The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
PRIZE CONTEST FOR
SOMERSET SCHOLARS
CR. y. l.. R., BY w. P. sprague)

(R. y. |. R., BY w P. Sprague)
For the benefit Of our local radio
fans. ii may be interesting to note
that the proposed tax on receiving
sets was lost at Washington, d. c.
This places the radio as a distinct
instrument from the musical instru-
ments, the same as a piano or phono-
graph. The thousands of letters
which swamped the officials Mt Wash
ington included many from Somerset
County. As 1t has been the editors
idea that no such instrument as the
radio receiving set could be called
musical instrument and with, the
cooperation of thousands of letters,
tax has been eliminated. Those who
waited in some manner, thinking that
their radio would be taxed, can now
sit back and lieten-in with letters to
the broadeasting station as pay.
f. l.. Savage OF Water street had
Super Hetrodyne installed u few
weeks ago. This operates on an in
side antenna, giving good results
when conditions allow. Ii has been
the idea of good many local fans
that the inside loop will give as good
results as an outside aerial Under
all conditions the outside aerial is
far superior TO the inside loop. And
questions pertaining to this have been
answered locally and through possib-
ly every large newspaper in the coun-
try. Certain elements of static are
eliminated only. Volume certainly
is never so great, 50 one may act ac-
cordingly when installing a radio re-
ceiver.
The question Of tightening arrestors
is possibly one which should be TAX
en- up. In this issue We state for
the benefit of those who have aerials
without arrestors. Each aerial
should have an arrestOr or conductor
of some sort and, to protect your in
surance, install one.
One of the greatest men of the re-
cent age, DIR. Steinmetz, claims that
the aerial was a tightening arrestor
in itself We feel confident that DR..
Steinmetz was right and know that
there is little to fear from the light
ming as an aerial is utterly devoid OF
electric current.
OF all the placements for wonder
full receiving was one on the home or
c. f. Locke, who recently installed a
Neutrodyne five tube Freed-Eiseman
receiver There is no other receiV-
ing sets located anywhere near Mr..
Lockes home and the home is situat-
ed on the top OF a long sloping hill,
giving it an ideal situation for the
receiving of broadcastfng concerts.
This is only one of the many ideal
spots which the agricultural member
of the radio family has in superiority
over the local owner Of receiving
instrument
Harry Smith of Maple street re-
Gently installed one Of the new RAJ
diola ga sets. This is a four tube
set using the new WD-11 tubes and
Mr.. Smith has been getting wonder
full results with this set.
On Saturday evening last at Ed
Guerney's home the family listened
to one of the finest concerts ever
broadcasted by WGY, Schenectady,
New York. The work of Frank Da-
Wis, solofst, through this station, was
worth particular mention.
Two weeks ago a question was
asked through the radio column by
Willie Gardiner of Canaan. We are
Obliged to say that there were no
replies 10 MT. hdIulutl 1uNSllOh' IL
was undoubtedly too much OF a ques-
ton for our radio enthusiasts. The
radio editor is therefore asking Mr.
Gardiner to submit his answer for
our column. and we would be glad
to publish il in the next issue of the
Reporter.
DR.. j. Leon Williams, whose sum-
mer home is in Embden, will in all
probability reach here during the
latter part of May. An interesting
letter was received by the editor in
regard to the installation of re-
ceiver at DR. Williams home. This
man is an interested enthusiast of
radio and has been more than fair in
recent offers TO our local radio fans
In the Issue of the Independent
Reporter OF April "a, Mr.. Williams
made proposition which we again
wish to bring to the attention of the