The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-02-13
STATIC OF RADIO
OLD ASSUN ITSELF
Raymond Borgmann, Pioneer
in Industry, Gives Prac-
tical Advice to Users
INDUSTRY IS REVIEWED
Household Devices Sometimes
Cause Trouble With Late
Make Models

Raymond Borgmann, eldest son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Borgmann.
of this city, now connected with
the Northern States Power Com
pany, st. Cloud office, is EMPLOYED
very largely making radio SURVEYS
IN towns in which the Northern
States Power Company operates.
Raymond was the earliest user
OF the radio in Sauk Centre and
one OF the earliest in the North
west. When the world revolution
izing commodity was in the MAX
ing Raymond erected a set in the
barn at the rear of his parents
home on Pine Street. He succeed
ed in gathering in radio broadcasts
from far distant points, somewhat
distinctly much of the time when
the radio was very much in the
experimental stage. The following
article on Radio Interference
written by Mr.. Borgmann and pub
lished recently in the st. Cloud
Times Journal-Press:
Radio INTERFERENCE in it's ply
sical form is as old as the sun it.
self. It's presence went unnoticed
until radio (then called wireless)
made its appearance twenty years
ago.
There were other methods of
communication in general use,
such as flag waving, smoke signal
ling, so the term wireless could
cover a multitude of fields. For
more definition of this one art OF
telegraphing without wires the
Radio was coined.
AS the range of radio telegraph
ic communication was increased
there became apparent the pres
ence of atmospheric disturbances
called static. With the constant
j increase Of the use of electricity
together with the improvement of
receiving apparatus another dis
turbing factor became known and
was referred to as man made sta
| tic.
Then along came the possibility
of the radio telephone. In its ex
perimental stages it attracted the
attention of only those who wanted
the thrill of hearing bits of words
and music coming from out the
I trackless sky. Cackling and sizz-
/ ling noises did not detract the lis
tener from his quest Of entertain
ment Statements were made that
radio was not a practical thing,
and that it would soon be discard
ed as a passing fad. The uncer-
tainty of reception, classed radio
as a mere plaything Still this un-
certainty of reception and lure of
distance created a new hobby. Sets
were built, torn apart and rebuilt.
New circuits were tried. More ap-
lpearcd and everyone claimed new
feature that taxed the imagination.
Broadcasting licenses were is
sued to stations upon request and
a general wavelength of 800 meters
was suggested to all. Ready made
sets were offered 10 the general
public at prohibitive prices. The
sale of radio parts In the eastern
markets resembled the gold rush.
In the early days no radio was
complete without at least one pair
of earphones. Horn speakers were
tried but the concentration so nee
essary to successful reception OF
the announcer's words was lacking
and the identity of station was
often lost. The greatest drawback
of a loudspeaker was it's habit of
failing completely when company
/ arrived.
When it was seen that radio was
here to stay a bank of wave length
was reserved for broadcasting pur-
poses, and broadcasting became
properly organized to serve the
/ public. An increase of power and
the better distribution of stations
helped materially to reduce the eff
! fects of static and interference and
added to the popularity of radio
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