The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-28
Radio
INES EXPERT
RACES RADIO
! Grief SOURCES
Interference Is Found at
Several Points; Many
| Send Complaints.

Gadio fans of the city are flood
= the mails with appeals for hell
ON The Times Interference Man
aAls from every section have KEEP
i'm busy from noon until the early
hours of the morning and he ha!
cleared several vexing cases of in.
reference since the first of the
week.
To increase efficiency Of his work
the Interference Man asks that res
idents in the vicinity of Forty
Ninth st. from keystone to College
we, let him know the nature Of
eir radio troubles. HE also would
Re to hear from those noticing in
reference from Twenty-Seventh tc
Tortieth st. near College Ave.
Two transformers on Sherman
Dr. between New York and Mich
n Sts., caused trouble. This was
ared up The Interference Man
ks fans to let him know if it has
Turned.
Asks Fans to Write
West River and Division ST. fans
2 please write if you are encountering
grief in reception.
Irvington listeners-in report gooo
reception, with almost no trouble
The Interference Man has beer
working north around Central, Col
lege and keystone, Thirtieth tc
Fortieth, finding conditions bad
there. He has located six cause;
| of interference in that area.
\ Among the many cases of inter
ference reported to The Times this
week are:
o. G. Drake, 518 Eugene St.
I Trouble which covers wave bands
200 to 430, increasing toward lower
i wave. Using loop and noise in
ycreases when directed north and
south. Thinks may be at A. T. & I
lines.
cred Reeders, 61O w. Michigan
Bothered with loud hum on all
~ lengths. Sound like motor Or
fttery charger.
Mrs. Wooten, 9O3 N. Delaware ST
Reports serious interference.
- Transformer Leaking
indianapolis Power and Light
bmpany-Report from customer of
buble, believed to be leaking trans
rmer. Complaint from 5145
roadway.
w. G. Holmes, 2041 Broadway
I'D interference for two years,
arts at 80 and continues to $50
m. Sometimes is continuous roar,
nterspersed with poppings and
Gcarckling noises. Has been told
NIonon signal system to blame.
Robert w. OFT, 10 w. Thirty
kFourth St.-Interference about 1880
"a, resembling leaky transformer,
inuing to- 10 or IL o'clock.
ON on Sunday nights. Others
eighborhood complain.
-. Dimlof, 636 Highland Dr.
rts constant frying noise, es-
;ially when street cars pass on
lege Ave.
t. E. Harder, 1905 Dewey Ave-
Is electric Erla and for some time
S been getting loud, scratching
Uses between 28-41. Gets noise in
as well as night.
Sign Is Blamed
H. Morgan, 2441 Pearson Ave.
eports sign at Twenty Fourth
Meridian Sts., that clicks all
time, making bad interior ;.
E. Stanf1eld, 316 N. Healing Ave.
Reception sometimes impossible,
to constant grinding and roar
Understands cause is high volt
transformer, leaking badly, at
of Fire House No. IL, Sherman
liam L. Scott, Stop 4, E. Wash
St.-Bad interference, comes
lie turning dial after passing
1900 kilocycles. Transformer
ght Of house, also high voltage
). Noise like machine gun or
ing mill. Gets only Indianapo-
/ Cincinnati in daytime, as re-
Of noise.
Hiss Helen Vogler, 618 E. Thir-
h St-High tension wires in
bit of house. Has new radio. Gets
y noises.
W.G. Elliott, 400 N. Healing Ave.
iaving outside trouble with new
jestic. Gets city ST. ions with
scratch, nothing but scratches
~ other stations. Sounds like
tx Of machine guns at target
kctice.
Plenty of Trouble
larry K. Stormont, S118 Wash
ton Blvd.-Experienced serious
reference recently. Running from
TO fifty seconds, repeating every
minutes. OF very high fire.
Icy, like spark gap or X-ray
Started like motor picking
ad, then shrieked to high pitch,
squit suddenly. Same sounds as
Suced when one gets near oil
er having electric ignition.
t account for machinery near
Same trouble at times last win
Has evening visitor" heavy
that shoots off commutator
erence, coming from south
probabIy Thirtieth and Cen
vicinlity. Incidentally, Mr.
aont clearly heard XII, Los
es, giving the 8 p. m. musical
Sunday and part of Pacific
brk Atwater Kent program, on
-operated tube super, Also
"a York earlier in evening. Not
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