Evening star., 1924-12-20
RADIO QUERIES

Wednesday morning about / O'Clock l
heard 2XBJ testing on about 400 meters.
Then about 1920 / picked up sta
tion on about 270 meters. The call
letters sounded like WORD, at Dris-
don or Trenton. When first had this
station a woman was singing solo;
this was followed by selection on
an accordion. Then talk was given
about the modern inventions, wire
man sang two solos: the first was
Jerusalem" and the second was
GLORY, Glory. Hallelujah." The sta
tion then signed off, at about 100
o'clock. The announcer said some
thing about testing.
/ would appreciate any information
regarding either Of the two stations
| heard. I read your column every
night and think it helpful. &C. S.
THOMAS, Jr.
The experimental call letters 2XBJ
belong to Glmbel Bros, station
WGBS, in New York City. WORD is
a new station in Batavia, ILL.,. and has
not been Issued a license to broad
cast by the Department of Com
merce: neither has its permanent
wave band been assigned.
Radio Editor.
Could you tell me the location of
station WCPO, which I heard Mon
day night. The only announcement
made was 1.-The Gold Medal station"
Your radio columns are always inter
estinE.-E. w. r.
wCCO. Minneapolis, MINI, is the
Gold Medal station "
Radio Editor:
Could you or some of the fans tell
me who operates WRHF? I heard II
playing phonograph records Wednes
day afternoon between . and 3
o'clock. 1 don't find the call letters
listed in my radio directory.-M. G.
PASKEL.
WRHF is the Washington hospital
radio fund committees station. at SIS
Eleventh street 1t is a 50-watt sta
tion and transmits on a 25s-meser
wave band.
Radio Editor:
Recent complaints of interference
remind me that some amateur. owl
IDENTIFY in my neighborhood Chevy
Chase, Md, bursts in with his spark
as soon as the local broadcast sta
tions finish for the evening, and often
before. Last Thursday night he
called for a whole hour ABC or
wGH. while the lie Paradis Orches-
going on for a whole year, and in
particular 1t was annoying at the
time of President Wilson's funeral
services, completely drowning most
of the program. Wedne esday night
the same individual gave us Is min
utes of invitation to talk. Is there
no way of stopping the nuisance?-
E. b LANE.
All complaints against amateurs
should be filed with r. Y. Cadmus,
radio supervisor of the third district,
Customs House, Baltimore, Md.
Radio Editor:
Last Saturday night I picked up a
station on a wave length of about
$50 meters or more about 1896
o'clock. At 1925 the announcer gave
his call letters and stated THE sec
ond movement will now be played
understood the call as KMJ or KIM
but cannot find such station listed
In my directory. Do you know what
1 heard?-H. FITZHUGH
There Is a station with the call let
ters KIM in Fresno. Calf. 1t is very
doubtful that you heard this station
as it's power is rated at SO watts anG
! 1t transmits on 24S meters.
Radio Editor:
Can you tell me the call letters ot
| the Canadian station of the Canadian
! National Railways, which broadcast
about $50 o'clock Tuesday night &
talk by a man regarding the expert
| cnce of the railroad? After he finished
an orchestra played. The wave length
was approximately 800 meters.-E
Woodward.
! None of the Canadian National Rail
ways stations-there are nine OF
Ithem-transmits on a. wave band as
| low as 800 meters. CNRM, which
uses 341 meters, has the lowest. The
radio editor cannot identify the sta
| ton; perhaps some of the fans can.
| An indoor antenna should be as
| long and high as possible.