:w:Hiram Percy Maxim

“ We predict an immense improvement in receiving ability throughout the country as a result of the amateurs in the League reading this article of Mr. Cole's.
The audion bulb is regarded by the amateur in general as one of the expensive luxuries. In talking with many amateur station owners, it seems that the impression prevails that not only does a bulb and its accompanying set cost quite a bit, but it costs a lot to replenish burned out bulbs. ”

“ In the various Armstrong circuits, the increase in strength of signals is due to amplifying effect as in the ordinary amplifier rather than the heterodyne principle. Of course, in the Armstrong circuit, these two effects are combined, but the real increase is due to amplification. ”

“ All switches, fuses, meters and apparatus requiring adjusting are mounted on the front of the board while the transformer, spark gap, condensers and oscillation transformer are mounted on iron frame work made of pipe to form an adjustable shelf in a manner common in switch-board construction. ”

“ There is so much to do that a lot of people must be identified in the job in order to carry it on. Establishing local stations at San Francisco, Chicago and some point near New York is distinctly the next thing for us to do. Let every one of us who actually operates and who is qualified to vote, send in his pick for the best local headquarters in the cities mentioned. ”

“ RADIO buglets — lend me your ears. When I was fourteen years old I started in on the wireless game, and am still playing. The first thing that wireless did for me was to permit me to communicate with an otherwise inaccessible place ”

“ Many amateurs are unable to have current installed in their homes either because they live too far away from current wires or else they cannot afford the cost of installation. Cannot amateurs find some means by which long distance work with a spark coil may be improved? ”

“ An ordinary bulb was represented by $3.00 and the "X" bulb with its greater sensitiveness at $5.00, if we remember the prices correctly. It was the usual history of every friend who had purchased an audion that he burned his bulb out in the first few weeks and this had to be renewed. It seemed an expensive thing to keep up. ”

“ Cole's article sheds, that the cost of upkeep on account of burned out bulbs, will be much reduced and that in time many more amateurs will feel that they can afford an audion. In most every one of the especially good League Relay stations, which we have illustrated in QST, the audion bulb figures as the receiving device. Some amateurs make use of the audion as a means for receiving continuous wave signals, and this, if practical, will add still further to the importance of the audion in the amateur minds. ”

“ In those days nothing could be bought—everything had to be made—and believe me fellow “why or less men” many a cocoa box and tomato can has been slaughtered by the author. And he is glad of it. Having to make a thing is the best way to understand the working of that thing. ”

“ In such cases, however, the Collector is instructed to deliver to the master of the vessel a copy of the printed regulations issued by the Navy Department and inform, him that, as the vessel will not have to enter and clear, he will not be required to seal his radio apparatus or to lower his antennae, but that the apparatus must not be used in any way, either for transmitting or receiving, until after the vessel has left the limits of the port. ”

“ Two strain insulators having a tensile strength of 1,000 pounds suspend the aerial between two masts, besides providing a further insulation of 75,000 volts. One of the masts is a steel pole erected on the roof of the house, the top of which is 43 feet above ground. ”

“ Although I have since bought several hundred, dollars worth of stuff, I shall never regret the fact that I formerly had to make my own instruments. And some of my best successes have been obtained with the use of home made stuff. ”

“ A. H. Ford St. University of Iowa 9YA Lamoni Arthur B. Church 9WU Sioux City Darrel Cyr 109 W. Ind. St. 9TO KANSAS Fort Scott Kenneth W. Wright 418 West 8th St. 9JV Kansas City Wilbur Witcraft 1941 Thompson St. ”

“ William Dubilier presented a paper on “Portable Aeroplane and Trench Radio Sets” with special consideration of a type of apparatus developed by the author for utilizing direct currents in producing musical notes without the use of a motor generator set and revolving spark gaps. Mr. ”

“ GPS CONNECTICUT Kensington A. H. Edgerly, Jr. 1DT New London Perry Stone 15 West St. 1AES Stamford Stuart Sandreuter Palmers Hill 1DX Tariffville Kenneth Dewey 1DM FLORIDA Ankona Raymond A. Saeger 4BV Miami Wm. A. Marsh R. F. D. No. 1. ”