Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-05

causing distinct fading of the radio
signals. Reports of absolute silence
came from distances of 100 miles or
more. Reception in Cleveland was
uninterrupted.
Testing RadiO Transmission.
Radio experts of the Bureau of
Standards have just completed a
series of tests on the emissions of
WGY. Schenectady. to ascertain the
amount of change in transmission at
sunset. The tests covered a period
of six days in order to include d
variety Of weather conditions. Co
operating laboratories and expert
mentors will forward their findings
to the bureau, which will compile
report.
This is the second experimental
radio wave phenomena test carried
out by the bureau, the first having
been conducted during the recent
eclipse. Since the apparatus required
for recording these electrical meas
urements of signal intensity varia-
tions can be constructed mainly from
equipment found in the average col
lege electrical laboratory. it is hoped
that more institutions will cooperate
with the bureau in future radio tests.
Price Cutting Benefits Fans.
Radio fans in Canada are benefited
by cut rates on radio receiving
equipment through a sort of war be-
tween the retail and wholesale deal
ers, and because American and Ca
madam manufacturers are unloading
their present stocks.
In a rush to unload. manufacturers
are reported selling not only to job
bers and wholesalers, but also to re-
tailers, permitting the wholesalers to
retail if they desire. The usual whole
sale discount is between 40 and so
per cent, while retailers get only from
% to 80 per cent. A wholesaler get
ting so per cent discount. can retail
at % per cent, cutting the retail
dealer out and still making 25 per
cent on the list price.
A posSib remedy suggested is to
give retailers 40 per cent and whole
salers so per cent; then, if the latter
gave retail customers a % per cent
discount, the retail dealers would still
have a margin of Is per cent An
other plan is for the manufacturers
to sell only to wholesalers and job
bers, refusing them further discounts
when retailing.
Apparently, radio is quite the rage
in Canada. All kinds of stores are
I taking up radio equipment as a side
line; it has invaded musical stores
and automobile salesrooms. The un-
satisfactory conditions in the dis
tributing system, however, have dis
couraged department stores from
going into radio heavily.
To Test Radio Reception.
From one end of the United States
to the other, in Canada and across
the border to Mexico, Summer broad
, cast receiving conditions will be
studied, through the TRADE and Good
will Trip Through the Golden West"
by the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce, beginning May II and ending
a month later.
The party will travel nearly 10000
miles on special train, one of the
cars of which will serve as a COM
munity room, for meetings, song rail-
lies and the like. This car will be
| fitted with an elaborate radio in
stallation, with loud speaker, and
other loud speakers may be placed in
/ djoining ears when desired Every
one anticipates great deal of pleas
| ure from the radio programs. outside
of the scientific interest in the tests,
with reference to strength of signals,
! possible fading, etc. On Sundays
| church services will be tuned in.
! En- route, every afternoon and eve
| ming and during the stays at various
| points of interest, efforts will be
made to tune in as many stations as
possible, as a real test of Summer re-
| ception in the various localities The
report will be the most comprehen-
sive one of it's kind ever complied
| Arrangements for the test are
| being made by John E. Veasey, traf-
| fic manager of the Brooklyn Chamber
| of Commerce. and Joseph D. r. Freed
| president of the Freed Eisemann
Radio Corporation, who is an active
member of the chamber.
| The antenna will be a 50-foot wire
inside the car.
J Radio Sets Increase in China.
! Despite existing doubt as to the
| legality of importing radio receiving
| sets into China, that country has 20
privately owned broadcast stations
and 5000 listeners, says CORE
| spondent of the American Radio Re-
| lay League The Chinese Press,
after making a thorough. fnvestiga-
! ton onl behalf of its readers, admits
| frankly that it does not know
whether the Importation of COM
pletely assembled receivers is legal
| or not.
1t is reported that the Chinese
government issued an edict against