Radio mirror (Jan-Oct 1923)

RADIO DIGEST March 24, 1923 .'PLED BY FALL; RADIO FILLS HOURS 6ZH, AMATEUR OPERATOR, FALLS FROM MAST District Superintendent of American Radio Relay League Is Graduated from School by Ether By P. US. Hollingsworth. SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Everyone along the Pacific Coast knows amateur station 6ZH, and there is not an amateur but will cut in and answer when he hears this station calling. For the owner is Lester Picker, an invalid who has to lie in bed with a broken back and operate his key from his bedside, but who nevertheless is district superintendent of the American Radio Relay League, and a hero to the amateur knights of the spark and key. Picker was graduated from high school by Radio, too, a distinction not achieved by any other Radiophan in the world, but not a distinction which he coveted, by any means, for it meant that he was unable to attend the exercises that mean so much to every boy and girl at some time in their lives. Falls From Mast He is down on his luck, but still able to get something out of life, thanks to the Radio, which has cheered many lonely hours of pain and suffering. If it were not for amateur Radio, Picker would not be lying there with a broken back. It was while he was putting up a new 55foot mast at his station, that he fell, as the guy wires broke. He was for weeks under a doctor's care before he was able to even reach for his key. The accident happened not long before the graduating exercises at the San Diego Roosevelt Memorial High School, and he was due to receive his diploma with the rest. The chair where Picker was to sit was vacant, but their thoughts were with him, and at a word from Principal T. A. Russell, someone telephoned to another San Diego amateur, who relayed the message by Radio to 6ZH. A switch was thrown in and a hush fell over the big audience as all eyes were turned to the big horn on the platform. Talks to Classmates In the next few minutes there was no other sound but Picker's voice, until he signed off with his customary "Good Night, 6ZH." On this eventful night hie clung to his old familiar call, after he told of his pleasure at being with his old classmates, in part at least, and expressed the hope that he might join them again at some reunion and tell of his experiences. Every amateur on the Coast knows his story and frequently they call his station with a cheery, "Hello, old man, how are you?" Now and then an old amateur friend from far back to the Mississippi will call him, or someone in Vancouver, or maybe way down to the Gulf of California. He is always there with a cheery answer, and his signal is as quick and sharp as the crack of a whip. Appeal Filed in Supreme Court in Intercity Case May Not Be Argued Until Fall Term WASHINGTON, D. C— The Solicitor General of the United States, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of the Intercity Radio Company against the Secretary of Commerce. It may remembered that a short time ago the Intercity Company obtained a temporary injunction against the Secretary of Commerce from taking away its Radio license, from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia! An appeal was made by the Secretary to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. The Court of Appeals upheld the lowercourt and the matter has now been taken to the United States Supreme Court to obtain a definite ruling on the constitutionality of the present Radio law. It is probable that the case will not be argued until the fall term of the court. RECEIVING RECORDS? SEND 'EM IN— By the Contest Bditor RECEIVING records during the past week reached the total of seventeen. The distances are steadily increasing, although now and then new stations beginning operation cause a flood of records for mileage spans of not far above the minimum allowed, 1,000 miles. The following new or susperseding records were made last week: Station — Miles Away — Who Heard It? AS6 — 1250, John Klener, Cleveland, O. KDYX— 5000. C. F. Kose, Jr., Springfield. Mass. KDZE — 1725, Philip Delano, Bonne Terre, Mo. KFAU— 1325, Boss Hansch, Baraboo, wis. KFCL— 1250. C. E. Moothart, Firth. Nebr. KFDL— 1225, John Klener, Cleveland. O. KFV— 1400. Elmer Gahhrun. Bice Lake, Wis. KGY — 1650, D. E. Sogers, Crandon, Wis. KLB — 1900. Billy Withington, Jackson, Mich. K MO— 1600. Boss Hansch, Baraboo. Wis. KWH— 2300, C. L. Walker, Napanee, Ont., Can. KYI— 1750, W. Schultze, Chicago. BL W DAE— 1700. Wm. Hurst. Jr., Winnipeg, Can. WFAH — 1025. John Kiener, Cleveland, O. W I AG— 1250. Wm. Hurst, Jr., Winnipeg, Can. WJX— 2550. Bobert Bowe. Santa Clara, Calif. WQAM— 1300, Wm. Attwill, Swampscott, Mass. Birmingham Will Give Fans Sermons from Station WSY BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Practically all of the sermons preached in Birmingham churches from now on will be broadcast over WSY, of the Alabama Power Company. Dr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the First Baptist church, has adopted the unique plan of making the request of all listeners in to take part in the services. As a result many people in Birmingham, as well as in other towns and cities, who have Radio sets are "going to church at home" nowadays. The Alabama Power company has received numerous letters from all parts of the country congratulating them upon this means of spreading the gospel. Judging from the number of letters received by the Alabama Power Company thousands of people listen to sermons preached in Birmingham and broadcast over WSY. Washington State College Installs 500-Watt Plant PULLMAN, WASH. — The new 500-watt broadcasting station of the Washington State College is now functioning. The set was installed a few weeks ago by student engineers and is now filling a definite place in the air in the Northwest. Entertainment, music and other features are broadcast but the station was installed primarily for extension work. Weekly lectures of educational topics, constituting a regular course, are delivered by college professors. College sports, basketball, baseball and football, will be broadcast play by play. This was first attempted at a recent basketball game between W. S. C. and the University of Idaho teams. New International List Ready WASHINGTON. — A new edition of the Berne International List of Radiotelegraph stations will soon be ready for distribution, the Department of Commerce has been advised. Copies of this, the 8th edition, can be secured by addressing the International Bureau of the Telegraph Union at Berne, Switzerland, for 14 francs Swiss. KFC Out of Business SEATTLE, WASH — KFC, The Post-Intelligencer broadcasting station at Seattle, has discontinued broadcasting. Unforeseen conditions made the disruption of the service necessary. KFC was the pioneer broadcasting station of the State of Washington. New Club Organization to Give Members Cheaper Sets SAN JOSE, CALIF. — One of the latest clubs to come into existence is the Radio Broadcasting Club of this city. The new club is intending a national membership and expects to soon have its supporters scattered from coast to coast. There are two notable features: First, there will be a department established to answer all questions, technical or otherwise, from members, and second, the club will have its own sales organization. It is the intention to give the members the benefit of co-operative buying. J. P. Whidden is president and can be reached through the club at 52 Ryland Building, San Jose, California. Seyferlich's Panel Labeling Outfit and Soldering Iron enables anyone to mark his own Radio Panels. Duplicates the work of an expensive engraving machine and permits the Radio constructor to brand his trademark or name on the panel. Complete set of nine separate words with holder and Cutler-Hammer Radio Soldering Iron. Special Trademark Plates Made to Order. $25:22 Dealers* Discounts on Application Seyferlich's Real Radio S8 W. Washington St. Chicago Ether Drama Has Thrills of Stage WGY'S Audience Builds Mental Scenery to Fit Plays— No Two Settings Alike SCHENECTADY, N. Y. — When WGY puts on a weekly melodrama, broadcasted from its station, every Radio listener mentally builds his own scenery to fit the play as spoken by the actors of the drama. Thus, as no two minds work alike, and everyone's imagination differs from his fellow's in the mental pictures it sets up, there are as many varieties of scenic settings as there are listeners. The listener hears a telegraph key and lines read referring to a small village railroad station, in "The Travelling Salesman" first act, a play given recently. This sets up creative action in the mind of the listener, and he follows the players as they speak their lines, with a mental picture of the scene as it might be in reality. Ether Drama Proves Popularity Only "sound atmosphere" is possible in Radio drama. But one gets all the sound effects possible on the stage, such as thunder, an auto honr, the whistle of a locomotive, a telephone bell, dishes rattling or someone pounding a typewriter. The players of these "ether dramas" have to be more careful of tone inflection and shading, since they cannot help out the effect by their gestures and personal presence. The listener has the advantage of the blind man who attends the drama, however, because he has experience and so imagination to aid in mental pictures. That there is great appreciation and enjoyment of these "ether dramas" is attested by the 800 to 1,000 letters received after every such performance, expressing appreciation of the writers, many of them coming from those who have seen actual stage productions of the same plays broadcasted. Radiogram Rate Increased WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Navy Department has announced that the rate for commercial traffic through all Radio stations of the Naval Communication Service except those of the Great Lakes, will be 12 cents per word effective April first. $1(P REGENERATIVE 2000 Mile GUARANTEED RECEIVING SET— Post Paid iya or 6 Volt Tubes Used Dungan Radio Co. 68 West Washington Street, Chicago, 01. COAST STATIONS HEAR WHA BROADCAST GAME Texas Listeners Follow Wisconsin Game Play by Play Reports from Radio receiving stations along the Atlantic, _ Pacific, and Gulf coasts, from states as" far south as Texas, and several telegrams and hundreds of letters from listeners within a radius of 1,000 miles announced the success of the broadcasting of the recent "Wisconsin basketball games by the University of Wisconsin Radio station WHA. The games were sent directly from the gymnasium, play by play, and "listeners in" heard the applause and cheering. December Exports of U. S. Total $163,236 Apparatus WASHINGTON. — Radio exports shipped out of the country in December totaled $163,236 in value, less than the total for November which was $223,180. The decrease is explained by officials of the Department of Commerce as due to large shipments of apparatus to Argentine in November. In December, Canada took the largest amount valued at $74,344. 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