AMATEUR WIRELESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 251, 22 October 1924, Page 5

AMATEUR WIRELESS.

WONDERFUL SUCCESSES. ENGLAND TO NEW ZEALAND. GIRDLE ROUND THE EARTH. <By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, October 21. The establishment of wireless communication with New Zealand is the result of the Radio Society inaugurating experiments whereby amateurs in Britain take the air for eight hours after midnight on three out of every five nights. The remaining two nights are allotted to amateurs in France, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland. One of the society's officials says it is attempting to discover exactly what is possible in short-wave transmission reception on small power. Its greatest ambition is to establish communication with Australia. It has picked up South i America, but has not established twoway communication. I The Postmaster-General has given a concession to the ■ society's members by allowing increased sending power fo°r tests abroad. Mr. Partridge, living at Merton, heard Mr. F. Bell's signals from Otago, Xew Zealand. They were weak. Sir George Fenwick, of Duncdin, in a letter to the Press, says he heard of the establishment of communication with New Zealand with deep pleasure. He was glad the honour of first girdling the earth was shared by Mr. Bell, whose assiduous attention to wireless had thereby 'been rewarded.— ("Sun. , ') Officials of the British 'Broadcasting Co. consider the success of New Zealand experiments brings nearer the day when it will be possible to relay entertainments to Australia.— (A. and N.Z.)

BROADCASTING CONCERTS. ALL RIGHT FOR HYENAS. BUT NOT FOR GALLI-CURCI. LONDON, October 11. Mr. Lionell Powell, agent for Madame Galli-Curci, the prima donna, whose four concerts at the Albert Hall have been booked up for weeks ahead, refuses to entertain the suggestion that her songs should be broadcasted before she leaves England. "Broadcasting is all right," he says, "for unsuccessful artists and also for 'zoo' hyenas, but no? first-class artist over -sings in a broadcasting studio, and none ever will, and at the same time, ' retain the power to draw an audience. I Madame Galli-Curci receives from •£IO,OOO to £15,000 for singing for a ; gramophone record."

"A BOON.'' SAYS SPANISH SINGER. Madame d'Alvarez, the Spanish contralto, denounces managers for inserting clauses in contracts forbidding artists to participate in radio concerts. She says that broadcasting is such a boon to the sick, the crippled, and the vast army of the afflicted, unable to attend concerts and operas, that the melody which broadcasting; had brought into their lives should not be snatched away.

! FRIENDS IN TOUCH. i FIRST LADY SPEAKS LONDON. Telegrapu. —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Mr. F. Bell, of Waihemo, was again in touch with Goyder in London last night, the latter's signals being much stronger. Orbell, a New Zealander, who was associated with Bell in Jiis early efforta, is now in London, and also spoke to Bell. The latter requested London to advise French and Italian stations that Australia was trying to reach them. Miss Bell, who is also an amateur expert, was in touch with London, and is the first lady to do so. •