Radio Digest (July 1924-Apr 1925)

C1B62271<? New Six Tube Superdyne Receiver; Advance Programs All Large Stat Gold Cup Award Standings; Combination Radio Frequency and Regeneration Radio Di EVERY I = = PROGRAMS TEN CENTS REG. IK S. PAT. OFF. & DOM. OF CANADA Vol.X Copyright 1924 By Radio Digest Publishing' Co. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1924 No. 5 TO RADIO HORSE RACES Want Radiocasting Plant on Leviathan Will Send Programs at Sea Each Night to Radiophans WASHINGTON, D. C— It is understood that the United States Shipping Board is contemplating asking the Radio section of the Department of Commerce for a license to erect a Radiocasting' plant on the Leviathan. While officials of the Shipping Board will not discuss the matter at this time it is understood that the purpose of such a plant would be to Radiocast the programs on board ship each night. It is said that the Board wants to erect a plant of about 500 watts which would have a range of some thousand miles. While the matter has not yet been gone into fully it is thought that the only objection is that Radio operators on the sea would probably be listening in on entertainment programs instead of attending to their work. The matter, however, has not yet been formally presented to the Department of Commerce for decision. ARMY WORLD FLYER INSTALLS RADIO SET TO AID AERIAL VOYAGERS ON FINAL LAP OF TRIP Amateurs and Radiophans Will Be Able to Pick Up Signals Upon Arrival Here WASHINGTON. — When the Army World Flyers reached Hull, England, a complete Radio transmitting and receiving set was installed on Lieut. Smith's plane, the "Chicago." This appartus will aid the aerial voyagers on the final lap of their long trip, crossing the North Atlantic with stops at the Orkney's, Iceland, Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. They will be able to communicate with shore and ship stations constantly and be ready to call for aid in the event of an accident. WQJ RADIOCASTS AN INDIAN WAR DANCE CHICAGO. — Station WQJ, located in the Rainbo Gardens in this city, Radiocast a unique program recently when Princess Red Feather, a full-blooded Blackfoot Indian, gave an impersonation of her tribal war dance. Although the audience of Radiophans could not see her, they heard the tinkling of bells which decorated her costume, and the war whoop with which she ended the dance. By the time the flyers reach the coast of this continent, amateurs, and fans acquainted with the code may be able to pick up messages from Smith as to his progress or even his communications with naval vessels en route. Capt. Harold McClellan, a Radio expert of the Air Service, until recently on leave in London, installed the Radio equipment at Hull. The receiver, is one of the new Army super-heterodyne sets recently perfected by the Signal Corps for the Air Service. It operates on eight tubes and includes four special intermediate transformers invented by Jackson H. Pressley, Chief Engineer of the Signal Corps Radio laboratory at Camp Alfred Vail, N. J. The airplane transmitter is a 100 watt set with a range of about 500 miles, which should carry from the airplanes to shore stations even on the longest jumps on the home stretch. The wave length to be used is 600 meters and the call assigned to Smith's ship is WYZ. MAJOR WHITE TO ANNOUNCE SPORT EVENT Famous French Four -YearOld Gelding Will Be Star Attraction Radiocast From Track NEW YORK.— For the first time since horse-racing became a favorite sport, track enthusiasts will be able to follow the progress of the horses, even though they are miles removed from the track, during the forthcoming International Races at Belmont Park and Acqueduct on September 4 and 27, for through the co-operation of Major August Belmont and the Westchester Racing Association, Station WJZ will Radiocast running descriptions of both races direct from the Belmont and Acqueduct tracks. Epinard, the famous four-year-old which Pierre Wertheimer has recently brought to this country, and who is now in training for the series of three races scheduled for the early fall, will be the star attraction of the first racing Radiocasting in history, and the best horses of this country will be "seen" in competition with the foreign favorite by the Radio listeners. J. Andrew White Will Be Announcer J. Andrew White, who has described every type of sporting event which the Radio has so far carried to the distant fans, will be at WJZ's microphone in the judges stand, and direct wires, especially installed for the event, will carry his voice to the Radiocasting studio, where it will be "put on the air." The Belmont Park race, on September 4, will be over the six-furlong distance, and will see such American horses as Wilderness, Miss Star, Snob II, Baffling, and Sun Pal pitted against Epinard. At Acqueduct, on September 27, it is expected that Princess Doreen, Wilderness, My Own, Sun Pal, Little Chief, and Snob II will race the French horse over the mile distance. These International Races, which are the result of the interest and enthusiasm aroused in racing circles both here and (Continued on page 4) MYSTERIOUS SOS IS VERY ELUSIVE HERE IONDON. — The mysterious SOS call reported here, is still bothering ■J the public. Some explain it as poor transmission of the Brazilian station SOH, which has already been known to create some confusion. This mysterious call was picked up by many British amateurs on 120 meters and has been ascribed to everything from a sinking pleasure boat to an attempt at signals from Mars. " ■■«