A practical Treatise on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, giving Complete and Detailed Explanations of the Theory and Practice of Modern Radio Apparatus and its Present Day Applications, together with a chapter on the possibilities of its Future Development
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Fig. 26 .—Leading-in insulator__________________________
Fig. 27 .—A side view of the aerial shown in Fig. 22
Fig. 28 .—Diagram showing how batteries may be arranged .
Fig. 29 .—The power plant of a Marconi transatlantic station
Fig. 30 .—If a magnet be suddenly plunged into a hollow coil
of wire a momentary current will be induced in the coil
Fig. 31 .—Magnetic phantom formed by a bar magnet .
Fig. 32 .—Magnetic phantom formed by a wire carrying cur-
rent ...........................................
Fig- 33-—Magnetic phantom formed by a coil of wire carry-
ing current . ...................................
Fig. 34 .—Diagram of induction coil______________________
Fig- 35-—Induction coil for wireless telegraph purposes
Fig. 36 .—Induction coil primary and secondary
Fig- 37-—Interrupter for induction coil__________________
Fig. 38 .—Electrolytic interrupter______________________
Fig. 39 .—Open and closed core transformers ....
Fig. 40 .—Lines representing direct and intermittent direct cur-
rents ............................. ...
Fig. 41 .—Diagram representing alternating current
Fig. 42 .—High potential humming transformer
Fig. 43 .—High potential closed core transformer for wireless
work...........................................
Fig. 44 .—Leyden jar set for oil immersion ....
Fig. 45 .—Oil immersed condenser______________________
Fig. 46 .—Diagram showing construction of condenser .
Fig. 47 .—Tubular condenser
Fig. 48 .—Helix......................
Fig. 49 .—Close coupled helix
Fig. 50 — Spark gap..................
Fig. 51 .—Circuit showing tuned transmitting
ing close coupled helix
Fig. 52 .—Photo of spark gap
Fig. 53 .—Quenched spark gap .
Fig. 54 .—Diagram of aerial switch .
Fig- 55-—Photo of aerial switch
Fig. 56.—Anchor gap..................
Fig- 57-—Wireless key..................
Fig. 58.—Photo of wireless key .
Fig- 59-—Key and aerial switch
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