Radio News, Vol 1 No 3 Atlantic City, October 15, 1915

 

Editor Earle Godfrey

Associate Editor Jerome Haas

 

EDITORIAL

It has been decided to try this form of paper for a change and see if the results will not be the same. This is a much easier way, but hardly up to the standard as compared to the last issue, but owing to the lack of support in the matter of topics, such a book is no easy thing to set up. The appearance of this is far from being satisfactory, yet it will be sufficient to carry the necessary information. This is not a channel through which the Editors may disclose their knowledge. If such were the case we would print a daily paper. This paper wishes to make it possible for everyone to air their ideas for comment & criticism, but such has not been taken advantage of as yet.

As soon as everyone wakes up and gets a little active interest, you can make this a paper valuable for its references and topics of interest, but until that time it can not be much more than the "History of the Lives of the Editors".

Wake up and give a word of advice or an idea. It would be better to have unfavorable criticism than to remain passive for at least, if you cant inform any one else you can be corrected yourself

 

ALBERTSON-YOUNG STATION

Albertson and Young have erected a two wire aereal con­sisting of the two wires in a straight-away 250 feet long.

The construction consists of the above suspended from a height of 75 ft at one end, and 40 ft at the other. They are obtaining very fine results in receiving.

'3sq'

Mr. Doughty, who has maintained a station at States Ave and the Beach, will Join again the aereal enthusiasts, and will erect a station at his home on Congress avenue. The nature of this station has as yet not been ascertained, but it may be infered that the aereal will be one wire from ? to ? of considerable length.

Joseph Naame

Joseph Naame has recently purchased a fine receiving station at his home on Massachusetts avenue. The set comprises loosecoupler, loading coil, detector, fixed condenser, and government "fones", all of the "E.I" make. His antenna is a home made spiral, made after the type of the Jeffries patened aereal.

Jerome Haas

Mr. Haas has practically erected a new station at his home, 2011 Atlantic avenue. The outside station consists of a one wire aereal 300 ft long, and 80 ft high at both ends.

Inside, a navy type receiving transformer is used in conjunction with galena and perikon detectors. A pair of Brandies phones completes the set.

According to Mr Haas this combination works as well as any other station in this vicinity, and it is claimed the signals are as loud as received at the light house station last year.

A transmitter will be installed in the near future.

CLUB STATION

Through the efforts of one of new members, namely Mr Gleisner. we are very close to having the much discuss ed club room in the tower of the Guarantee Trust Building, Ail negot­iations have not as yet been completed but it is expected by the time this goes to press, the whole matter will be cleared up. Every one has heralded the idea and great things are expected and of course this is up to every body, and not some particular person as is generally considered in our club matters.

More will be said here if we obtain the room.

Remember our Press slogan? "Club room or bust" (first issue)

"FS" Station

Mr Samaha has made application for a second grade license, but owing to some difficulty there has been a delay, and it has not been forwarded. If any one has any in formation on this line, we feel safe in saying the Mr Samaha would like to have information in this matter as to the line of red tape.

Mr Samaha's station is located on Oriental Place.

"NJ" Station

Capt Jeffries, who owns the station located on the Million Dollars Pier, has put it to rest for the winter months. However, all messages for the Captain can be relayed through station "3IF".

WIRELESS TELEPHONE

No doubt most of the amateurs in and about the City are aware that there is a wireless station in operation, presumably at NAA. He works between 12 and 1 A.M.

The wavelength is approximately 9000 meters.

A peculiar thing about the wireless telephone here used is that the voice always sounds the same, even though different persons are talking.

The several nights he has been heard "Everett", "Ed" and Will have been heard at trying their voice.

ARC STATIONS

Station "3IF" is quite much at loss to account for the different arc stations now using the antenna. There are high frequency of several sorts, "mush" arcs and low frequencies. So far so good; but when two or more of them are operating neither can be copied, yet it can be done when the go separately, showing that there are several stations instead of the drag of one station as has been suggested. If any one has an idea as to where and why, etc., of these stations we will will them the Washington monuement. The wavelength of these stations is about six times that of Arlington. Sayville is probably one of them, but then who are the other thirty-two?

Station of Casy

Mr. Casy on Connecticut avenue has commenced the erection of a station at his home. His aereal is one wire stretched from the top of the Hotel Pierpont on New Jersey avenue to his house. He should get very good when he completes his set.

Already he has heard the wireless telephone.

STATION "3IF"

"3IF" has erected his new station at 145 St Charles Place for the winter months. The inside station is practically the same as that at the Guarantee Trust Building last summer. The outside construction consists of a pole 881/2 ft in height, which supports two Jeffries Patented aerials.

By this week end a wire over 300 feet long will be run from the top of the pole to the Hotel States Ville on States avenue. This span will cross two streets, namely St Charles Place and Delaware avenue.

The latter part of this month it is expected that a Multi Audi Amplifier will be installed.

POSSIBLE STATIONS THAT YOU MAY HEAR (new)

ALIOXA ........... KZB.
AZAIEA.......... NLO .
ELLINGTON .......... NLN .
FORT BRAGG .......... WLE.
MOUNT HOPE .......... KOL.
SILVER SHELL.......... WIA.

NOTE -These are all ship stations.

NEW AMATEURS

There are no new amateurs registered in the third district to date, October 15th, 1915.

-RADIO PROVES VALUE-

During the fiscal year 1915 the radio inspectors of the Bureau reported 26 cases of vessels leaving our ports which met with accident or disaster, requiring the use of wireless to summon assistance.

Four of these were from fire; 12 were from running ashore; or stranding; or getting into ice Jams; 3 were from breakage of machinery; 4 resulted from collisions; 1 from shifting of cargo; one vessel was storm battered and water logged; and one was torpedoed. Excepting in the case of the Lusitania, which was torpedoed, the assistance resulted in the loss of but two lives.

RECENT ACCIDENTS

Sant' Anna

      On September 13th, 1915, the Fabre Line Steamship Sant' Anna, from New York to Naples, carrying 1,700 Italian reservists and crew aboard, caught fire in mid ocean, but all persons on board were saved.  The rescue was made by the steamship Ancona.  600 persons were taken off while the rest were carried to port con voyed by the Ancona.

THE ATHINIA

also met with accident in mid ocean and was abondoned by the passengers and crew numbering 470.

The call for assistance was answered by the Tuscania and Roumanian Prince, The vessel was entirely destroyed, yet because of wireless telehrapghy there was no loss of life.

A FEW DONTS

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Don’t work around 110 lines or other sources of high current with your mouth open. Even a slight tingle of current may make you jump. Either you may break a tooth or lose a piece of your tongue.

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Don’t try to make the other fellow find out what you know. He may succeed.

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Don’t hold back any thing that may be for the good or interest of the association.

 

SPECIAL EXTRA

“3IF” THIS AFTERNOON COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ONE WIRE AEREAL FROM THE STATES VILLE HOTEL ON STATES AVENUE TO THE TOP OF THE 88 ½ pole on his home. THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE WIRE IS 370 FT.

C0PPER WIRE

The sudden rush for copper wire for the erection of long aerials will if continued force the Albertson Young Co. to enlarge their store and lay on an extra force of employees. Several million miles of copper wire have been recently strung up.

ENTERTAINMENT

The members of the wireless association will be entertained at station "3IF", if the motion for same passes at this meeting October, 15th. It is hoped to have it on the fifth of November. However notices will be given in due time

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Base Ball

During the recent World Series "3IF" supplied several workmen on the street back of the station with the scores and the plays as sent out by "WHE". The rest of the equipment consisted of a phonograph horn, which was used as a megaphone.

Owing to the lack of contributions we will leave the rest of the space for the next issue.