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Title: The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
Author: Gerald Breckenridge
Release Date: December 6, 2004 [EBook #14278]
Language: English
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THE RADIO BOYS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER
BY GERALD BRECKENRIDGE
AUTHOR OF
"The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty," "The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards," "_The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure_," "The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition."
[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]
A.L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York

THE RADIO BOYS SERIES
A Series of Stories for Boys of All Ages
By GERALD BRECKENRIDGE
The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure
The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition
By A.L. BURT COMPANY 1922
THE RADIO BOYS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER
Made in "U. S. A."

Table of Contents
FOREWORD
DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AN AMATEUR RADIO RECEIVING TELEPHONE
CHAPTER I
- A CRY IN THE AIR
CHAPTER II
- THE ENEMY NEAR
CHAPTER III
- A DARING LEAP
CHAPTER IV
- SHOTS AT THE STATION
CHAPTER V
- PLANS FOR THE FLIGHT
CHAPTER VI
- A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VII
- KIDNAPPED
CHAPTER VIII
- HELD FOR RANSOM
CHAPTER IX
- ON THE DESERT TRAIL
CHAPTER X
- A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY
CHAPTER XI
- JACK CANNOT SLEEP
CHAPTER XII
- JACK DISCOVERS A TRAITOR
CHAPTER XIII
- THE NET IS DRAWN TIGHTER
CHAPTER XIV
- THE KEY TO THE MYSTERY
CHAPTER XV
- TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XVI
- A SOUND IN THE SKY
CHAPTER XVII
- INSIDE THE CAVE
CHAPTER XVIII
- THE FIGHT IN THE CAVE
CHAPTER XIX
- RESTING UP
CHAPTER XX
- CONFERRING BY RADIO
CHAPTER XXI
- GAINING AN ALLY
CHAPTER XXII
- FLYING TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XXIII
- THE TABLES TURNED
CHAPTER XXIV
- FRANK SAVES THE DAY
CHAPTER XXV
- DANGER AT HAND
CHAPTER XXVI
- THE NIGHT ATTACK
CHAPTER XXVII
- SENORITA RAFAELA
CHAPTER XXVIII
- THE FAIR TRAITRESS
CHAPTER XXIX
- THREE CHEERS FOR THE RADIO BOYS
CHAPTER XXX
- GOOD NEWS FOR ANXIOUS EARS
CHAPTER XXXI
- CALM AFTER THE STORM
CHAPTER XXXII
- MORE ADVENTURE AHEAD

FOREWORD
The development of radio telephony is still in its infancy at this time of writing in 1922. And yet it has made strides that were undreamed of in 1918. Experiments made in that year in Germany, and by the Italian Government in the Adriatic, enabled the human voice to be projected by radio some hundreds of miles. Today the broadcasting stations, from which nightly concerts are sent far and wide across the land, have tremendous range.
Estimates compiled by the various American companies making and selling radiophone equipment showed that in March of 1922 there were more than 700,000 receiving sets installed throughout the country and that installations were increasing so rapidly it was impossible to compute the percentage with any degree of accuracy, as the gains even from week to week were great.
When you boys read this the problems of control of the air will have been simplified to some extent. Yet at the beginning of 1922 they were simply chaotic. Then the United States Government of necessity took a hand. The result will be, eventually, that certain wave lengths will be set aside for the exclusive use of amateurs, others for commercial purposes, still others for governmental use, and so on.
In this connection, you will note that in the story Jack Hampton's father builds sending stations on Long Island and in New Mexico. This is unusual and requires explanation.
The tremendous growth of amateur receiving stations is due in part to the fact that such stations require no governmental license. A sending station, on the other hand, does require a license, and such license is not granted except upon good reasons being shown. It would be natural for the government, however, to give Mr. Hampton license to use a special wave length--such as 1,800 metres--for transoceanic radio experiments. Extension of the license to the New Mexico plant would follow.
THE AUTHOR.

DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AN AMATEUR RADIO RECEIVING TELEPHONE
In order that the boy interested in radio telephony may construct his own receiving set, the Author herein will describe the construction of a small, cheap set which almost any lad handy at mechanics can build. Such a set should be sufficiently powerful to permit of successfully picking up the concerts and other programme entertainments being broadcasted frequently by stations throughout the country.
Two drawings are given herewith which will enable boys to visualize the appearance of the set, and will be of aid in following instructions.
Referring to Figure 1 let us examine first the construction of the receiving inductance marked L. The latter is shown in detail in Figure 2, and consists of