"I have gone home."
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
The Boy Scout Wireless Club
Y. M. C. A., Newark, N.J.
The following directions are given for an up-to-date wireless apparatus for stationary use in the home or at the meeting place of each patrol.
We will consider the receiving apparatus first:
The first thing to do is to build an aerial. First find out how long your location will allow you to build it, and how high. It ought to be at least 50 to 60 feet high and about 70 to 100 feet long. The main point in building an aerial is to have it {211} well insulated from the ground, and all connections in wire perfectly solid. It is advisable to solder every connection and to make your aerial strong as it has a great deal to do with the working qualities of the station.
After this is completed, the inside work on instruments should begin.
1. A pair of watch-case receivers having a resistance of 1,000 ohms each, manufactured by a reliable firm.
2. A loose coupler tuning coil of about 800 meters.
3. One of Mordock's metal detectors or one of similar design.