Based upon the available photographic evidence, the conclusion seems inescapable that American girls of the 1920’s spent most of their time at the beach listening to the radio. Here, we see another piece of evidence supporting that proposition, from Wireless Age magazine of August 1925.  This young lady, according to the caption, is listening to her Radiola portable between dips at the seashore.

According to the accompanying article, there was more interest in summertime radio than there had ever been before.  In addition to being the perfect adjunct to swimming, it also went perfectly with boating, motoring, picnics, or the “nineteenth hole” at the golf course.

For use while boating, the article gave a number of ideas for dealing with the question of erecting an antenna and ground.  For a larger craft, a suitable aerial could be erected from the mast.  But for smaller craft, the article suggested the arrangement shown here, the general principle of which should be self-explanatory.

 
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