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Evening Star, Issue 22526, 19 December 1936, Page 4

FROM 4YA NEXT WEEK VISITING VIOLINIST'S RECITALS . Monday.—The usual schedules will be observed in connection with the ' broadcasts of the second cricket test being played at Sydney. In the evening Arved'. Kurtz will ■ be featured _in a recital of violin works, including * Sonatine in D Major’ (Schubert), * Serenade MelancoliqUe ’ (TschaikowBky), and ‘Scherzo’ (Brahms). Tuesday.—During the afternoon and evening cricket broadcasts will be carried out, while during the concert programme the Rev. Hugh Graham will speak on ‘Yuletide.’ Now recordings will also be used, and the bands h/ard in the second hour of the programme will be the massed bands at the Crystal Palace contest ..and the 8.8. C. Military Band. Wednesday.—The final day’s play in the cricket test will receive the usual prominence in the programmes. The evening concert will consist largely of special recordings. | Thursday.— * Talking Turkey,’ a special Christmas programme, will be presented at night, and there will be a further recital by- the visiting violinist, Arved Kurtz. The station will remain on the air until midnight, and during the last hour the Choral Society’s Madrigal Club will, at intervals, sing Christmas carols. Friday.—Sunday _ hours will be observed. The service to be held in Knox Church will be relayed, commencing at 10.30 a.m., and in the evening * The Man on the Street ’ will present a tenor programme. Arved Kurtz will make his final appearance before the local microphone. Saturday.—Listeners from various centres will bring to the microphone their favourite items and explain the reason for their_ preference in a special programme entitled ‘ From the Provinces.’ THE AERIAL PROBLEM MAIN CONSIDERATIONS Many perplexities trouble those users of short wave and all wave receivers, who, desirous of securing the utmost in reception, give thought to the aerial system. The problem is most difficult in towns, where considerations of space and proximity to power and telephone lines introduce additional complications. The main considerations are that the aerial should be as high as possible, and clear of surrounding objects, that it should be well insulated, and properly protected bv lightning arrestors, and that it should be of the proper gauge stranded wire with no joints if possible. In a town a “ transmission ” lead-in should be employed to minimise man-made interference. Much has been made of the efficiency of certain aerials, but the fact remains that except for such a special type as a “ spider-web ’’ antenna, any one aerial system will give the best results on one definite narrow band of wavelengths.