Radio Notes

In Berlin, a company received orders for 40,000 "midget sets" invented by one Otto Maresch to retail for $1.75. "Persons walk the streets with receivers adjusted to their ears, hear concerts, news and political speeches." In Dallas, it was announced that "Texas has a new club whose members never see each other's faces." The North Texas Radio Phone Club meets on Sunday afternoons; "each member answers to roll call, speaks in turn while the others listen in." In London, it was announced that the possibility of transmitting radio messages in a "beam"* between England and Australia is "likely to be demonstrated soon."

* "Beam messages" would be turned in any desired direction, like the beam of a searchlight, as opposed to the present system in which the waves are sent out in all directions.