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Radio Helping Us Enjoy the Summer
Our Vacations may be Better Spent if Radio Means are Suggested for Eliminating the Dififi
By ARTHUR
SUCH rapid strides have been made and so much good has come of boys and i young men operating amateur wireless r stations, that the U. S. Government has gone so far as to encourage its use, and Uncle Sam has not been satisfied merely to say, "That's a very instructive and helpful hobby you have taken up, my boy, keep at it and it will do you a lot of good." No, indeed; he has done much more than simply express his pleasure and give some verbal encouragement. He has actually instructed various government wireless stations to give the amateur a helping hand. And who is in a better position to help in that regard than our benevolent uncle?
For some time past, there have been men in the employ of the Government, who, either for selfish reasons or because they did not have vision enough to see that one day wireless would be of vast importance to our country, have endeavored to introduce and put into effect laws which v/ould materially reduce the scope of amateur radio endeavor, if not prohibit it entirely. Such narrowness is to be regretted, and we must feel grateful to those who have overcome such attempts at legislation and have brought about a condition in which the amateur radio worker is not only encouraged but materially aided. Perhaps it will be of value to consider some of the reasons which would make such laws harmful not only to the worker himself but to the entire nation and possibly the world. It sometimes takes a war, or kindred upheaval, to make some men realize the value of things which seem useless or even an impediment to progress, and that is precisely the case with amateur radio.
But a few short years ago there was a flood in this country and the railroads were put out of business in the section which was flooded. The telegraph lines were also torn down, as were the telephone lines. The people within the stricken region would have been without communication with the rest of the country had it not been for the amateur wire
is Taken with Us. In this Article Various culty of Erecting the Summertime Antenna
H. LYNCH
less operators, who took it upon themselves to establish a reliable communication service and thus let the rest of the country know the needs of those who were suffering.
That was before the Government had taken such active part in the promotion of amateur wireless affairs, and there were many other similar instances of like importance which went to prove that the hobby was valuable, not only to the boy who enjoyed it himself, but to his fellows. It is interesting to observe a few things which have gone on since that time and see what effect they have had upon the country at large.
One of the most striking examples of the value of radio to the country is seen in the Great War. There are but few who will even attempt to claim that this country was in
1 his is an ex-serx ice, man-carrying kite now used to carry an antenna. Some idea of its size may hs had by comparing it to the men who are holding it. A suitable kitestring may be made from a stout clothes line