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1 a THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1929. Probability of Drastic Chain Regulation Seen in Immediate Future "TAKE IT EASY" PLAYERS ON AIR Co-operative Progress EASY OPERATION IN DUAL PURPOSE YOLUME CONTROL Ted Husing, Versatile, Gay, Columbia Chain Announcer, Spices Life With Variety R. H. A.

MANUAL HAS HAM HINTS FOR NOISE RIDDING Sources of Static and How to Avoid Them Revealed in Book of Expert Advice. V'V sju I y-Ti-fe 'K'9 Arty-' if jv t( a. i i 1 1 IL 2 1 in the air above It without touching the instrument. The musical sound Is produced electrically and amplt fled by a loud speaker. The music resembles that of a cello.

O. Dunbar Bhewell, widely known in the musical industry as a merchandiser, composer, pianist and re cording artist, has been appointed musical devices sales manager, in charge of the new department. Few listeners of today realize that Sir Oliver Lodge was among the pioneers In the development of the wireless. Inductive coupling was one of his important contributions to the science. i Though its operation is simplicity itself, the volume control knob in the new Stromberg-Carlson 641 and 642 receivers Is a rather complicated arrangement inside the set.

In the first place, the volume control In these receivers ls really a "dual control" in that two forms of regulation are available with a single motion of the-knob. One volume control resistor ls located In the antenna circuit, its position being across the primary coll, and the other resistor is in series with the grid bias resistor for the first two screen-grid tubes. When the owner of this receiver steps over to it to reduce the volume, what actually happens Inside the set is that less resistance is shunted across the primary coil in the antenna circuit, thus reducing the signal voltage at this point, and more resistance is placed In series with the grid bias resistor for the first two screen-grid tubes, a condition which increases the applied grid voltage and has the effect reducing the amplification of these two Should the operator of the re celver continue to reduce volume at the point where the signal ls barely audible, he will hear a slight click and automatically, his radio frequency amplifier ls disconnected from the balance of the receiver and the phonograph pick-up connected In the circuit. When he again desires to hear the radio set In place of music picked up from tat record he merely turns on the volume control and the reverse ao' tlon takes place. LOW WAVE, SCREEN GRID SET.

A new screen grid short-wave receiver, operating entirely on alternating current and known as the A. O. Super Wasp, has been brought out by the Pilot Radio dc Tube Corporation of Brooklyn. Meredith and Virginia Howard, "The Howard Twins," who play in Herman Timberg's musical comedy, "Take It at the Majestic Theater this week, will broadcast direct from the theater's studio over WLTH Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. 1 'Wi fx 1 EXPLOIT THEREMIN FOR RETAIL TRADE The creation of a new department In the Radiola division of the Radio- Victor Corporation of America to exploit the sale of musical devices other than radio receivers ana talking machines, the first of which the R.

C. A. Theremin, has been announced by J. L. Ray, president of thecorporatlon.

The Theremin is the "ether wave" musical Instrument which ls played by moving the hands In the sensitive electrical field Husing. pirn TTD Im Ted By JEAN PELLETIER, Aviator, football player, odd mo ment tap dancer, often witty, al ways amusing, principally Announcer Ted Husing never for a mo ment lets the microphone bully him Into the gravity so unfortunately characteristic of many announcers. Perhaps the reason he has such a large following, particularly In sports broadcasts, though by no means Is this his sole specialty he has many of them Is the fact that he never lacks for something to say. Husing is a boy of twenty-nine. At times he assumes a whimsical dignity, but he Is usually cavorting.

His gestures, his smiles and grimaces at the cold bronze microphone amuse everyone who watches him announce in the studio. It was some twenty-nine years ago that Husing was born in New Mexico, and while still in knee breeches was moved across to the United States to Oloversvllle, N. Y. Ted took quite a fancy to the Erie Canal In those days, and before he came to New York to go to high school he is said to have built up quite a worth-while following with nis nsts. At Stuyvesant High School, Hus ing went In very diligently for baseball, basketball, soccer and football i diligence which was rewarded by his being chosen all-scholastic cen ter when he was but sixteen year.

old. While still sixteen the war came along, and Ted aged three years very quickly, a common ruse ui those days and one which landed him in the Intelligence Service and MDB In Radio Photo Sendinf Striking progress in Europe In the" transmission of photographs by radio Is reported by Maj. R. H. Ranger, design engineer of R.

C. A. Commu nications, Who just has re turned from a tour of observation there. Major Ranger, who perfected the facsimile device controlled by the Radio Corporation of America, said the evident spirit of co-operation on facsimile transmission in European countries was exemplified by Marconi's remark to him when he was leaving England for Germany, that he was at liberty to tell the Germans everything he had seen of his work and that he would appreciate any report on German work, with the permission of the Germans. Dr.

Schapira of Tele-funken in Germany immediately granted the permission. Old Company's Lehteh OnihrcLcite medns Safe, economical 'test Tune in tk I old I COMPANY'S I SINGERS I rry Sunday, 6.30 jsisssi mw aac N.U.Ci OLD -COM PAN LEHIGH ANTHRACITE L. A. ft. oft.

1 Tap a gtatt whh dlt YoHtttUt cfiouad. Plaem a finger-tip rim and you control I ton. LBSS TOBS FAin ON THE AIR Hear the Fada Orckmtra iritk Davlil Meadxa cuoducUasj, broailcam evrry Taeaday niaht at 10 o'clock, Slaadard Tune, froia Station WAIKa Nc.v Yori 31S. nietarg. I OUTLET ON BASIS OF SPECIFIC NEED judge La Fount Denies That There Are Many Duplication Complaints.

By THOMAS STEVENSON. Washington. Oct. 18 Drastic rliaui program regulation by the lYderal Radio Commission is pros ix'ct of the immediate future. For over a year the Radio Com mission has been studying chain regulation.

Nearly a year ago it adopted an order which would prevent cleared channel stations within S00 miles of each other from broadcasting the same chain pogram. Complaints reached the commission that enforcement of such an order would shut many communities off from chain programs. Claims were made that dead spots p.nd unusual conditions in many cases prevent cleared channel sta tions from covering an area of 150 miles around the station, which the chain order assumed they could do. Enforcement of the order was postponed. An Immediate result of postponement was criticism that here were too many duplications of programs.

Many listeners wrote to the commission that they could get nothing but chain programs, re-sardless of how they turned their dials. Dill Monopoly Charge. Senator C. C. Dill, co-author of the radio law.

declared that the present chain system was resulting in a monopoly. With chain pro-prams on all of the powerful stations, said he, the listener must Islce them or nothing. The commission has been studying the problem. Many questionnaires have been sent to broadcasters, amateurs and listeners. Some members of the commission pre now coming to the point of view that regulation of chain pro- rams should be based on the individual performance of stations.

General Order Unfeasible, In other words, they say that each station must be dealt with Individually in the matter of chain regulation. No general order for all nations Is feasible, they declare, Inasmuch as all stations cannot toe depended on to perform alike. A number of engineers have recommended to the commission that the safest method of chain regulation Is for the commission to deal with each station individually. Under such a proposal It would be necessary for high power stations to obtain authority from the commission before broadcasting chain programs. In other words, they would receive a license to broadcast chain programs In about the same manner which they now get a license to broadcast.

Would Investigate Individually. The idea is that under such a tcheme, whenever a station made replication to broadcast chain programs, an Investigation could be initiated which would reveal whether or not such broadcasting would constitute a needless' duplication of the programs of some other station in that area. Advocates of the proposal de clare that It Is the only way chain programs can be regulated on a sound basis. If the scheme were adopted, It would almost double the work of the Radio Commission, A special department for chain programs might be necessary. A large staff of engineers to investigate the service rreas of stations might be required.

Commissioner Harold A. La Fount says that he is not entirely sure that there are excessive duplications at present. "If you look at the map showing allocations and the stations which are broadcasting chain programs," says he, "it would Indicate that there are a lot of duplications." "Yet the commission is not receiving very many complaints. I understand that a few people are writing to their Senators and Congressmen complaining about duplications. But when you compare those few who write to the millions that listen It doesn't seem that the situation is so bad.

"Of course, our Job here is to please the public. If the publ'c thinks there are too many duplications, I would be the first to recommend a change. "We hope soon to have a little more definite information about the situation, information upon which we can base scientific regulation." RESEARCH IS VITAL FACTOR IN MAKING MODERN RADIO SET A recent survey of the leading radio manufacturing establishments reveals the growing Importance of radio research. No longer Is the radio Industry content to have the designs set by one or two leaders with the rest following suit. Rather, while the main principles may be set by one or two leaders, the various radio manufacturers are keen to work out their own Individual ideas, with the result that there Is sufficient competition In radlq design to keep the Industry forging ahead.

year's radio sets," states J. E. Smith, president of the National Radio Institute, "dliplay a delightful variety of Ideas and designs, Including the widespread growth of radio research may be pretty much atrree on certain broad fundamentals of radio practice, there Is ample opportunity for Individual research and development, and the live-wire manufacturer Is quite keen In having a staff at work on the desien of hi.i present and future radio offerings." COMPOSITION NEW TO RADIO. Hie Roxy Symphony Orchestra, ui'dcr the direction of Erno Rapee. will broadcast a composition this atternoon at 2 o'clock, over WJZ that has never before been presented ti-e lr.

It Is "In rie falcme." by Florent Schmltt, French composer. MAYTREA CHI Have you a little statio la your home? If so, dont worry, because the best engineering minds of the radio and electrical industries have combined to help you get rid of It. The elimination of unnecessary noises that mar good radio reception has become a serious problem, not only for radio set owners and broadcasting stations, but also lor manufacturers of radio receivers. The set itself of course ls usually not responsible and it is to Inform set owners that many of these noises can be eliminated that the Radio Manufacturers Association has published its latest book on radio interferences, "Home-made Static and How to Avoid IV There are two major types Of Interference, the book relates natural and "man-made." Natural static, caused by lightning and other atmospheric disturbances, cannot be entirely eliminated, although It can be reduced. Man-Made Static.

"Man-made static," however, being caused by man, can be eliminated by man. It usually comes from faulty electrical appliances located In or near the home that contains the noisy radio set. To aid harassed set owners in finding and eradicating interfer ence, the Radio Manufacturers As sociation enlisted the aid of more than 200 leading radio and electrical engineers. Under the supervision of H. B.

Richmond, president of the R. M. these engineers re' ported their fullest knowledgo and latest information as to the causes of static and the procedure neces sary to find and eradicate them. The result of their reports, in condensed form, ls Incorporated in the R. M.

A. Interference book. "The actual correction ot the con dition causing the interference Is usually a simple matter," the Man ual relates. "The most Important step In eliminating or reducing In terference ls to trace It to a definite point or device. The means for ac complishing this are not always within the province of the radio set owner and the course must be pursued as follows: Watch Antenna Connection.

1. "If your radio set ls of the type which uses an antenna system (aerial and ground) the wire con necting to aerial and the wire connecting to ground should be removed from their respective bind ing posts and a small piece of wire substituted. Connect this wire directly across the aerial and ground posts. "Such procedure then leaves the radio set effectively without an antenna system, which is the collector of energy for the set The result Is that any interference which is being picked up outside the radio set Itself is reduced or eliminated when the collector system is removed. "If the case ls such that the Interference Is reduced or eliminated you may decide immediately that ls from an outside cause and not due to your radio set.

"If, however, the Interference continues with equal volume, a careful analysis of the radio set should be made. (Any reputable radio service organization will make this examination for a reasonable fee.) Call on Power Company. 3. "When It ls decided that the noise Is due to outside causes and your local radio service organization has carefully checked the source, If it ls found due to electric light or transmission wires, you should call the local power company and ask for assistance in reducing or eliminating the Interference. 3.

"When satisfied that the interference ls not due to electric light or transmission lines, and the set Itself ls free from Internal noises, proceed carefully to check all lights, sockets, switches and electrical appliances In the bouse. "Experience teaches that common sense and careful elimination of each probable Interference producer will bring very satisfactory results. "Once the faulty equipment is located, the remedy is usually to connect a filter condenser of small capacity across the leads of the offending appliance. In 99 cases out of 100, this Is found to be an effective solution." The Manual gives over a dozen wiring diagrams showing how to install filters on electrical appliances of various types. Copies of the Manual may be obtained from the mid-west office of the Radio Manufacturers' Association, 32 W.

Randolph Chicago, 111. The price is 25 cents. RADIO TRADE NOTES Announcement ls made by the Kolster Radio Corporation that L. T. Brenk, who has been sales manager of the organisation for the past ear, has been elected vice president in charge ot the merchandising division to succeed Maj.

Herbert H. Frost, who has recently resigned. Mr. Breck will assume his new duties at once. At a recent meeting held at the Fada factory in Long Island City, New York, more than a score of Fada sales representatives from all parts of the country were surprised by the addition of new screen grid vibra control models for the Fada line.

They were announced by Frank Andrea, president of F. A. D. Andrea. Inc.

The principal new model ls Fada 3SB, a brand new screen grid receiver of a radically different deslirne from the three-screen grid Fada 75 or 77. Powel Crosley radio manufacturer and president of the Crosley Radio exoects to find recreation during November and December by crulsln? down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on the Moonbeam, his new 48-foot Matthews power cruiser. The boat eventually will be taken to Sarasota, where Mr. Crosley's winter residence ls located. PRESENTING "I PAGLIACCL" "I Pasllaccl," Leoncavallo's famous opera of the clown with the laughing face and weepln-r heart, will be presented by the National Grand Opera Company over WEAF rext Wednesday night at 10:30 o'clock.

rti-Ii -V -tiikt Irish Theater Broadcasts To Be Inaugurated on WOR Aii A-B-C Explanation of this Revolutionary Fada Achievement A broadcasting event with international associations will be the radio program of the Irish Theater over WOR this afternoon at 5:15 o'clock. This will anticipate the Irish Theater's formal opening on Thursday evening at the former Greenwich Village Theater with Sean O'Casey's new play, "The Silver Tassie," which has Just been successfully produced in London. For the radio broadcast over WOR the Irish Theater has chosen two one-act plays by Irish dramatists. WOR has arranged to present the Irish Theater as a regular feature during the present season In various pro-ams of Irish plays. The first of these is "The Coiner," Governors Island for the duration of the war.

The war having rather mussed up his educational curriculum and the desire to play football still being with him, he began playing professional football with such well-know teams as Ji Thorpe's Canton Bulldogs and the Frankfort Yellowjackets. Having had his full of the grid, Husing turned to the air, and for a while doled out his knowledge of seaplanes and their handling to air police. A trip to Florida In 1923 for 4 year in boom time, during which he wisely kept out of the real estate business, and then back to New York. Out of 610 applicants for the position of announcer at WJZ Ted was selected, Joining the company of the famous 'Tour Horseman of the Air," which Included Herbert Glover, J. Lewis Held, Milton J.

Cross and Norman Brakenshire. His rise In the radio world after the appointment was rapid: Chain announcer for WRC, Washington, and back to WJZ when its SO kilowatt transmitter was Installed, when he covered football contests with Major Andrew White. The next hop up the ladder was his assumption of the directorship of the Boston Evening Transcript's station, WBET. That wai in January of 1927. By July, he was back In New York announcing for WHN.

It Is now nearly two yean since this gay, versatile announcer Joined the Columbia Broadcasting System. Long may he laugh I by Bernard Duffy, and the second Is "On Balle's Strand," by William Butler Yeats. The members of the Irish Theater company who will appear in this production are Ralph Culllnan, long associated with the theater in Ireland and America and co-author of 'The Sean Dillon, one of the original company of Irish Guild Players: Kitty Collins, at one time associate of Whit-ford Kane and Gareth Hughes in Irish Theater work: Emma Hutchinson Conrow, David Keating and Edward O'Connor. The plays to be broadcast are directed bv Mlcael Breathnach (Michael Walsh), founder and director of the Irish Theater. ments such as the internationally famous Flonzalcy Quartet.

This long course of training was also aimed at unity of Interpretation. No one voice ever gains ascendancy over the others. Musical critics, after the most minute observation rlht at the stage, could not discover which voice belonged to any one of the singers. The result is a succession of muvlcal nuances not heretofore developed In quartet sinking. The Kedroff Quartet Is composed of Prof.

N. N. Kedroff, Its leader and founder, formerly of the' Imperial Conservatory of Petrograd: Prof. N. Kedroff and I.

K. Donisoff and T. F. NasakofT, both of the Imperial Opera. For Its broadcast Tuesday the Kedroff Quartet has chosen a program of the simple but rich folk songs, In which Russia's great composers have found a mine of ln- I spiratlon.

World Set Installations Worth Nearly 2 llion The total value of the radio set Installations in the world is estimated at by the Electrical Equipment Division of the Department of Commerce. The value of broadcasting stations In operation Ls placed at $22,682,222. The report states there are 21.029,-'07 receivlni; sets in the world, the United Slit having 10.250 000. Europe, aside from Russia and Turkey, has 9,139,824 sets. The figures indicate there is one ccelvin" set for every 12'J persons 'n the Unltrd Ftilcs, one for everv f3 in Enro'ie and one for every 88 in the world.

Famous Kedroff Quartet Of Russia on Air Tuesday VffiRA-CONTROL is no special tube, no trick part, no untried circuit. But it combines the finest features of radio experience with a new fundamental principle of radio reception. For Vibra-Control is the complete and perfect control of all radio vibrations. Unwanted vibrations, distortion, interference, rumbles and roars are entirely eliminated and the desired tones brought in exactly as broadcast. Sounds simple bnt it has been radio's most baffling problem, solved only when Fada engineers had so co-ordinated the receiver, speaker and cabinet that every delicate musical shading could be accurately and faithfully reproduced with mirror-like realism.

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is i .4 ii ft r' S- Ay-ikr -9. 'v I I1- --1 iiilinhal' in fi nf Tilr i-'-nViiiV iihIiiiY i -Tfn fli Russia's Inestimable contribution to music will be depicted by the famous Russian musical organization, Kedroffs, over the Eveready Hour on WEAF Tuesday evening at 9 o'clock. Recently returned to the United States after repeated ovations in European capitals, the Kedroff Quartet will be the guest artists of Eveready Hour. It has been described by Feodoi Challapln, the great Russiin basso, as "a musical miracle." Before Its origin some critics did hot regard quartet singing as one of the highest forms of musical expression, because of the difficulty of perfecting It. Long years of devotional work were spent by the Kedroffs before they appeared before the public.

Their sole aim in these years of practice was to attain the technical perfection of a group of stringed instru Columbia University Gets R. C. A. Fellowships Three fellowships of $1,500 each have been Inaugurated this fall at the Columbia University Law School by the Radio Corporation ol America to provide graduates means for an additional year of study of the Intricacies of Federal laws, espoc'ally of those pertaining torad problems. The awards have been offered for one year only as an experiment.

Gen. Jnmes G. Har-bord, president of the Radio Corporation, explained that the growth of radio Had trought new lecal problems and created a need for inten ive study in many branches ot the lav. VIBRA-CONTROL FADA 25 niGIIBOY TJm (erfien arid aad sew 24S power aw sV tnlx-s la poKh-pntl ampllBcation. Fada a all tail power clynjunie speaker.

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