montreal was
broadcasting the Royal Canadian .
Regiment, between 1890 and II
meters, on the same night?
Radio Editor:
am a reader of the Star and
News. In reading It night after
night. ] notice that every nine out
of ten want a silent night a week.
The fans with tube sets arc asking
such favor. Why Is 1t they ask
for a silent night? For what pur-
pose? Merely to experiment. Now
sets suffer loss of good nights
entertainment. while the for
tunates experiment tuning in and
out stations. The fans that know
radio or the theory. are not think
knowledge at all know good re-
ceiving is due to the favorable
atmosphere. Now in case the for
tunate fans get their silent night
and the atmosphere isn't favorable
they Will regret the silence of
local stations. n. w. NJ.
Radio Editor:
1 am a constant reader Of the
Radio News column, and enjoy
greatly the various letters that are
contained therein. The letter Of
Edwin Somers. appearing in the
unanswered, and with your per-
mission l take this opportunity
in answering it. 1 find that the
real "howlers" for a silent night
are those possessing cheap or
cheeply made tube sets. InShis let
ter he states that II the crystal
fans desire entertainment during
the silent nights" let them buy
tube sets. l suggest that he try
out his own suggestion, namely,
IL he wants to reach out" let
him buy a real tube set with
which he can reach out any time
he desires to or make a good set
similar to the dOne which I made
myself. n four-tube set. The local
stations do not interfere in the
least. reach right over them.
Therefore let there be no silent
nights, for even after reaching out,
no stations have programs equal
to that OF our great WCAP and
WRC. If there has to be any
owners remain silent.
hope to see a full page devoted
radio. A V. CATERER.
Radio Editor:
About ! am. January 10 I was
listening to talk about airplanes.
concerning safe landings, etc, but
was unable TO hold 1t. VIII you
or any fan be so kind as to advise
where this was from?
On Tuesday evening, January 9.
while WCAP was broadcasting. I
picked up an opera or musical COM
edy. but ! do not know where
that was from, either. Will some
one kindly inform me?
RUTH E. KNUPP.
Radio Editor:
Could some of the fans inform
me through the Radio News of the
station which I heard January
about 1875 pm? The station gave
no call letters. but kept saying
!, 2, 3, 4, hello. hello. hello, 3BOF
calling CO talking with Alexan-
dria.
am a constant reader of the
Radio News and enjoy it very
much. c. C. L., Jr..
Alexandria, Va.
Radio Editor:
Your radio column is getting
better every day.
In answer to two questions in
the paper tonight. would say. c. A.
Borcherding heard Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi speaking
KDKA.
"A radio fan" heard wTAs, Ell
gin, ILL.,. at 10:45. at that time I
heard dreamy Melody" "Margie."
and "Old Fashioned Songs"
Perhaps some one can tell me Of
a station that. signed Off January
9. at 9 pm. eastern standard time,
after an orchestra selection. wom-
an announcing, call letters sound
ed like WCA or VITA. and men
toned st. Louis. Think it was a
MISS BESSIE MERRIcK,
304 East Capitol st.
Radio Editor:
It Is indeed a pleasure to meet
up with a radio fan the calibre Of
r, c. p. 210 Maple ave-. Takoma
Park. There Is man who has ac-
complished something, and should
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does not cry for a silent night, and
the fans who are real workers are
those who go ahead and overcome
the obstacles that arise. AS I see
it a silent night would not accom-
plish anything toward advancing
the perfection Of radio, and that is
the most important at the present
Just a word to M. c. Coburn and
George A. Ironside. The reception
of distant stations with some rams
Is much like claims of some auto
owners, who can get so many
miles out Of a gallon Of gas. When
Won endeayor to check up on them
you find they have no speedometer
Thanks to J. s. DeForest. another
help to radio.
NV appreciation Of your wonder
full radio page has already been
expressed IN q IoEIuoI A0.-
F. C. GARDINER.
Radio Editor:
Is 1t possible for me to obtain
the call letter or location OF the
station that broadcast either a
mandolin or piano solo entitled
"The Miserere." from III Trova..
tore at 8 o'clock on the night OF
January 9, 1924? j. L. LAMBERT.
In response to August Baumback.
I believe he heard kSD. the ST. :
Louis Post Dispatch, at st. Louis,
Mo. This station has a woman
who announces, and they give the
weather report before signing of.
I have heard this station quite
I recently learned that, the sta
tion I heard Saturday morning was
CYL at Mexico City, Mexico.
HOWARD BALI.