WIRELESS NEWS

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 6 September 1930, Page 9

WIRELESS NEWS

(By MAX.") Of America's listening public, nearly 80 per cent, take portable receiving sets with them while on holidays, according to a statement issued by the Federal Radio Commission. The majority of hotels and boarding-houses supply wireless facilities. * # For permitting offensive language to be used at the microphone of KWBH, Portland, Oregon, the fcichaeffer Radio Company has liad it® broadcasting license cancelled by the U.S. Federal ltadio Commission. In publishing the decision the Commission stated that this station had also been a constant offender 111 straying from its allotted wave-length. The offence of using bad language wa.s made by a candidate for Congress when referring to his opponents.

We recently had a complaint from a listener that musical items were not always truly rendered from our broadcast stations. A few exti-acts from "N.Z. Badio" will make the position fairly cleor The> refer to organ reproduction, and are from the pen of Mr R. G. Custard, a prominent British organist, "Yet listening myself to the performance of some of the organists who broadcast, I have sometimes felt that 1 was not bearing what they meant ,me to hear. Knowing every note of the broadcast item. I have been conscious of . serious omissions, over-em--phasis here, under emphasis there, or 'a blare which ought not to be present at all. The interpretation, as re.oeived via the loud speaker, has been neither what the composer wrote, nor was it what the organist intended should come through. "Now I, as an organist, can make the necessary allowances and fill in the blanks. But what of the ordinary listener? He cannot do likewise and all he will feel will be a consciousness of something lacking. He may blanie his set.-although the fault is not there. His tendency is, however, to switch oft, with the unsatisfactory feeling that organ music is unsuitable for broadcasting purposes. "It is the organist who is at fault. With an organ in a hall you can do things which will be irrevocably ruined if tried «n the microphone. This is what some radio organists forget, and it is the reason for the partial failure in getting their music across. It ia, for example, useless to swell a chord out suddenly and loudly. The engineer who is responsible for the volume control will cut it down anyway, and your effect will be ruined, All crescendos and so forth must be gradual—. "It amounta to this. It is imperative for radio organists constantly to bear the limitations of the microphone in mind, and vary their technique accordingly. This is the secret of broadcasting organ music."

Any one who has had the pleasure of being present in the transmitting room of any of our New Zealand stations will realise the value of the above criticisms. Sudden increases in volume are balanced out by the. attendant whose duty it is to control the volume to the transmitter, for technical reasons. A certain limit in the strength of the "modulatlrfh" is apparently aimed at, "over" modulation being liable to cauae distortion, for example. Suppose that a new item commences with very quiet passages, this will be built up to a moderate degree, and then if there it a sudden burst of a strong portion of the music, it must be cut down to avoid overloading, and so the effect suffers and the full beauty of the part is spoilt. Even if the station operator does not build up a piece which commences quietly, the set owner often turns up the volume control on bis receiver, with the liability of overloading the ordinary type of set when a strong passage oecurs, as many of us know from experience. * *

The United States Office of Education is making a unique experiment to determine the value of radio receivers as a rival to reading in the more isolated portions of the country where many of the inhabitants have never seen a wireless set or a railroad or any modern contrivance. These people who are to be the recipients of the receivers are mostly mountaineers completely out of touch with civilisation. One hundred battery-operated sets have been given to the Department of the Interior. These will be distributed and it is hoped that it will be possible to determine whether radio can take the place of reading as-a means of contact with persons whom the selected mountaineers have never seen. By scientific study the Department hopes to discover whether a desire for reading and formal education will be the result. From experience in fairly isolated warts It has already been found that set owners have received great benefit bv listening to such subjects as President Hoover's address on flood control and have been able to discuss them in a manner which has been a pleasant surprise to th© 1 enquirer as to what use the receiver was put.

Tasmania is to have ft wireless telephone installation for communication with the mainland in place of a tele, phone cable, oe it has been found tha.t the cost of the former will be much less than the latter. At present the usual telegraph cable «* the means of. communication. $ ♦

The military command in New Zealand is gradually developing the use of short waves for connecting the various districts, and daily schedules are held between Sockburn and Wellington and Auckland. The operators all hold amateur transmitting tickets, apart irom any other radio qualifications* Tests have also been held with the wireless aeroplane equipment and ground stations. » »

there is quite a consensu? of opinion as to whether soldored leads to terminals is the best method to adopt. Perhaps the use of a cable brought inside the cabinet is better still, as a certain amount of labour is. saved for a Start. Secondly, the terminal strip, can be avoided altogether. _ Another great advantage is that «t is a simple matter to tag all the outer erfds of the Sble and if the set is a portable one the cable cannot be forgotten or mis'a*The writer has made a point of adopting this system for tbe last few Lts built. nnd, if an outfit .s loaned, there is no question of making wrong floWions to batteries except through aheer carelessness. A knot can be tied near one end of the cable before wirsr»the 'r'Vfi, h v e ' cefver. The cableis placed througha hnln In the back of the cabi--BUltftnld the knot prevents it from u * „ drjurtred too far, with the possiniuf 1»f having one or more joints broken The soldered connexions Eld he protected in some, way such S n niflW of insulated sleeving slipped as a Piece or bpfore soldering; or the S can be taped with insulating tfa a "i Sng from the ends of the terminals

Notes From Far and: Near

IYA, AUCKLAND. (900 Kilocycles.)

it 4YA, DX7NEDIN. (650 Kilocycles)

BROADCASTING. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH. (980 Kilocycles.) 3 p.m.: Afternoon session— Gramophone 'recital. 4.25: Sports results. 5.0: Children's hour, Aunt Pat and Birdman. Dinner session, "H.M.V." hour. 7.0: News session. 7.80: Sports results. 8.0: Chimes. Overture—Debroy Soroers Band, V aise Memories." 8.9: Mr Leslie Fleming, "IloUing Down to Rio'' (German). Mandolin guitar—Miss Owen , , i I "Three O'clock in the Morning. „, • ; Soprano—Mrs JaoU Mason, (a,) "Bells or Gold" (Rae); (b) "I Couldn't, Could H (Roeckel). 8.23: Cornet-rMr N. G. Goran, "At Break of Day" (Ord Hume). 8.-8. Humour In eong and story~*-Mr Jock lockhart, introducing "Bella MeGrnw" (Lauder), "Osh Kosh" (Weston Lee). 8.35: Accordion —Chan, Magnate, "My Florence. B.ds. Tenor-—Mr Albert Carlisle, (a) "E'olorosa (Phillips); (b) "Passing By" (Purcell). 8.4!!: Harp—Mr H. Glayslu-r, "All Che . ba Morte," from opera "II Trovatore. . Humorous sketch—The Mascots, Charity Begins at Home" (Constance Beerbohni). 9.1: Wurlitzer organ—Milton Charles, At Sundown" (Donaldson). 0.4: Weather report and station notices. 9.6: Orchestral Debroy Somers Band, "American Medley One-step." 9.9: Bass —Mr Leslie N. ing, (a) "Route Marchin' " (Stoc.O; (b> "Mother England's Brewin' " (Coates). 9.15: Mandolin guitar—Miss Gwen Webster, "A Musical Switch" (own arrgt,). _ 9.-U. Soprano—Mrs Jack Mason, "Deep in My Heart" ("Student Prince"). 9.23: Choral —Columbia Light Opera Company. Ivan Caryl] Memories." 9.26: Cornet—Mr N. Goffln, "The Skylark" (Ord Hume). 9.31. Song and *tory—••Mr Jock Lockheart, introducing "Ma Bonni* Maggie." 9 - 3 f : A f," oordion—Cha#. Magnate, "Beautiful 9.38: Tenor —Mr Albert Carlisle, (a) Kos f; bud" (Drumtnond): (b) "1 Did Not Know (Trotere). 9.44: Harp—Mr H. G'ny s ". "Tho Last Rose of Summer" <l'.ni!lisii trdtl ). 9.48: Humorous sketch—The Mascots, "Reggie Stumbles Badly 'i,! •' 9.57: Organ—Milton Charles, ' Cheerie Beerie Bee" (Young). Dance music until 11 p.m. ("H.M.V.").

3.ZC, CHRISTCHURCU. (250 Metres.) 10 a.m.: Women's session. "Chanson Triste," Herbert and hi* Orchestra. 10.5: Tested recipes and station announcements. 10.25: "La Cynge," Albert Spalding (violin); "Bonnie Doon," Marie Narelle; "A Chinese Monkey Doodle," Joe Roberts (banjo); "Pre mier Polka," Arthur Witcomb (cornet); "Tim Rooney's at the Fitchting." Arthur Middleton (bass); "The Whip March," New York Military Band; "Old Dutch Selections, Victor Herbert's Orchestra; "Scenes de la Czardas,'" Mary Zcntay (violin); "Lieber Auoutin," Elisabeth Snencer (soprano); "Danse Arlequin," Shirley Spaulding (banio); "Better Land," Sergeant Leeirott (cornet); "J'*st As I Am," Arthur Middleton (bass); "Sons of the Brave," National Military Band. 11.30: Close down. 2YA, WELLINGTON. (7SO Kilocycles,)

3 p.m.: Chimes. Afternoon session. Relay description of football match played at Athletic Park. 5.0: Children's session, conducted by Uncle Toby. 6.0: Dinner music session, "Columbia" hour. 7.0: Nowb session, market reports and sports results. 7.40: LectureM*—-Mr P. M. Jackson, 8.A., "W.E.A. Leoturette —Judging Human Character." 8.0: Chimes, followed by "The Eight O'Olock Revue." The fourth instalment of a series of grown-up children's hours, specially composed, written and arranged by Mr Will Bishop. 10:0: Dance programme"Brunswick" hour;

2.45: Relay Rugby football match from Eden Park. 5.0: Children's session, conducted by "Cinderella." 6.0: Dinner session, "Columbia" hour. 7,0; News and market reports. 8,0: Chimes. Relay of Municipal Band concort from the Auckland Town Hall, under the direction of Mr Christopher Smith. 10.0 (approx.): Programme of dance music from studio—"H.M.V." hour. H

3 p.m.: Chimes. Selected gramophone items. S.O: Children's hour, conducted by Aunt Anita, 6.0; Dinner session, "Columbia" hour. 7.0: New* session. 8.0: Relay of vaudeville programme from BYA, Christchurch. 10.0: Dance session, "Brunswick" hour.

SUNDAY. 3YA. CHKISTCHUItCII. 3 p.m.: Afternoon session—Gramophone recital. 5,30: Children's Song Service by children from Anglican Sunday Schools. 6.15: Intermission of Musical Recordings from Studio. 6.30: Relay of Evening Service from St. Mary's Anglican Church, Merivale. Organist and choirmaster: Mr Alfred Worsley. There will be no sermon at this service, but at it* conclusion Miss Florence Smith, Church of England Missionary from Dornakal, Tndia, will deliver nn addrpss. 7.45: Musical Recordings from E'tudio. 8.5: Relay of after Church programme from 4YA, Dunedin. 2YA, WELLINGTON. 3 p.m. to 4.80.; Afternoon s»s«inn of selected gramophone Stoma. 6.0: Children's Song Service conducted by Uncle' George, assisted bv Children'B Choir from the Karori Metho dist Church. 6.55: Rclny of Evening Service from St. Gerard's Redemptorist Church. Preacher: Rev. Father J.F. Cahill. O.S.S R '"'hoirmastor: Mr T*. J. OaVes Organist: Mr Henry Mount. Organ—-"Andante, Fourth Organ Ponnta" (Mendelssohn). Rosary, wth Chora! VResnnnses. "B#'r« Rigina." fCnrv). Sermon—Her. Father J. F. Cahill, O R S.R. Hvmn—"O. Holv Mother." Anon. "O HnlntaHs" (Oarv): "Pan's Angelicns," Css'iolini (MS); "Tanturn KTffO," fMirk )» "Adoremn* in Aeternum" Ai'egri (Cary), "Post '"d» in A Win*" fß'nclr) fl 1R • (A"n*w.) of th* Rand R»«Hal of the Wellington Municipal Tramway* Band from St. .Tames Theatre (Conductor Mr K. FranVlin). ITA, ATTCKLANP. 3 p.m.: Afternoon session—"«Wted studio item*. Including literary Selection by tne Announcer. 6.0: Children's Song Service, conducted by "Uncle Bert."' 6.55: Relay Divine Service. fit. Matthew's Church Preacher: C»non O. H. Grant rowan, Onanist: Mr J. H. Philpott. 8.30: OrchestralHalle Orchestra, "An Irish Symphony Scherzo" (Harty), M«i*o-soprano —Miss Vera MacKay, (a) "Ye Bnnlca and (Traditional); (b) "Lavender Days" (Drummond). Instrumental trio—Studio Trio. »a) "Andan.te" 'Beethoven)' .< (b) "Andante Hftljgiogo" (Thome). Tenor—Mr A. G. Fogarty, (a). "The fltnr" (R-nrers i : (n> ".Tean," 'Cello solo—Miss Lalla Hewn* '"Romance" (Baker). Male Choir—Don Dmiaclcß, "Serenade" (Aht), Instrumental trio—Studio Trio. "Scherjo f»om Trin Ma'or " Mp"o-*OTn-i»no—M'"« Ve>"> '►''""J*"' "The Little Old Garden." 'Cello—Mlsa Lalla TTemns. "Harlenuinade" (P"u'rp). Mr A. G Fogarty, "T Hear You. Calling Me (Marshall). Instrumental trio—studio Trio. (a) "Autumn and Winter" (Glazounov): (b) "Slumber Song" (Iliinsky). MarchColumbia Symphony Orchestra, "March of the Bojaren." 4YA, DUNEDIN. 8 p.m.: Chimes. Selected gramophone Items. 6,80: Children's Song Service, conducted by Big Brother Bill. 6,30: Relay of Church Service from Methodist Centra' Mission, Octagon, Dunedin, Preacher: Rev. G. B. Hinton. 7.45: Berlin Stats Opera, "Oapriocio Italien" Op, 45 (TechaiVowskv). Baritone. —Keith Falkner, "Shepherd, See "ny Horses' Foaming . Mape." Squire Celeste Octet, . "Petpetuum Mobile" (Weber) i "Volse Caprice," 8.5: Belay from Emp'jo Theatre of Concert Programme of St. Kilda Band, under cpnductorship of Mr James Dixon.