OVER THE AERIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 281, 26 November 1937, Page 18

OVER THE AERIAL.

RADIO NOTES.

FROM FAR AND NEAR. (By TUNF.-IX.) The Australian Broadcasting Commission is importing Richard Tauber. Borxioli, and Alexander Kipnis to sing to its listeners next year. A French wireless dealer obtained damages against * doctor on the ground that electro-medical apparatus was interfering with the listening of the trader's clients. The doctor took the ease to tlie Court of Appeal and finally to the Court nf Cassation, but in each instance the verdict went against him. Prospect* of candidates engaged in the eight events on the opening day of the Takapuua .lockev Club's summer meeting at Kllerslie to-morrow will be reviewed by IZM's racing commentator. Mr. .1. Shaw, at this evening. From 17.M to-morrow night Mr. Shaw will review the day's racing and approximately at 0.'20 he will give the acceptances for the second day on Monday. A* usual Mr. Conlon Hutter will give a running commentary on the races tomorrow and on Monday from IYA.

Another industrial application for valves has been found in a watch regulating amplifier, a device by means of which a watch may be accurately regulated in a few minutes. The watch is placed upon a microphone and its "tick - ' is compared electrically with that of a standard clock, a visual fast or slow indication being given instantaneously. The watch may be therefore quickly adjusted. The same device is also used for indicating the nature of internal defects, faults such as bent balance wheels, worn pinions, or cracked jewels having distinctive sounds in headphones.

The first Auckland wool sale of the season, starting at 8.30 to-morrow morning, will be broadcast by IYA on relay from the concert chamber of the Town Hall. The broadcast will be more of a novelty than of informative value so far as wool prices are concerned, its outstanding feature being the many strange sounds by which the buyers make their bids. Any wool sale is the layman's idea of a [icrfect pandemonium. However, the announcer will probably give a resume of the range of prices. This should be of great interest to wnolgrowcrs who are unable to attend the sale.

Organised by the Institution of Radio Engineers (Australia) of which "Sir Ernest Fisk is the president ,a World Radio Convention will be held at Sydney from April 4 to April 14. during the final i>criod of the 150 th anniversary celebrations. This is the first World Radio Convention ever held to discuss all phases of radio engineering and embracing all persons interested in radio. Hitherto radio conferences have been held in various parts of the world, but the majority have included only governmental delegates to discuss frequency allocations and general control.

There are still many single-circuit and other types of radiating receivers in use. These receivers may be acting as miniature transmitters and radiating in the ether waves that may he interfering with other broadcast listeners' reception. At times the owner of such a receiver may not know that it is radiating, and would take steps to correct the trouble if he knew. One of the easiest methods tn determine whether one's radio t-eceiver is radiating into the ether is to touch the aerial terminal with the tip of a finger. A faint thud will be heard, even if the radiation i< vcrv small. The correction is simple. Merelv adjust the reaction control until this sound is no longer heard. The fln»er should he inoi-tened =l:uhtlv. sn that better electrical contact may inhad with the flesh.

A biographical t:ilk of exceptional inte<v*t i- «M-liod!iled St:i(ion \ 011 Monday evening next, in the series "A Futikiiis Man T Knew." The subject will be William Petnber Reeves, the main author of New Zealand's legislation, including the arbitration svstcm. and the speaker will be Air. F. Wilding, the veteran Christ church lawyer. There are few people left who knew Mr. Reeves intimately in his young days, but Mr. Wilding is one of them. Among their many common i interests was sport, for Mr. Wilding was a noted cricketer and tennis player and the father of Anthony Wilding, while Mr. Reeves was also very fond of cricket, which he played well. Mr. Wilding knew Mr. Reeves intimately and long. He actually presided at his first political meeting in Christchurcli.

FROM IVA NEXT WEEK.

Sunday—9.o a.m., recordings; 11.0, relay of service from the Mount Albert Baptist Chinch; 1.0 p.m., dinner music; 2.0 to i.:to. recordings, at ;S.:tO. more songs by Moussorgsky, sung l>y Vladimir Hosing, with Allies Foi;gln at the piano (second series); 0.0, children's song service; 7.0. evening service, relayed from the Beresford Street Congregational Church; 8.:t0. concert programme, featuring, at 9.5, a recorded presentation of the opera "Dido and Aeneas," tiy llenr.v Purcell. 1 Monday—From noon, running commentaries on Hie Takapuna Jockey Club's meeting relayed from Kllerslie racecourse; 8.0 p.m.. concert programme, featuring Sydney MacKwau, Scottish tenor in "Salute to Scotland." an hour's presentation in commemoration of St. Andrew's Day, with vocal illustrations by Mr. G. Spicer, Mrs. Rattray and James Leighton. Prepared and presented by J. \V. Shaw, M.A.; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody. Tuesday—2.o p.m., educational session, relayed from the Teachers' Training College, Epsom; 7.30, talk by the gardening expert; 8.0, concert piogranime, featuring "Stars in the .Nursery," a programme by Juvenile peiTormers; 9.5, a talk by I Lieutenant Colonel Marryatt, "A Famous Man 1 Know—Major General Freyberg, I V.C."; 9.20 to I 1.0, dance music. Wednesday—7.4 5 p.m., talk by Mr. K. C. Reid, "Learn to Swim Campaign"; 80, concert programme, featuring Mavis Beadle, soprano; Dora Judson and Madoleine Wilcox, two pianos; 9.5 p.m. "Handwriting and the Dreyrus Case," a talk by Mr. 11. W. Scott; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody. Thursday—-7.30 p.m., talk by Dr. 1. H. Murdoch, "How Society Works—Evolution of Social Forms"; 7.4 5, talk by Mr. E. M. Hlaiklock, "Historians of Yesterday"; 8.0, concert programme, featuring Sydney Mac- I Kwan, Scottish tenor, and an dour of a i concert by the Royal Auckland Choir, relayed rrom the Tcwn Hall; 9.20 to 10.0,' band music with vocal interlude by Sydney MacEwan; 10.0 to 11.0, an hour witb Bob Crosby and his orchestra and Jack Hylton's orchestra. Friday—7.3o p.m., sports talk by Gordon Hutter; 8.0, concert programme, featuring an hour's reading or verse and prose by D'Arcy Cresswell, with appropriate music; Gwenda Weir, soprano; 10.0 to 11.0, music, mirth and melody. ; Saturday—2.o p.m., description of Auckland Athletic and Cycling Club's diamond jubilee meeting, relayed from the Auckland Domain; 8.0, concert programme, featuring Sydney MacEwan, Scottish tenor; Elste Bell-Booth, soprano; 9.5 to 11.30, a programme or modem dance music.