Radio boosts Weather Bureau reach via wireless warnings
Washington March 19 radio history shows the Weather Bureau using wireless to collect meteorological data from inaccessible areas and disseminate forecasts and warnings. E B Calvert notes radio’s indispensability for gathering reports from ships at sea and warning vessels of storm centers to avoid disasters.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
E. B. Calvert
Calvert
Marconi
English Channel
Dover
Bologne
Reginald A. Fessenden
Western University of Pennsylvania
Stevenson Radio Syndicate
One Reason WFBM is Popular
Gus C Edwards leads a popular eleven member orchestra that has toured North America. For six years the group has featured on Merchants Heat and Light programs and performed at Eppley hotels Winnipeg Alhambra and Chicago venues. The ensemble now plays at the Indianapolis Athletic Club since October 18 attracting many fans.
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Gus C. Edwards
Merchants Heat and Light Company
United States
Canada
Eppley
Winnipeg
Rendezvous
Indianapolis
New WGI Station Begins Modern Broadcasting Studio
New Station WGI of the American Radio and Research Corporation in Medford will open a modern studio in Boston at Tremont and Beaco Streets within sixty days. The facility will feature up to date transmitting apparatus with a power of 500 watts.
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WGI
American Radio and Research Corporation
Medford Hillside
Mass
Houghton & Dutton
Realize Possibilities Radio and Stage Meet in Debate
Theatrical producers and actors clash over radio's impact on theater. Many traveling performers embrace radio for entertainment during layovers, using sets to combat boredom on days off.
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Bane
Simple Pie Tin Antenna Tactic for Temporary Aerials
An easy method to add an antenna to a receiving set uses a pie tin placed under the earphone and a wire from the tin to the aerial binding post. Grounding connects to a water pipe or radiator. This does not affect telephone operation and no phone company objection is expected. an outside aerial is preferred but temporary aerials are useful.
Possible Causes for Maction No Signal on Detector
Causes include a short circuit in the phone condenser run down batteries reversed polarity broken connection in the phone cord or set poor socket contact or bad contact in the phone plug or jack.
Shoe Eyelets Used In Radio Vario-coupler Tubes
Eyelets from shoes provide excellent bearing for shafts in vario-coupler and variometer tubes. Two eyelets form end connectors on a cardboard grid leak. Eyelets can embellish light display holes in panels showing tube light.
Four State Pupils Hear Special Radio Lectures
Pupils in Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin listen Friday afternoon to special lectures broadcast under the Chicago department of education. The programs are created by the pupils for their own education.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Arise Stand By Who Invented The Phrase
A notice offers a reward for the inventor of the phrase stand by for one moment please and a further reward for proposing a replacement. The wording suggests a public appeal with a monetary bounty. No names or dates are given in the readable text.
Bombay listener reports KDKA signal issues and antenna fixes
George Lea of Bombay, India, notes he has received KDKA concerts clearly on some nights but distortion occurs on others. He attributes the problems to hastily built antennas and plans repairs to improve reception in the future.
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George Lea
Bombay
India
Westinghouse Station Signals Glitch Repair Feasibility
An unclear fragment notes a program from Westinghouse station facing a potential service issue. It mentions possible repair steps or timing but lacks concrete details or dates. Further readable text is needed to specify the station, program, and outcome.
Two Antennas Ten Miles Long Solve Static Mystery
Scientists claim a breakthrough to eliminate static by building two antennas each ten miles long. The proposed setup supposedly disperses static electricity, offering a simple solution for households and industries.
Zither Debuts on Davenport Radio Station
The zither is set for a debut on WOC Davenport Iowa radio. Listeners can expect the instrument among a lineup of known musical devices as broadcasts expand.
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WOC
Davenport
Brunswick
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History of Radio
Mateo
Roanoke Island
Hatteras
North Carolina
Fessenden
Hatteras and
Army
Navy
Army and Navy
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
I. Welf-Auto Co
Capitol Ave
Madden
Tom E
Madden & Son
Radio and Electrical Service
Alabama St
KDKA
Westinghouse Station
Tuska
Hoosier State Radio and Electric CO
Illinois St. Circle
Baldwin
NOQ Brunswick
the Baldwin. Piano Co
N. Penn
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