The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-08
RADIO is HURT
BY CHARGING
OF BATTERIES
Autoists Found to Blame in
Many Instances of
InterferenCeS.


produce cold automobile motors and
rundown batteries have brought
many old style battery chargers
back into use, with disastrous re-
suits to good radio reception. The
type that has the vibrating arm
home chargers causes interference
from two to five miles. Many let
tiers have found their way to The
Times radio interference depart
ment in the last week, all with
different ideas as to cause OF the
trouble.
The Times Radio Interference
Man would like everybody with
chargers to find out if they are the
type that broadcast. If they are,
don't put them on until after II
p. m. The eight-hour charge will
bring your battery up to the amount
needed to run the starter.
More than fifty cases have been
found and in some cases chargers
we're being used by those who sent
in the letters.
Here is one case of charger
trouble:
Times Interference Man:
Radio Editor Tines-We have
had poor reception in this locality
for two years. The noise at times
sounds like a motor, at all times
popping and also strong A. c. hum
There are high tension lines in
the rear of 1927 Southeastern ave-
nue.. On rainy nights we can see
and hear leaks from the inSulators
and see the sparks jump, making
a loud, cracking sound.
1t is signed by P. A. Chapman,
1927 Southeastern avenue; l.. M.
Wall, 1884 English avenue; E. E.
Branham, 2723 Southeastern ave-
nue.; Frank Schier, 1909 Southeast
ern avenue; Harry Lewis, 1920 Eng
liSh avenue; Roy Styers, 2400 Eng
lish avenue; Delbert Julian, 1922
English avenue; and Frank B. West,
ISIS Southeastern avenue.
The Times interference man made
a check on the trouble in the neigh
borhood, finding that most Of the
interference was caused by battery
chargers of old type that were
broadcasting an A. G. hum for more
than mile. Also, the power sta
ton at Southeastern avenue and
English avenue was interfering with
low wave stations.
D. E. Morgan, 316 West Twenty
ninth street:
This is the second time that we
have found that the power lines of
the Indianapolis Power and Light
Company have caused interference
in your locality. The light company
has been notified and promised that
if the trouble could be found in the
Forty-ninth and keystone station
it would be removed.
Arthur Purchaser, 2918 East
Michigan street:
After a check, looking for your
trouble, 1 find that the interference
comes from the street car lines. You
are receiving a three-block inteTfer-
ence, made as each car passes.
G. A. Berdon, East Michigan
street:
You we're right about the car rails
for three r/four blocks. They are
in bad condition. The car company
has been notified and your trouble
soon will be less in volume when
these rails are repaired.
Mrs. T. William Engle, 462 North
State avenue:
After a check on the trouble you
have in your locality, I find that
the East Michigan cars are causing
quite a bit of it. Going east, the
cars have an upgrade and must i'll
crease power to make the hill. Also,
the rails have been wet lately, and
that. with the dirt on them, would
make a bad ground. The car com
pany has been notified in this case
and will do everything possible to
clear your trouble.
Ralph E. Brooks, 1905 North New
Jersey street:
Your trouble is not in the powec
lines, as you said. made a care
full check of that locality and find
that you have two small cases o.
trouble that will be cleared up by
Monday.
Esther Sabanchy, 1923 Graceland
avenue:
Your trouble was in the street car
lines, broken bounds now will be
taken care of.