The Greek boys and Howard accumulated enough baling wire, fence wire, and basket wire to string wire between the two houses. The youngsters then built wireless sets with wooden keys that they could use with the Morse Code.

Wavelengths were a thing of the future and the boys really enjoyed their hobby with no restrictions. The Ford dry cells discarded down at Watson's garage on the Highway still had enough charge in them to operate the sets.

One evening, while Howard was sending a message to his buddy, something startling happened. Through the headsets erupted a husky, deep voice saying, "Hello, hello, can you hear me now? 1-2-3-4-5. 5-4-3-2-1."

Never before had a human voice ever been received. It was learned that Lee DeForrest, an engineer on Long Island, had erected two towers. That evening he had been heard even fifty miles at sea.

His experiments had led to a grid that he put in his transmitter. It earned him the title "Father of Radio."

Howard had a front row seat when history was made that evening.