Evening star., 1926-12-28
RECEPTION CHART
is TEST FOR SET
Will Give Index to Reception.
Montana Bachelor Wants
LuIIabieS Broadcast.

Keeping a reception chart" is &
valuable aid in checking the efficiency
OF q receiving set. 1t also serves as
q help when trying to locate the
source Of trouble.
It's all right to call up a neighbol
and get a check on reception, but
often this does not tell anything
Eager to prove the superiority OF his
set, the neighbor may say that re
ception is fine and that there must
be something vitality wrong with your
set. Then, again, the neighbor may
be more interested in what is com
ing in over the air than the quality
OF It, mis- attention being substance
Rather than science.
A reception chart is just one of
the things you can do to save getting
off the track when keeping a check
on the set. Make a note each eve
ming of the quality of the reception
using several key stations as indica.
tors. 1t takes but few minutes ana
1t may come in handy later.
When the set doesn't seem to be
delivering the goods, look UP the
reception chart and see what kind
Of reception you had on other eve
nings when climatic conditions were
the same. In most cases 1t VIII De
found that a poor evening of radio is
expected when conditions are as they
were on former poor evenings.
All this should be carefully weighed
against the condition of the batteries,
the age of the tubes. etc. Usually.
however, real troubles with the set
or its accessories are constant and
do not give alternating good and bad
evenings of radio reception.
A bachelor. rancher out in Montana
recently made a request Of kOA. In
Denver, that is new in broadcaStlng
history.
"Please broadcast songs to put kids
to sleep every night at 1880 O'Clock"
he wrote. 81 have just inherited
eight children between 6 months and
IL years of age, and it's pretty hard
getting them all asleep at once.
never was a hand at singing"
The program manager at kOA
promised to revise his breadcaSting
schedule to give the parernal cow
puncher at least a volley Of lullabies
once q week
The prolific publicity representative
uf WIZ is responsible for this story:
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broadcaSts from WIZ was having diff
ficulty recently in being as informal
and chatty in his broadcast talks as
he desired to be-" says the publicity
man Some psychological reaction
forced him to be very formal and dig
nifled in his manner of delivery when
left in the studio alone. The diff
Guilty was overcome by having the
announcer sit with this artist during
his talks, and the artist directed his
remarks to the announcer and there
by acquired an informal, chatty and
conversational manner in bis radio
delivery. This artist also is writer
and gave voice to a short epigram,
which the announcers of WIZ agreed
is very true. This artist said: 1T is
the hardest thing in the world to be
ones own self. :"
Weber and Fields, the noted come
dams, will share honors with the ever
popular Van and Schenck during the
Eveready hour. WRCs headliner to-
night. In addition, the Eveready Male
Quartet and the orchestra will be
heard.
Tonight also will mark the final ap-
pearance of the Champion SpaIkers
and Cooks travel hour on the pro-
gram of WRC as result of the sta
hon'S recent decision to discontinue
broadcaSting features originating in
the WIZ studio.
w. w. Massey, 1743 F street, one
of the contributors to The Stars
radio columns several years ago, pen
ned a letter to the radio editor today
Rnent the failure of fans to show their
appreciation for broadcast programs.
1t seems, too, that the writer has dis
covered a new form of interference.
We quote in part from his communica-
ton.
Having read the article in your
Sunday edition under the heading
'Raido Gossip and News relating
to the lack of expression on the
part of the radio fans, / wish to
voice the opinion that the failure
Is due to the fact that the ether
is so full of interference. / am not
referring to Thetrodyne whistles,
either. To get outside stations with
any degree of satisfaction is out
of the question. Even local pro-
grams frequently are interferred
with sufficiently to be annoying.
This interference consists of loud
cracking noises and a tapping
sound as though some one might
be hitting the plate of the tube
rapidly with a piece of metal,
which has dampening or blanket
ing effect on reception. This sort
Of accompaniment to reception has
been in evidence for the last sew.
eral months.
"Can you wonder why fans are
not in mood to write of their
appreciation?"
Mr.. Massey, in a postscript, re-
minds us that the antenna is in
good condition as well as his tubes,
batteries and ground connection.
So here's a new kink in our radio
problems.