[78-L] BE Nit Pick

[martha]

 A collector's example, for those who care:  http://wd4eui.com/WestinghouseRADA.html

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From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
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> They used a Westinghouse RC RA-DA set,  manufactured well after Election Day 1920.  The horn speaker they used couldn't
> have been plugged directly into a RADA, as the RADA was amplified only enough for headphones.  And they'd need a long wire
> antenna, ground connection, and batteries - plus a signal strong enough to reach Atlantic City, of course.
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> The point about getting the returns from a newspaper office & not from radio is what matters, though.   The dame who 
> called
> attention to the radio was the most distracting part of that scene, because she looked like Harpo Marx !
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