The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-09
ROMPING AROUND
RADIO J DIAL
BY Listener.In-

The Times radio page has been
non-technical ever since it's foun-
dalton, with a primary purpose to
dispense news of the radio world.
There has been such demand,
however, for information about the
fundamentals of radio that starting
in the near future, the page will
carry articles and diagrams on the
technical side of radio.
The technical matter will be, at
the beginning, simple and rather
obvious. 1t will be designed for
those who know little or nothing
about the principles of radio.
Gradually it will become more COM
pick and involved with hook-ups
for many tube and many stage sets.
The present general policy Of the
page will be carried on, with the
current features dominating, but
some space will be devoted each day
to fields not covered up to this time.
We hope this new policy will ap-
peal to wider group of readers.
ROmping.
We started out early last night,
amid a barrage of static, tuning
into some of the dinner hours. The
first one to come in was Music
While You Dine" from Newark,
with Halsey Miller playing. Then
we called on the old friends,
Pittsburgh and Schenectady, wait
ing for some of the static to clear
before advancing further.
Our wait was in vain, however,
for with the coming of dark the
static did not lift. 1t was, there
fore, with a feeling of relief that
we heard WRC come on at 7:45,
after a delayed start. We listened
contentedly to Anne Renshaw's dra-
matte reading and the McWilliams
Orchestra, but when the talks
started we felt the wonderlust call
ing again, and ventured bravely
forth once more.
After trying out the opera III.
M. S. Pinafore' at Schenectady,
which by the way was good enough
to hold us for a while, and the or.
chestra from the Egyptian room of
the Brunswick Hotel, Boston, we re-
turned : to WRC for the debut of
|Seidenman's Shoreham Hotel Orches.
ira. We welcome this organization
to the field of radio and hope to be
SAASNA SOAAOA Ny IL
One Talk Draws.
About this time the rest OF the
family began to gather in front of
the speaker. We have noticed that
whenever Frederic William Vile is
scheduled to talk, there is just twice
the usual interest in radio, around
our home. When most takers are
on we find 1t expedient 20 go out
OF town for entertainment to ap-
pcase the music hounds. but with
this inimitable speaker, there is no
such need.
With the time signals, we started
roaming again and listened into the
Red Apple Club at Detroit, the
Joseph G. Smith Orchestra at Mon
treal and the Hotel Aston Grill Or
chestra from New York, but the
static was too much and we re-
turned to the local, just in time to
catch the steel guitar by Alma
Wolking, and we were glad we
hadn't missed It.
Yes we were entertaining guests,
showing off our new set, and yes,
there was lots of static! Ever see
1t fail?
KDKA'S late program was strong
enough to drown the static, how
ever, and we contented ourselves
with telling the guests, who are not
radio fans. how difficult it is to get
that distant station.
Information Wanted.
A. A. M. has written to ask If
we romped night before last about
1880, requesting information about
what Montreal station was sending
out Venetian Garden music at that
hour. We hope someone who was
not downed by that spark set that
ruined us will supply the desired
information.
News has come from England
that every night after the broad
casting stations have closed down
British and Continental amateurs
begin their ethereal conversations
and continue far into the morning
Amateurs in England, France
Belgium, Germany, and Italy may
Jail be heard conversing glibly with
lone another, and the interesting