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Radio Broadcast
buy a tube, a battery, or a head set, or, indeed, any essential part of a radio machine beyond wire, and sets are at a premium. But that condition is changing rapidly because of the great opportunities to hear the outer world perform in a manner which has never been heard of before.
Common report has it — and it is no doubt true — that the Bahamas are the very home of static, and most amateurs shut up shop in April and do not expect to listen in again until November.
1 have found the loop aerial much more successful in resisting static than outside aerials. As a matter of fact, so far, to April ist, it has bothered us not " too much," as the natives say. The one thing that puts us completely out of business is the wireless station on the hill at Nassau. When it starts in to tick off messages to Miami 180 miles away at over 30 cents a word it settles down and drowns us out like flashes of lightning, and we must shut up our telephone headpieces until the messages are complete.
As in England and all British Colonies one can not possess and operate a receiving instrument without a license, and a license is a serious matter. You must apply in writing, and the
matter is then taken up "on behalf of the Governor in Council," and after two weeks or so, if you appear to be a reliable person in good standing, you receive an involved document of three pages. With the license comes a bill for five shillings for a year's use of the machine, and you are at liberty to proceed.
When we set up our machine there was some question about the risk of stringing wires because of lightning, etc. When it was found out that our set required no wires and gave no sign outside of the house, " The Governor in Council " was perplexed, this being the first loop set ever set up in the Islands.
One's pleasure is often heightened when clear and loud signals come in from northern cities that they are suffering from a blizzard and the performers had difficulty in getting to the station because of the storm, while we sit here in our lightest clothes, with windows and doors open to catch the evening breeze. But we hear, too, from the South. A few nights ago we searched about for the news bulletin and, failing, got Porto Rico, and were informed to our great delight that world news would be distributed. We listened with all our ears, only to hear it all in Spanish, of which not a soul in the room understood a word.
PUTTING "THE TRAVELING SALESMAN" ON THE AIR AT WGY, SCHENECTADY The scene is laid in a small railroad station — hence the telegraph instrument. The director's phones, padded to exclude all local sounds, are connected to a set outside which is tuned to the concert. By holding up printed cards, he can inform
the players how they are "registering"