The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-12-04
Cooperation of Citizens Asked
 To Eliminate Radio Interference

the meanest. dirtiest blankeungI noise is the little Violet Ray mach ines various people Use for physical
 treatments These machines should
 be used during the day, as they arc almost impossible to filter quiet
 What can we do to help eliminate
 this noise? We'll knowing what ere ates it. is half the battle. But first let us state here what the City Coun- cil. and every town official are do- ing to help everyone of Us get good reception. First they passed an or dinance making it unlawful to ere ate any of these radio noises. This
 law is full of teeth, and can bite
 you very severely for malicious Use
 of any device that causes radio in . reference. with either 3 fine for each time of causing interference
 or a jail sentence if the fines are
 not sufficient.
 This should never be necessary as
 the majority of the people feel that i anyone who would cause interfer- ] ence maliciously is worse than the l guy who would steal pennies from
 his blind, crippled Grandmother.
 The Council also has had every power transformer in this town very
 carefully checked for leakage The l oil in each one has been very care l fully checked for insulation quality, every pole insulator has been check ! ed for durability and condition. H i Wellons. city light manager will
 not permit an insulator that has l been cracked to any degree whatever ! to be used on any power pole in town. He and R. Devenny, his as sistant, are constantly working to l eliminate any cause of interference
 any place in town, not only on the power lines but everywhere else, The Council collectively and singly
 has worked tirelessly to quiet every
 cause of interference. We'll, we
 could say their big salary repays them for this trouble, but don't fool
 yourself; they are trying to help
 themselves, and YOU to get good
 reception of your pet programs.
 Must Work Together
 What can you do to help yourself for perfect reception First, know
 ing what we are all up against, we ], must work together. By doing this f we will soon eliminate the most of this noise that spells your reception, . When you turn on your radio re- , ceiver, and you hear a noise other than the radio program, turn off ey- } cry electrical device in the house, if , your furnace is running, turn it off, .I if none of these stops the noise make [ careful note of the type of noise Il heard, that is, intermittent, contin- ! uOus, or short or long spasms. whe- . ther low pote or high, ragged or , smooth. Get the time of the noise , write this down on piece of pa . per, give the approximate location . where the noise was heard. If you | don't care to sign your name to it and then give it to d councilman or bring it to the radio station, hand | it to Mr. Wellons or Mr. Devenny }. The more of these We can get, the , quicker we can locate the place where the noise is coming from. Everyone in town could give us the greatest assistance by going tc , his radio receiver, and turn it on and when it has reached it's proper
 volume go around the house and
 turn on every light, cleaner, food mixer, and furnace or oil burner that has motor, and turn them off at once when it is found they
 are not making noise. By this meth.
 cd each one in town can locate any device that is causing interference without waiting until Aght. DO IT NOW!
 Free Service
 When you find anything that } causes noise: if a light globe change Z 1t while You have the daylight tC } do so, because it will go out very , soon anyway. If any other device l buy a filter for it, and the city will , attach it for you FREE. The filter
 can be bought very cheaply. Or if
 you desire, report the device caus- ing noise, the city council will send a man to fix it for you, and all it ;I will cost will be the material The
 labor and time to fix it will not cost you anything it will be FREE