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RADIO NOTES AND NEWS,
China Amateur Radio Association.
Tho recently appointed Exoou.dispatches across the Pacific bo tive Committeo of tho Intorna continued aftor June 30, 1925, tional Amateur Radio Association were passed by the American of China (Shanghai district), have Chambor of Commerce hero, been getting to work on a sohema says the Manila Bulletin and for the oxtonsion of the Associa-will be sent to John W. Wooke, tion's activities during the Soorotary of War, through the coming year and an educational office of Governor Gonoral Wood. and technical programme. has The resolutions stress the im been evolved which will be placed portance of facilities for bringing bofore the mombers at the next news dispatches noross tho Profic general mooting.
to the Philippines and urge that In order to popularizo amatour every offort bo made to maintain radio work it is proposed to rathe present arrangement. commond that the yearly sub- The resolutions will not only scription be reduced to $5 to go to the Secretary of War, but make it more easily possible for will also be sent to the United schools and juvonilo institutions Staten Chamber of Commerce to share in the benefits of the and other commercial organiza-- Association's activities.
tions in the United States. The technical programme in. Congressman Free of California oludos a definite offort to link up has announced that he plans
introduco 21 Shanghai with the realy amateur to
rosolution at organizationa
tho Pacião the present session of Congross coast, Japan, Australasin, etc. asking that the arrangement using short wavo, low power ap. bo mado permanent. He con paratus. The Technical Com tends that ruch a move will not
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Oh, if all ambitious radio fans were in the boots of this youngster! He's Roger Wolfe Kahn, son of the interna- tio al banker. Otto Kahn. Hie radio shop is as complete as any amateur would want it. Besides building his own sots, young Kahn has broadcast violin solos and has led his own orchestra before the microphone.
mittes are confident of this being place the government in con.poti: accomplished.
tion with private concorns B An extraordinary general mest-privato radio concerns of the ing of the Association was called United States are not in position for Thursday, the 18th instant, at to transmit the dispatches at a the Hongkew Fire Station (Re-rate which newspapers in the Fur creation Room) at 5.30 p.m. whan East can afford to pay nor which the several schemes of the Ex-comer anywhera near the figure cutive Committoe were placed be- for which the Navy transmits the fore the members.
dispatches.
Although the leadership is vest- Congreesman Froo plane to ed in certain elected members, it enlist the aid of Americans nows-
is folt that the whole-hearted co-papers in his drive to make the! operationofthemorabere generally Navy arrangement permanent
is essential if really useful work is for the Orient
to be accomplished, and it is hoped that this general meeting will provide an opportunity for tho members to group themselves round the different committees in such helpful capacity as they aro best able to afford, says the N. C. D. N.
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LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.
Sounds Broadcast.
LOUDER AND CARER When a condensor is shunted across the secondary of an audio frequency transformer, it clears An attempt was made to up siznals but reduces volume. broadcast the sounds of the To maintain the former volume,
If you want to drill a glass passing of the Lord Mayor's and add 224 volts more plato a voltage in the circuit of the tuto
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it with turpin ine. Put in Northumberland-avenuo. It rpened threc-cornered filo in was not romarkably successful. brace and go ahead.
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STANDARD BATTERIES.
Standard sizos and dimensions"
music of tho of B-batteries may result from'
In a flash of a second, wireless messages hop from Now York to Borlin daily, where they are received and decoded by theso automatic machinos. The groat radio station at Geltow is the receiving point from which land wires tako the mossages direst to the receiving rooms in Berlin.
that should bo onabled hear tho
The mooting will be open to transmitter in the United Stator,! and tho talk of
action of the Battery Standarde any of the public who may bo if not in the world, will be built oiling water it can be bent in people in the crowd of spectatore. Committee of the Assdoiated interested in the art of wireless bore for the Mare Island navy
Instead thore WAS hoard, shapo cosired.
make cago antenna hoope, chiefly, a great deal of talk, moat Manufacturers of Electrical Sup and the work of the Association. yard, the General Electric Com- No, 00 hard-drawn coprer of it having no relation to the plies. This will enable radio pre- Into the desired shape and show at all, on the park of enter- ducers to build standard sized er the auda flush, not lapped. tainers from "2 L.O.," and at compartments for those batteries
you havo no drill whon intervals the bands and some want to mount an instru- ohearlng.
SYMPHONY ON AIR.
PRESS RADIO PLAN.
Chamber of Commerce Wants Navy Arrangement.
pany announced today..
In addition to increasing the effect of radio communication to such a degree that the station wit be kept in continuous touch with Annapolis, MD., Hawaii, Japan and other countriesaud American Resolutions asking that the ships virtually anywhere in tho
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on the hard-rubber panel, The hym of converation among your loo pick and punch the the crowd in the street was Tho Bt. Louis Symphony hoard, but no actual words could Orchestra fe preparlug to broad- five-grain Urotropin tablot be distinguished. The military cast 15 concerts from the Odeon, arrangement by which Navy Pacific ocean, it is said the trans- d with a match will give a band and pipo muele was clear, at St. Louis, through station K8D. wireless facilities are at the dis-mitter will eliminate interferendo blass and odorless sol-luring and an was the noise of the The first concert will be broad posal of American press associa with the radio programmes in this
Itractor drawing the lifehost. cast on November 8. ·
tions for the transmission of country. Associated Press.
Luis Angel Firpo made his first appearance on the radio the other evening. The good senor filled the air with a choice agaɔrt- ment of Argentinian. In many cases the good asnor's remarka were mistaken for static, with atmospheric complicaitons, glad to bolo America," the fighter said, in opening?