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FEBRUARY, 1916 filament bright enough to make the bulb hiss. Then too, you must not adjust your audion to maximum loudness of signals from a very strong station and think it is adjusted for best results from a weak station; for often this is not the case. A series condenser in the antenna lead is almost a necessity, as it permits the use of more inductance on the primary of the loose coupler and a corresponding amount of closer tuning. The insulation is also very important, not only on high voltage transmitters but on the receiving sets. Summing it all up, we might say that although the amateur is limited to one KW., his output is only limited to his patience, ability and the quality of his instruments.

When you receive a distant station, drop the owner a postal and tell him so. It won't cost you much and it will encourage the other fellow to work harder, and will go a long way towards stimulating the interest in the most wonderful of all pastime. 

“American Radio Relay Station, 1VN”

THE REWARD IS GIVEN! Many letters are received in answer to Kathis Kathan's queries.

N the December issue of “QST” the following Japanese letter was published, and the Secretary offered to pay $5.00 for the best answer:

Hynacus, Japan

To Honorable Mr. Radio Secretary Tuska,

Honorable Relay League, America I ask to know. When condenser made separators of glass we know dialectrics much pressed by electricity. This much sure, why, tests made show it. Honorable writers of English make tests and demonstration that metal can be vanished and all the same when new metal comes to condenser, yet discharge comes too the same. 