Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1915 — Phil Miller Rigs Up a Wireless Telegraph Station. [ARTICLE]

Phil Miller Rigs Up a Wireless Telegraph Station.

Phil Miller, who works for the telephone company, has been working during odd times for some time in rigging up a wireless telegraph apparatus. He has an aero receiving pole 38 feet high and a small land light sending station, all at the home of his, father, J. J. Miller, on South Weston street. Two evenings this week Phil has been table to catch flashes of messages passing between other stations and this has greatly added to his interest and he will not be satisfied until he has perfected his own apparatus, much of which is home made. He would like to find some other young man in Rensselaer or vicinity who is interested and will erect another station.

Wednesday evening Phil was able to catch distinctly the wireless code for the following message: “H. S. S. finish.” The meaning of it, of course, could not be ascertained and presumably it is a secret code. His, mother, who has takfen considerablejnterest in the erection of the pole and the plans of her son for signaling, caught part of a message Friday evening. . Phil finds it a very instructive and pleasant pasttime and expects some day to be able to catch messages from ail directions.