Pioneer broadcasters urged to claim priority for wave lengths
Powell Crosley Jr. of Cincinnati urged priority rights for pioneer radio stations to reduce interference. He proposed limiting active broadcasters to available wave channels, creating a waiting list, and requiring older stations to yield a wavelength for new licenses, with a Commerce Department role.
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NEA
New York
March
Crosley
Pioneer Broadcasting
Department of Commerce
Pioneer
Best Station of 1924 Bartholomew Molinari Wins Hoover Cup
San Francisco amateur Bartholomew Molinari wins the Hoover Cup for 1924 as the nation’s top amateur radio operator. His station 6-AWT, largely self built, has communicated with stations across Asia Australia South Sea Islands Europe Africa South America Central America and Spanish America. The apparatus is shown in a photo with Molinari in an inset.
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Bartholomew Molinari
San Francisco
Molinari
Asia
Australia
South Sea Island
Europe
Africa
South America
Central America
Spnish America
Broadcasting station classes outlined with five requisites
The author advocates dividing stations into classes based on five criteria: priority, equipment, service, power, and capital. Ongoing inspections and updates are urged to maintain first class status, while obsolete stations should drop to lower classes. First class should not share time, second class two ways, lower classes even more limited access.
Radio Offices and Universities Invest in Wireless
England reports 2 500 000 radio users while the United States allocates 9 000 000 yearly for radio engineer salaries. Scotland Yard operates seven motorized radios. Lehigh University Bethlehem will build a 15 000 dollar radio station named WBLU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scotland Yard
London
Police
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Penn
WBLU
Bethlehen
Caps on Head Phones Caps Must Not Be Removed
A factory warning explains never remove caps from head phones as it lowers efficiency. Tests tighten receiver caps to exert precise pressure on the diaphragm using delicate instruments and must be preserved.
Cabinets From Latvia
Thousands of radio cabinets are shipped from Latvia to the United States in knockdown form for assembly and finishing. Made by Riga Technical and Industrial School pupils, the plant shipped several thousand sets last year and plans to increase to several million in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Areas
Washington
Latvia
United States
C. J. Mayers
Riga
Department of Commerce
Technical and Industrial School
America
Patents on Increase by Timea Special
Washington March 19 Ever since radio opened new paths for inventors the Patent Office reports growth in radiant energy and wave transmission patents. The Gazette shows 2247 patents pending in this section, more than any other area. Despite aging radio and many grants there is continued stream of new ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timea
Washington
Department of Radiant Energy
Patent Office
Condenser in Radio Receiving Sets Described
A condenser in a receiving set stores charge with metal plates separated by insulation. It tunes inductive coils for desired wavelength in radio circuits and can act as a fixed by pass condenser to block direct current while passing alternating current.
Ostman Wins Again At Fifth Annual Radio Show
Ted Ostman known as 20M wins first prize at the Hotel Pennsylvania event for building the best fifty watt transmitter. He had previously been first amateur to pick up a Macmillan message en route to the frozen North.
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Ted Ostman
America
Hotel Pennsylvania
New York
Ostman
Ted
Keep Aerial Safe From Wires
In erecting an outdoor aerial keep the wire well away from other live wires. Do not attach an aerial to poles with lightning transformers or run it over or under electric wires.
Insulating Rubber Tubing as Spaghetti Substitute
Experimental note suggests insulating rubber tubing can replace spaghetti in simple demonstrations. Cites practicality and safety for casual science work, highlighting ease of finding materials and similar stiffness. Mention context of classroom or home science setups and basic swapping guidance.
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Pettis Dry Goods Co
Carlin Music Co
Washington St
N. Penn
England
Remler
Remier, Kelloge
Weston
Hatfield Electric Co
Baltic Land
Ill
Freed-Eisemann
Neutrodyne
Rex Jr
Crystal Se Aerial Wire
Scientific
Schickerling
Uncle Sam
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