Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
NAVY PLANS RADIO
AT CAMP RAP|DAN
Portable TranSmitter to Con.
meet Hoover's Vacation
Grounds With Capital.
By MARTIN CODEL.

II President Hoover chooses, he car
have communication facilities by hi
side while reeling in the Speckled beau.
ties during his vacation jaunts to his
fishing. estate in Virginia. The Navy
Department has just ordered q portable
radio transfnitter dispatched to CamE
Raptdan for the convenience of the
Chief Executive.
President Hoover might also use the
same radio to keep In touch with bis
son. Herbert, jr., who usually travel,
with portable trsnsmitter and re-
ceiver. Young Hoover can operate the
set, which is one of his own design and
make. from the socket power connec-
ton in his hotel room or anywhere that
power is available. He is q radio anna :
teur of long standing.
Marine Corps personnel will man the
radio installation at the Hoover Sum
n1er fishing grounds, near Criglersville
Va. The set Is q 20-watter OF the
service type. capable Of working the
Nays ship wave lengths.
Detail RaAis Men.
Several radio men will be detailed to
the Marine guard at the camp to main
tain the regulation tour-hour watches
Tor code calls to and from the naval
The decision OF the naval authorities
to install the radio at Camp Rapidan
resulted from an apprehension lest their
commander in chief be isolated in the
event Of q breakdown Of the special
telephone line which has been run into
the campfrom Criglersville The radio
installation is essentially for emergency
purposes, and will probably be used only
II the land line is interrupted OF the
executive trafnc becomes unusually
heavy.
The field set may be carried anywhere
ana placed in operation within O. few
minutes after the sntenna a mounted
The intermediate marine waves will be
used because Washington is less than
lOO miles away and relatively easy TO
contact. For longer distances IL would
be necessary 10 install short wave an.
psratus. Thus tar this has been deemed
unnecessary.
Camp We'll E4sippeA.
Besides the sppars tus Tor code CON :
municatiOn. Camp Rapidan il well
equipped with broadcast receivers. The
power line that has been run into the
camp makes it possible to use the most
modern type OF receiving set At the
nshing camp on the estate of the Presi-
Hunting Greek. near Cstoctin, Mo. sew
eral battery sets are used to entertain
the President and his party IN the
evenings.
President Hoover enjoyed q UNIQUE
experience sc Rapidsn recently when
MRS. Hoover spoke over q special land
line 10 Washington and thence over the
National Broadcastine Co.'s network on
the proersm OF the IA Club, sponsored
by the Department. of Agriculture. Al
though MRS. Hoover was speaking into
the microphone only q Jew feet from
where he sat. President Hoover tuned I'm
her voice from a Chicago broadca sting
station.
Radio reception al both R&pidsn and
Catoctin Is excellent according to Mr.
Richey. Not only do the Washing ton
snd Baltimore stations come in clearly
but distant stations may be heard al
most any evening. Both the President
and MRS. Hoover are radio fans, and
the White House is equipped with q
variety OF receiving sets.
tCopyright. 1929. b. North American News
paper Allfsnce.)