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 The tower is 121 feet high and insulated from the ground. The aerial is a six wire phosphor bronze of the straight-away type.

The interior of the station is very conveniently arranged and includes a 2 Kw. Clapp-Eastham type “E” transformer and a rotary gap with the other usual transmitting apparatus. All transmitting except in times of QRM is done on 500 meters.

The receiving set consists of an audion detector, Stromberg-Carlson phones and a Clapp-Eastham type variometer tuner. A new receiving set is now under construction and when completed will be thoroughly up—to-date and will include both oscillating and plain circuits with a range in wave length from 200 to 15,000 meters. The “nite” range of the station is 800 miles and many times can work a greater distance.

The following schedule has been adopted for the ensuing college year. The periods for “listening in” will be as follows: All days except Friday, 7:30-7:45; 8:30-8:45; 9:45-10:15. Friday, 9:45 to 10:15 only. Athletic results, etc, will be sent at 9:00 0’clock on the days of the contests.

Anyone hearing us at a considerable distance will please notify: M. R. Strausberger, 102 Foster Ave., State College, Pa. 

Some Pole!



This photograph illustrates one of the stations which handled the famous relay of February 22nd. Mr. O. M. Heacock of La Grande, Oregon, one of the LEAGUE members sends us the following description:

Total heighth to top of pole is 140 feet; heighth of tower, 110 feet; the mast is eight feet square at the bottom with the wireless room build in.

Aerial: 135 feet high, three wings of six wires each, 20 feet long, spaced 3½ feet. One wing north, one south, and one nearly vertical. The lead-in consists of six wires connected to place where all wings are joined. A 200 meter aerial is at the side of tower. Radiation is 4.6 amps.  Radio Station 8TY

This illustration shows the receiving set owned by Mr. Roy C. Ehrhardt of Scranton, Pa. One audion is used in this station and all the continuous waves are  received from stations along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts including San Juan, Porto Rico, Guantanamo, Cuba, Darien, Panama, also



San Diego. Cal, and last but not least. Hannover Germany. The illustration shows the hook-up which is used and in the photograph the four pole double throw switch controls booth tuners, the small one outside the cabinet and the large tuner which is inside. The same audion hook-up is used for both tuners.  Another illustration for this article on page following