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operation, because the observer is con- 

 scious "that something is doing" in the 

 ether, but there is not the accompanying 

 crash one expects from the ordinary set. 

 The receiving apparatus in use at 

 Tuckerton comprises the Goldschmidt 

 tone-wheel, which is nothing more than 

 a circuit interrupter breaking the circuit 

 many thousands of times per second. 

 In this manner beats are produced in the 

 local receiving circuits giving a musical 



note depending upon the rate of inter- 

 ruptions taking place. The signals thus 

 made audible by the tone-wheel are in- 

 creased in intensity by means of a triple 

 audion amplifier. 



It was a master stroke of the Germans 

 to put this Eilvese-Tuckerton route into 

 operation, for they are thus enabled to 

 carry on communication with the outside 

 world while the cables are in charge of 

 the Allies. 



RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA'S COM- 

 MENDABLE WORK 



During the recent visit of the Atlantic 

 Squadron in New York a temporary ra- 

 dio station was maintained at the Hotel 

 Ansonia, the headquarters of Admiral 

 Fletcher and many of his officers, for 

 their use in communicating with the ves- 

 sels of the fleet. The station was estab- 

 lished in Room 168, the headquarters of 

 the United States Navy League, through 

 the courtesy of the Radio Club of Amer- 

 ica which made the installation and op- 

 erated the station. 



The installation was- of a composite 

 non-synchronous I K.W. type, power 

 being supplied from a special motor- 

 driven alternator. The station was op- 

 erated under a special temporary license 

 and was tuned to an unusual degree of 

 sharpness, the decrement being .05. Am- 

 plifying apparatus of the audion type 

 rendered received signals audible 

 throughout the operating room, as well 

 as in the adjoining rooms and corridors. 

 The installation and operation of the sta- 

 tion was undertaken by the Radio Club 

 under the supervision of Mr. Paul F. 

 Godley, one of the club directors. Mr. 

 Godley was recently in charge of work 

 on Brazilian government stations and is 

 a man of wide experience in radio work. 

 Two operators were in constant attend- 

 ance. Mr. Godley, together with Messrs. 

 Saden water, Lemmon, Grinan and Far- 

 aon, handled most of the work. 



All communication was with the ves- 

 sels of the fleet. The station was much 



used and proved a great convenience to 

 Admiral Fletcher, his officers and fam- 

 ilies, and the members of the Navy 

 League. 



THE ATLANTA RADIO CLUB 

 IS FORMED 



It is announced that a wireless society 

 has been formed at Atlanta, Ga., for the 

 purpose of advancing the interests of the 

 wireless amateurs and known as the At- 

 lanta Radio Club. 



The following officers have been elect- 

 ed: A. S. Guimaeraes, President; F. 

 Merriam, Vice-President ; B. R. Magee, 

 Treasurer, and M. A. Herzog, Secre- 

 tary. 



Communications from amateurs within 

 loo miles from Atlanta are solicited by 

 the club. Amateurs living beyond that 

 range are also requested to interchange 

 ideas with the members of this society. 

 All correspondence should be addressed 

 to the Secretary, 16 Faith St., Atlanta, 

 Ga. 



There has been recently placed in 

 operation at Seattle, Wash., a wireless 

 station for the use of the port warden. 

 The station has been assigned the call 

 letters K P E, after being tested and 

 passed upon by Radio Inspector V. Ford 

 Greaves. 



