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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA. UTAH i - ?- . zr s. gf Radio Reception Goal Is Reached Not More Than 120 Per Cent of Sets Will Reproduce Properly. ' Dy KNUTE PETERSEN. tn Radio World, Great Improvement 1ms been effected in broadcasting and reception during the past few years. In the early days even the best transmitting stations used phonographs and player pianos promiscuously before the miNow these stations are crophone. using the highest type of available artistic talent directly before the microphone. All mechanical performers are prohibited. At first little thought was given to the modulation. Often It happened that the wave was badly overmodulated. Now the average percentage of modulation occurs on even the loudest passages. Furthermore, the modulation Is so low that the second harmonic which is Introduced Into the signal when the percentage of modulation Is too high Is negligible. Not much thought was given previously to quality of modulation over the entire audible 'scale. Now the modulation Is the same for all essential frequencies within a very close margin. At the receiving end the Improvement In quality has been slower than at the transmitting end, because ninny entered the receiver manufacturing field who had no adequate knowledge of the fundamental principles of radio In general and quality In particular. Accumulation of Knowledge. But knowledge of these things was accumulated and broadcast In technical circles and great Improvement In the received programs was the result one thing that came first In this general Improvement of equipment The realization that more power was required to operate loudspeakers satisfactorily brought larger tubes. The demand for the low notes In the signal brought large transformers with high Inductance primaries and It also brought resistance coupled receivers with high mu tubes. The demand for the low as well as the high notes brought cone spankers of large dimensions. There was no The demnnd for convenience of operation brought about simplified control In the receivers. At first It was thought necessary to have a variable for every component part of the circuit. As a result there were receivers which had a rheostat for every tube, one or more vnrlnble high resistances for oscillation control, one separately controlled condenser to everv tuned circuit together with a vernier condenser for each, potentiometers for varying the grid bias, taps on the primaries to change the coupling, taps on the secondaries for varying the tuning range, rotatable primaries for changing the coupling, and other variables without number. Varlomanla" Disappears. As a result of this mania for variables, which has been called receivers horrible in appearance and impossible to operate appeared. At present variables are used only for tuning and for volume control, rihI these are reduced to the smallest possible number. One or two controls for tuning ahd one for volume control are now popular. Many sets use a single control for tuning and another for volume control. The result Is that the receiver Is simple to operate and It Is possible to build It so that It looks like a piece of art The demand for convenience also At brought socket power devices. first these were designed to eliminate the F batteries only. Then they were built to include the "C" battery also. Finally attempts were made to build them so ns to eliminate the Fair results filament battery also. have been obtained and the prospects for complete success along this line are very bright. In fact, many receivers of excellent performance characteristics are now In operation In which no batteries whatsoever are used. Competition Fruitful. The keen competition between the phonograph and the radio was one of the greatest forces for improving the quality of both. But a few years ago the quality of phonographicajly reproIt was duced music was atrocious. an ordeal to listen to one of the Instruments. Radio came along. It was an improvement over the phonograph, had though It was at first. The phonograph manufacturers got busy and turned out Instruments capable of reproducing recognizable music. That was a challenge to the radio element. They accepted It and now the duel Is being fought. The best phonograph reproduction is now on a par with the best radio reproduction, and either Is almost as good os original. In the competition between the phonograph and the radio the phonograph had the early advantage of greater talent. Nearly oil the great artists of voice and Instrument were bound by contract to the phonograph makers. Radio had to take what was left. At first there was not much to take, but now practically all the great artists are available to the radio. r the Radii lifts one advantage vario-mania- well-nig- ," a phonograph, and that Is that Its programs come to the listener right off the griddle. Phonograph music Is bought in the store deliberately at so much per package. Radio music comes wafting through space so that he who listens may hear by simply tuning In on It. A peach plucked off the tree Is much more delicious than a peach fished out of a tin can. The two peaches might have grown on the same tree, or even the same branch; but the canned peach grew a season or two ago, the one plucked off the tree did not stop growing more luscious until the moment it was picked.-Thplucked peach ripened In the' sun, the canned peach ripened In the shade of a warehouse, or perchance under the action of a chemical. So It Is with the music from the- phonograph and the radio. The phonograph record has been perfected in a studio and deprived of some of tlie human element The radio rendition is the result of growth and it Is alive and vibrant. The artistic phase of radio has always outrun the technical development. Iu the early days when mechanical performers were used tlie technical equipment at both the transmitting and receiving ends was so poor that nothing but the novelty of the thing sustained Interest in broadcasting. Artists Now. Later, when mediocre human talent was employed, the technical equipment improved a little but still tlie Daddus learning fast Ioor reception Is not now so much a matter of technical development of receivers as with the exploitation of radio. It Is well known how to build receivers capuble of fidelity of reproduction, but there are many sets built which cannot reproduce any program properly. And these sets are In dally use. They serve well to Impart news and useful Information to their owners, but they ore not able to create the Illusion of reality. These receivers also serve to keep the rhythm of a musical composition and belch forth a great volume of sound. Hence they serve well those who would fill the room with noisy cadence. But when It comes to reproducing classical music as rendered by the great artists or organized groups of artists, these sets can do no better than create a displeasing caricature. It Is safe to say thdft more than 80 per cent of the sets In use today fall In this class. Constants of Wave Meter Should Not Change in Use It Is essential that the constants of a wave meter should not change In use. Some slight difficulty has been experienced with vacuum tube wave meters, owing to the necessity of substituting a new tube when the original one, with which the Instrument was calibrated, burns out. Varying e capacities of the tubes, for example, would seriously alter ttie maximum wave length to which tlie wave meter will tune, thereby Introducing inaccuracies over tlie whole of tlie range. Col. K. E. Edgeworth describes in his (British) patent a circuit which overcomes tills difficulty. Here it will be seen that a tube V Is Inter-electrod- The Reformation of Rutherford Ewemncr Fairt Tale By H. IRVING KING GRAHAM BONNER jSf nARY vnrtaM .... Mvwm omion (Copyright.) alungto Rutherford Also he was THE WARD BIRD Well," said Daddy, I suppose you are ready for your story, and this eve- Little to Grow Better. be- particularly cause ou a table near his bed was ' containing a small a large cage canary bird. I asked the nurse if pets were allowed In the ward and why 'this little boy especially wanted a bird. She told nie that tlie little boy was uo orphan and had been brought to the hospital one day, having been run over by a motorcycle. He was very badly injured, and they expected he would die any minute. He was brave and scurcely moaned, but whenever the nurse would stop by his bed he would beg her to send for his bird, which was at the orphans home. The nurse quietly told him that l. pets were not allowed in the , One night his fever became very high, and In his rambling talk he begged for his canary. The doctor, who was a very man, told the nurse to send for the bird, us the little boy would not live more than a few days, and If th bird would give him such great happiness they might be able to break a rule iu his case. So the bird was sent for, and Instead of dying the little boy begun to grow better each day, and the birds singing entertained and gave pleasure to ttie oilier putlents in the ward. The bird was very tame, and'wTieir the little boy opened the cage door t he would hop out oud over the and perch on the little boys band. The canary made friends with everyone. He was not at all afraid of the grave doctors who came in every little while to see how the sick people were getting along. Especially was lie friendly with tlie little hoys nurse, who fed him bits of sugar. 1 stepped Inside ttie room and asked tlie little boy how long he had had tlie bird. Oil, be said, a lady who came to visit the orphans home gave him to me when I was ill in bed with mumps. That was sis years ago, and he has been such a friend to me ever since, His name is his-pitn- bed-quil- too, ns 1 thought his chest looked fat like my cheeks, and tlie name has alto ways clung him. adores He flowers, and whenever a patient Ims any, Mumps Hies over and pulls off the petals amt eats them. Oh," said Nancy, us Daddy paused. I wish I could have a canary Well, maybe Ill bring you one to- Wave Meter Circuit That Holds Its Calibration if Tube Is Changed. ! provided with a tickler coil 1.1 and a B battery. This is coupled in tiie normal manner to n grid circuit Inductance 1.2, tuned by a variable condenser O. One end A of the inductance 1,2 is connected to tlie filament F of the tulip; while instead of connecting the free end D directly to tlie grid of the tube, tlie actual grid connection Is taken to a tapping point X along the ituluetnnce 1.2, so that only a portion of ttie turns of tlie inductance are nctually In the grid circuit. Obviously, then, the tube capacity Is in shunt only with a few of tlie turns instead of all tlie turns, ns would be tlie case with tlie normal arrangement. Tills means that any slight variation In tube capacity will not materially niter the wave length of the circuit 1.2 C; since the capacity variation Is only tn shunt with a few of the turns. Ixmdon Wireless World. morrow," replied Daddy. And Ill help you feed him," said Nick. Oh, how perfect," j -- Seamanship. i Why is a Jelly like a warm heart? Because it does not take much to melt it. 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In tlie series connection, the tip of one cord goes to the set, the other tip of that speaker goes to ttie next speaker and the tip of the second speaker goes to the third one, while the tip of the third snnke goes to the set. said Nancy. What is ttie best ship on the ocean? I A mans appetite is just a boys grown up! y kind-heurte- Mumps, ' flakes that stay crisp in milk or cream com -- This little Began POST TOASTIES t-work, boy," Daddy conwas In tinued, the bed nearest ttie door 1 passed. 1 noticed him Boy and - The was a bit of a prig. Rutherford took but little Interest In society, in which his mother shone and his father basked. His interests centered upon science, art. exploration, Literature he took them all In turn as a horse takes and got a hurdle In a ateeplechase over them almost as quickly. I do wish, Rutherford, said his fond mamma, that you would settle down. Here you are, twenty-fiv- e years old, and ever since you left college you have been on a perpetual Intellectual spree. Paul Clifford, who was grad-- . uated at the same time you were was sent to a sanatorium, where they cured I wish there was some Instituhim. tion we could send you to and have a cure effected of your particular complaint." To Rutherford slang was anathema, ne looked a solemn reproof at Mrs. Allington which settled into a scowl when the lady carelessly Mother, said lighted a cigarette. he solemnly, do you think cigarettes are good for you at your age? "At my age! almost shouted Mrs. What do you mean? I Allington. am not old and as long as the beauty parlors keep open I dont intend to be. Oh, fudge! There, run along!". That night she said to her husband, Mr. Alfred Allington, whom she had nicknamed Buddie, "Buddie, what can He gets on we do with Rutherford? my nerves. I wish he would marry marry a girl like Clara Hampton; she might reform him. "Not a chance, replied Buddie. Clara would scare him to death. The Clara Hampton alluded to !a this little family dialogue was modern very. There wasnt a daring trick of this most daringly-trickage, socially considered, that she was not up to, Rutherford shipd off from her every time they happened to meet socially. Still he hed to admit that she was fccF a handsome creature, perfect-i- n If health and exuberance of spirits. she only had more brains, he sighed. If she would drop her aimless ways and take a serious view of life what a wonder she would be !" And then he would sit musing, picturing to himself a Clara transformed Into a girl such as he would have her one who would be a proper and congenial partman of brains ner for a serious-minde- d such as himself. Then the idea struck him that he might be able to reform her. With this highly commendable missionary thought In his head Rutherford began to go out more and more to social functions, never missing one at which he knew Clara was to be. And so far from avoiding present. her, as he had formerly done, he now sought her out. Clara surprised him by the extent of her information on matters deep and erudite of which he had supposed her entirely Ignorant. That pretty head of hers was not empty after all. And it was his influence, he felt with a glow, that was bringing out all this latent intellectuality. Here was a field In which he saw that he was a predestined influence for good. And In order that he might the better exercise his beneficent power he neglected no opportunity of being beside her. Into that maelstrom of society which he so heartily detested he plunged with the resolute spirit of a martyr and having got there found, to his surprise, that he rather enjoyed it. It was Clara, now, who was always stuff and dragging in tlie high-broInsisting on discussing it. Rutherford even got slangy In his talk, dropped his gs after the manner of the hunting set," and found he could talk society fiddle fuddle with the best of them. His frivolous parents were In .ecstasies. Then one day he proposed to Clara. It would be so much easier to reform her, he thought, if she were his wife. Rutherford, replied Clara, I will marry you on one condition that you give up the frivolous and aimless life which you have been lending for the past six months. Who me? gasped Rutherford. "Yes, replied Clara; only yesterday I heard you called an empty-headesporting, society sap. Tlie man I marry must have some serious purpose in life. Now here is my prnp- osition. We will he married and go off to Yucatan and explore tlie ruined Mayan cities. You can make a name for yourself ns an authority on the lost Mayan civilization. "It will he rather dull won't it for you?" faltered Rutherford. I am Not a hit, she returned. fed up on this society stuff. i It was rather a wrench for Rnther-- i ford; hut there wa Clara, right before him nnd was she not worth any sacrifice that you ndght mention? Splendid. said he with sudden con- vtrtion ; "prehistoric American nrche-- i ology has long been one of my hobbles. With his favorite hobby nnd the girl of his heart, what more can a And then man want In this world? they became Just like any other two lovers, in society or out of society, or high-broUplif- ning 1 uiu going to tell you about a tittle boy 1 saw as 1 passed a ward hospital 1 was visiting today. Nick and Nancy sat up and listened eagerly, as they loved to hear about other In tie boys and girls. First-Clas- s reproduced programs were mediocre. Now when artists of first magnitude perform before the microphone, the average reproduction Is of first ord&. Of course one frequently hears a radio receiver which gives tlie Illusion of reality, hut such receivers are none too plentiful. The defect lies mainly with the receiving equipment. Soon tlie listener will not be satisfied with distorted radio. The general buyer Is L- i- 1 00 t W I |