New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Through the Static

Through tie Static Fading
 Eolume-Some.
 Static-Nope,
 Noise-We think so.
 Conclusion-Joiu the navy and sec the world.
 Last night was marked by an ab- sence of static, d noteworthy state ment that really deserves a fleet ot capital letters to set 1t off. (F'oreman 1 of composing roonl-''Try an get { 'em, big boy."D Conditions were fair | although there seemed to be some noise away off in the background IL consisted Of whirring buzz (we , have the darndest time trying to de scribe noises) and the fainter sta tions suffered to some extent. Vol ume was excellent, however, and we managed to bring in a large mum Der of broadcasters. Interstation inter 4'i NAAAS NoS 'tiIl Iii 'S'iIl ili'lN bf- 1 ing great tie-up around 300 meters and from there down the scale. some fading.
 l We were surprised to find that the 1 diallng system appeared just about l the same as usual. In spite of the ] changes in wavelengths, we had nc difficulty in locating the stations w wanted to hear. In fact most of | those we wanted to hear were right
 where we always found them. Not
 all Of them, mind you, but most ol
 them.
 We had just as much fun from ! about o'clock until 6, as we did
 later in the evening We logged 2S stations in that hour before $. That's quite 8 number for that time Of day
 10 our way of thinking. We heard
 the following: WHAM. Rochester; 1 WFBL. Syracuse; WEEI, Boston;
 WEAF. New York; WODA, Pater-
 son: WGY. Schenectady: WNAC- i WEBS, Boston; WIZ, New York
 WDRC, New Haven: WMAK, Buf-
 falo; WMCA, New York; WGCP,
 New York; WEVD. Woodhaven;
 WSEA, Virginia Beach; WCAU,
 Philadelphia: KDKA. Pittsburgh;
 WPCH, New York: WBZ. Spring
 field; WLS, Chicago; WPAP, New
 York; WJR, Detroit: WRC, Wash
 ington; VICES, New York.
 The wavelength changes seems to have benefited several Of the sta
 tions. For instance, WEEI, Boston, 1 on sos meters, comes in much louder
 than it ever did before. In fact. it's much clearer, too. However. the sta 1 ton is on the Wavelength with 1 WCSH, Portland, and, as far as We could make out WCSH was broad
 casting some of the time while 1 WEEI was on the air. If it wasn' t WCSH, 1t was some other station. so
 we win anyway. WHIT, Chicago, comes through extremely loud,
 much louder than it did before, al- 1 though it is in zone of greater con-
 gestion than it was before. WABC, New York, doesn't fare so well, since it is near WHIT and in that zone of congestion. WAR is back on ASA
 meters, but it just cant compete
 with WEAF', as far as we are con-
 cerned. The space around 36o me | cln =
 tent, we're happy to say.
 1 It might be well to mention at
 this time that Robert c. Benchley | critic, will be master of ceremonies at the next Family Party which will | be broadcast by a chain including ! WTIC, next Monday evening at
 o'clock. Benchley is well known and
 has a large following. He will select
 an "An America" team from
 "Benchley college" The hour will be
 devoted to collegiate music and
 frolic celebrating the close of the
 football season and it should be the
 best Family Party yet. Songs of the colleges will be featured.
 l What & fighter thinks of as he sits ! in his corner awaiting the bell fol i the first round, conscious that his opponents glaring eyes are trying tc drill through him, will be told to- night by Gene Tunney. who will ap- pear on q program to be broadcast l by WTIC at 10 o'clock. The pro- gram will emanate from WEAF and
 the Duncan Sisters will be Cofea- | turcd.
 That's all for today, thanks. P F. l.,