Radio mirror (Jan-Oct 1923)

59C18581307 Neutrodyne; Phantom; Portable Vacation Set RadioDi EVERY I TEN CENTS REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. & DOM. OF CANADA Vol. VI Copyright. 19Z3 R. D. P. Co. Inc. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1923 No. 1 LEARN WHILE SLEEPING STATION MANNED BY PUBLIC IS PROPOSED PHILADELPHIANS SUGGEST NATIONAL "CHAIN" Plan Is Outgrowth of Chamber of Commerce Study to Effect Better Broadcasting PHILADELPHIA— Development of a central Radio broadcasting station, to be and operated publicly as one of a which will extend throughout the , is asked by representatives of the national Radio Chamber of Commerce in before the Philadelphia ber of Commerce. Dr. Wilmer Krusen, chairman of the Municipal Affairs Committee of the Philadelphia Chamber, which has the proposal under consideration, has called a meeting of representatives of all local broadcasting stations to meet with his committee at the Chamber of Commerce. Proposal for the establishment of a public broadcasting station is the outgrowth of much study by the National Radio Chamber in seeking to solve the problem of developing better broadcasting. Sees Great Public Service in Plan "There are probably 50,000 broadcast receiving sets serving from 200,000 to 300,000 persons, in Philadelphia," according to a statement issued by the chamber. "This number is increasing rapidly because fair equipment is now within the reach of all. The mere presence in Philadelphia of such a station as we contemplate would undoubtedly serve to increase greatly public interest in Radio and hence, correspondingly, the influence of the Philadelphia station. "Sjch a station should be heard easily ln half of the sets of the country, or not less than 1,000,000 sets, serving perhaps 4.000,000 persons. So rapid is the increase in the number of Radiophones that it is safe to say that within five years the voice of Philadelphia could and would be heard by half of the people of the United States. "The public broadcasting station must and will be supported by the people whom it serves. We are presenting to Philadelphia the opportunity to lead the way in the great new development of this epochmaking art by establishing the first public broadcasting station in the United States, owned and operated by the public." Giant Horn for City Park ATLANTA, GA. — A giant loud speaker, fifteen feet long and big enough for a tall man to enter upright, amplifies the received municipal concerts broadcast nightly by the Atlanta Journal, Station WSB, for summer crowds at one of the city parks. WONDER IF HONOLULU HEARD WOR WEDDING NEWARK, N. J.— Word is being awaited as to whether or not Radiophans in the Hawaiian Islands and France picked up the wedding ceremony recently broadcast from Station WOR. The wedding in question was the ceremony which united Col. King Stanley, seventy, former Indian Scout and Miss Grace A. Raymond, forty-five. It will go down in history that President Harding was the first president to use Radio in speaking to the invisible public. His Alaskan trip is well dotted with speeches, many of which will be broadcast. Radio will keep him in close touch with things at home while in Alaska. He said, "It's a great stunt," after making a speech in a western state. The Presidential car is equipped with amplifying units and loud speaking horns, which broadcast the speaker's voice many blocks and it is easy for the crowds to hear the President from the observation platform on the train. Where speeches are made in halls the usual broadcasting takes place, and we all can hear it if we have long distance receiving sets. When the President and his party reach Alaska, their destination, only a thin piece of copper cable leading back to the States will let him know what is doing here. However, Radio will be used almost entirely on this trip. " j: ..— ■■.:r.:...'.'.'._^'— ':. .-??? SUBCONSCIOUS MIND TAUGHT BY HEAD SET Teach Naval Aviators Radio Code in Short Time — Speed Acquired Sleeping Mind Memorizes Principle Applicable to Other Fields — May Find Use in Schools of Country By Zi. M. Lamm WASHINGTON, D. C— Are you having a hard time trying to learn the Radio code? Are you looking for an easy way to learn it? Is there something else difficult for you to grasp? Then go to sleep and let your subconscious mind learn it for you. That is the advice of Radio experts of the Navy Department. Experiments have been made and claimed to have been a success. A novel plan for teaching the Radio code to student naval aviators at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., has been under trial recently, according to officials of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy Department, and reports received indicate the plan to be both practical and valuable. Learn While They Sleep The plan is to teach student aviators to receive code at high speed while they are asleep. The advantage claimed for the idea is that it enables the student to acquire facility in receiving the code in a fraction of the time that is ordinarily required. In recent tests made, say officials of the department, students who have been particularly slow in making progress with Radio practice have been saved from being dropped from the class at Pensacola. The idea originated in the experience of Chief Radio Mate Phinney who is in charge of Radio instruction in the ground school at the Pensacola Air Station. In asking for a trial of his plan, Phinney cited his own case, and told of how in practicing receiving at the rate of thirty-five words per minute he fell asleep while the mechanical sender which he was using continued to send messages to him. When he awoke Phinney claimed that he was able to receive at the rate of thirty-five words, (Continued on page 2) "RADARIO" COINED BY CROSLEY PLANT WLW CINCINNATI, O.— The word "Radario" is claimed to have been used first by station "WLW, Crosley Manufacturing Company, this city. The term means Radio drama and was coined by WLW officials to describe the particular type of technique necessary for microphoning the invisibile play. The station also claims the first Radio dramatist, Fred Smith.