THE WIRELESS WORLD

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 5

THE WIRELESS WORLD

(By

“Cat’s Whisker”)

8.8. C. Transmissions: Beginning on Sunday the 8.8. C. Em', pire transmissions will take place on a revised schedule. Owing to important technical considerations the timings of programmes on transmission No. 1 intended for this country will alter fro. quently. From April 18 to May 1 the schedule is from 6 to 8.15 p.m.; May 2 and June 5. 5.30 to 7.45.; June 6 to July 31, 5 to 7.15 p.m.; and August 1, to September 4, 5.30 to 7.45 p.m. Henceforward the Empire transmitters are to “go on the air” three minutes be fore scheduled time and. during this identification period announcements and a resume of the programmes to lie broadcast will be given by the an. noucer. Mr. J. B. Clark, Director of the 8.8. C. Empire Service, is shortly to tour the Empire to study listener reaction to the- short-wave programmes and is expected to reach New Zealand early in the spring. • ***»*

Maori Melodies: Many listeners t 0 the recent broad, east from 3YA by a Maori concert party have drawn attention to the rare use made of Maori talent. The pro. jected appearances at IYA of the soprano, Te Mauri Meihana, is serv. ing to heighten interest. There is abundant talent available, and the audience which recently filled the Town Hall is abundant evidence of the popularitv of this form of entertainment. Admittedly there is some difficulty in arranging a large party for a studio presentation, but, With the excellent

1 (land-line links available, it should be well within the scope of practicability to utilise a land-line link with Rotorua where an excellent concert presented i by a combination of the two Maori [ parties was given last month. * 4 ¥ * ♦ * © Ticking up Coronation: While no details are available, it is certain that two at least of the new high-powered 8.8. C. short-wave sta. tians will be ultilised for Empire broadcasts o f the Coronation. Daventiy will, in general, adhere to its re. gular transmission schedules, but it is anticipated that the initial broadcast. 1

at the time of the actual proceedings, will be so zoned' that listeners in all parts of the Empire will have h 0 difficulty in enjoying reception. There should be no great difficulty attending reception in New Zealand in the light of the fact that the German stations, of somewhat lower power than the new 8.8. C. plants, consistently put down in the Dominion, in the. late even, ing and early morning, very s trong. clear signals. Tf j s certain, too. that the Australian VK2ME and the AmOrieans W2XAF and WIXK will rehroadcast Daventry.

****** Singapore Staltion: The latest addition to the broadcast services of the- Empire is the Bri. tish Malaya Broadcasting Corporation’s' station at Singapore. The new station ( ha s a power of two kilowatts, and can t* be heard over considerable areas of 1 Malaya on a wave-length o f 230 metres : The terms of the licence granted to the I 8.'8.C. permit sponsored programmes L and advertisements. “Advertisements shall not. be broadcast for more than 10 per cent, of the total daily broadcasting time or for more than twice per hour or more than -iix minutes continuouslv in any hour.’’ Revenue, however, will be raised mainly from the licence fees of 12 dollars a year. , Mr .1. S. Dumeresque, a Devonshire man, has been appointed general man. ager of the corporation. The Penang Wireless Society and similar bodies have rendered conspicuous service .n promoting interest in short-wave recep. tion. Indeed, the amateurs! of Malaya, as in many other parts of the Empire have laid the foundations on which the future of organised broadcasting will rest. ******* Largest Television Station: Messrs Standard Telephones and Cables (Australasia), Ltd., announce that the French Ministry of Posts Tele, graphs, and Telephones has ordered from their associates, Le Materiel Telephoninue, of Paris, the largest commercial television transmitter yet contemplated. The transmitter will be I in. Palled at the base of the Eiffel Tower, and will be in operation for

the forthcoming Paris Exposition, It will have a peak carrier output of 30 kilowatts. The transmitter will be connected to an antenna located on the fop of the Eiffel Tower flag pole by 400 metres of coaxial conductor, weigh, ing 12 tons. The equipment will be broadcast at 405 lines.. The Eiffel Tower which was the wonder of the 188.0 Paris Exposition, and was first used to receive- radio telephone messages- from America -in 1916, will again play a leading part in the 1937 exposition, with television.

Amateur Activities: A recent cheek on the activities of amateur transmitter staions which was made by members of the Radio Society of Great Britain has brought to light the fact, that no fewer than 75 per cent, of licensed transmitters are regn'larlv active. Thia check has also revealed the fact that the 42-metres band is by far the most popular. Over 900 different British amateur stations were heard on this band during November last. The 21 metre band came next with 487 stations. The longer wave bands seemed to be far less popular as> in the ease of the 84-meter band only 123 stations were heard, and 148 stations on the 160-metre.

The Primitive and the Modern: A report from Western Australia gives an illustration o f how in, isolated communities, primitive methods of ■■lending signals may be linked up with short-wave broadcasting. A sheep station hand was reported missing from a.n out station in the Roebourne- Table, land. The police at Port Hadland were informed .Before setting out on what might have been a long and fruitless search, the police broadcast messages to all who had .-diort-wave receivers in a given area, asking them to put -ip smoke signals if they were able to receive the message-. A second message was then transmitted, asking those who had' responded to put up another smoke signal if they knew that the missing man had been found. After an interval a second smoke signal gave th e police the information they requi'red. ****** Distinctive Sdgnhls: Instead o f “call signs” as we know them in New Zealand, European stations have their own distinctive signals by which they may be identified by listeners. Most of these signals are ■ operated by electrical devices, Posen

has four flute notes of different, tone, produced by a smal motor driving a drum with cams which brings a bellows into action to blow the flutes. Copenhagen and' Geneva, have bellring, inp- hammers operated by a motor; and Germany employs a melody pro. dueed by steel tongues. Wilno has a cuckoo call, produced from small organ; pipe by a bellows apparatus. Crakow uses a guitar whose strings are automatically pinched when a small motor is switched on. In the same manner as Wilno produces its cuckoo call, Lvons has it s canaries, and Turin its nightingales; and Brussels employs bolls. Germany plugs its national an. thems. Russia. Communist hymn«, and Rome popular melodies o n a shepherd’s flute. Listeners soon learn to distinguish stations by these signals’, which, obviates the necessity for too-frequent ' announcements.

Week-end Programme

: SATURDAY, APRIL 24th. , 3ZR Greymouth—94o k.c. 7.30 to 8.30: Breakfast and News; L3O to 5.0: Variety programme; 6.0: Children’s session; 7.0: Chimes; 7.3: Lilac Time”; 7.10; “Misty Islands of the Highlands”; 7.13: “Farewell Blue-'”; 7.16: “Two Hearts in Waltz-Time”; 7.20: “What’s the Name of That Song?” 7.23; “Young and Healthy”; 7.26: “The Continental”; 7.30: “The Simple Things in Life”; 7.33: “The Lone Cowbov”; 7.36: “Rose Marie”; 7.39: “I’m Goin’ Shoppin’ with You”; 7.42: “Sitting o n the Ice in the Ice Rink”: 7.45: “When I Met my Girl in the Rain”: 7.48: “Twelfth Street Rag”; 7.52: “Rehearsing the Act”; 7.58: “Okay, Toots”; 8.2: Sporting Results; 8.12: “Vienna bv Night”; 8.16: “Music in tho Air”; 8.25; “Viennese Waltz Medley”: 8.20: “Gunner Joe”; 8.34: “ Hand in Hand”; 8.37: “I’m Thinking to-night of my B’ue.Eyes”; 8.40: “Maori”; 8.43:

“Tommies War Time Memories”; 8.53: , “Leslie Stuart Memories”; 9.0: Weather reports; 9.2: “Paul Rubens Memories”; 9.6: “Who’ s Been Polishing the I Sun”; 9.9: “Cradle Song”; 9.12: “June in January”; 9.15: “Waltzes of file , World”; 9.22: “Danny Boy”; 9.27: . “Take Your Partners”; 9.30: “Good9.33: “May T Ask f o r (he Next Tango”; 9.36: “Sweet Honolulu”; 9.40: “Robin’ Harry”; 9.43: “Clogs and Shawl”; 9.46: “The Prize Waltz”; 9.50; “Tiger Rag”: 9.53: “Covered WagonD'ays”; 9.50; “Popular Medolies”; 10.-;. “Tou’re the- Top”; 10.8: “Doin’ the Up town Lowdown”; “Lonely Feet”; and “Gypsy Violin”; 10.18: “Please”; 10.21: “Lou’sianna Lullaby”: “Little 'Locket »of Long Ago”; 10.27: “Hili’ , Billv Songs Medley”; .10.31: “Bugle . Calf Rag”; “Toy Hat. White Tie an! , Tails”;. “The Negress Rumba”! 10.40: “Stormv Weather”; 10.43: “Molly . Ain't Built That Way”; 10.46: “Mid- ' night”; “Caiioba”; “Say the- Word and , It’s Yours”; “Five Minutes to Twelve”; a 10.58: “Goodnight, Lovely Little , Lady”.

J IYA Auckland—6sok.c. 7.0; to 9.0: Breakfast; 10.0: Devo. tional; 10.15: Recordings; 12.0: Running commentaries on the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, held at Alexandra Park, Epsom; 1.0: Weather; 2.0: Recordings; 3.0: Relay from Eden Park of Rugby Football; 3.15 t 0 4.30: Sports results; 5.0: Children’s session; 6.0: Dinner music; 7.0: News and reports; 7.30: Talk: The Gardening Expert; 8.0 Recordings; 9.0: Weather Station notices; 9.5: Ingall's Hawaiian Dfio; 9.11: Recordings; 10.0:- Sports summary; 10.10 to 11.15: Dance music. 2YA Wellington—s7ok.c. 7.0: Breakfast; 9.0: Relay of wool sale (relay from. Town Hall); 10.0; Recordings; 10.30; Devotional; 11.0: Time signals; 12.0: Lunch music; 1.0: Weather; 2.0: Light music; 3.0: Running commentary on football match (relay, ed from Athletic Park); 5.0: Children’s hour; 6.0: Dinner music; 7.0: News and reports; 7.30: Time signals'; 8-0: 2YA Concert Orchestra; 9.0: Weather. Station notices; 9.5: Dance programme; 9.30: Dance music; 10.0: Sports summary; 10.10: Dance music; 10.45 to 11.15: Further dance music by Jack Cowdrey’s Band. 3YA Christchurch—72ok.c. 7.0 to 9.0: Breakfast; 10.0: Devotional; 10.15: Recordings; 12.0: Lunch music; 2.0: Recordings; 2.45: Commentary o n Rugby fixture; 4.30: Sports results; 5.0: Children’s hour; 6.0: D.n. tier music; 7.0: News and reports; 7.30: Time signals; 8.0: Recordings; 9.0: 'Weather; Station notices; 9.5: 3YA Orchestra; 10.0: Sports summary; 10.10 to 11.15: Dance music. 4YA Dunedin—79ok.c.

7.0 to 9.0: Breakfast; 10.0: Record. ing ; ; 12.0: Lunch music; 1.0: Weather; 2.0; Recordings; 3.0: Commentary on senior Rugby match; 3.45: Weather; 5.0: Children’s session; 6.0: Dinner music; 7.0: News and' reports; 8.0: A light orchestra and ballad concert; 9-.0: 1 Weather; Station (notices; 9.5: An Old Time Dance Programme; 9.10: Recordings; 10.0: Spotts summary; 10.10: .Waltz “Destiny”; 11.32: to 11.30: Dance medley.

Daventry, England: G.S.D. 16.86 metres; G.S.O. 19.82 metres; G.S.B. 31.55 metres New Zea. land standard time: 6.0: Big Ben; Speech by the Rt. Hon. the Lord Hewart; 6.20: New dance music; 6.40: “The Strange Adventure of Mr. Penny”; 6.55: A recital; 7.10: “Responsibilities of Empire’; 7.25: “John Londoner At Home”; 8.15: Close down. 3LR Melbourne:

1.0: Recorded music; 7.0: Sporting News; 7.20: to 7.30: Slews; 7.40: Symphon Orchestra; 8.0: Celebr.ty Concert.; 9.10: Play; 9.50: A programme from the Melbourne Studios; 10.30: News Sporting results; 10.45: Dance music; 11.30: Close down.

SUNDAY, APRIL 25.

IYA Auckland—6sok.c.

9.0: Recordings; 11.0: Morning service; 12.15: Close down; 1.0: Dinner music; 2.0: Recordings; 3.0: Cenotaph in the Domain of eommorative Anzac D’ay; 3.30: Light recitals; 6.0: Children’s song service; 7.0; Evening service; 8.15: Recordings; 8.30; Concert programme; 10.30: Close down. 2YA Wellington—s7ok. c.

9.0: Recordings; 11.0: Morning ser. vice; 12.15: Close down; 1.0: Dinner session; 2.30: The Memorial Service- arranged by the Wellington Returned

Soldiers' Association; 3.10; Recordings; 6.0; Children’s Anzae Day; 7.0: Evening service; 8.15: Recordings; 8.30: An Anzae Day programme; 8.50: A recital by Stella Power; 9.5: Weather. Station notices; 9.8: A BBC recorded programme; 10.16: Close down.

3YA Christchurch—72ok.c. 9.0; Recordings; 11.0: Morning yCr vice; 12.15: Close down; 1.0; Dinner music; 2.0: Recordings; 2.30: Relay from King Edward Barracks of Citi, (zen’s Memorial Sell vice-; 5.30: Children’s song service; 8.0: Recordings; 9.0: Weather. Station notices; 9.5: Studio presentation of “The Circle”; 10.30: Close down. 4YA Dunedin—79ok.c. 9.0; Recordings; 11.0; Morning s-er | vice; 12.15: Close down; 1.0; Dinner! music; 2.0: Recordings; 3-30: Anzae, commemoration service; 5.30: Child-] ren’s song service; 6.15: Recordings; I 6.30: Evening service; 7.45: Record-] ings; 8.30: Excerpts from operas and incidental music; 9.2: Weather. Station notices; 9.7: Grand Symphony Or. chestra; 10.0: Close down.

Daventry, England; ) G.S.D'. 16.86 metres; G-. 5.0. 19.82 'metres; G.S.B. 31.55 metres New Zealand standard time; 6.0: Big Ben; The BBC Empire Orchestra; 6.10; A religious service; 6.55: Weekly news, etter, sports summary, and announcements; Greenwich time signal at 7.0: 7.20: A recital; 7.45: Close down. 3LR Melbourne:

6.0: Children’s session; 6.30; Talk; 6.45: “Random Pages”; 7.0: “Tannhauser”; 7.30: A necital; 8.0: Symphony Hour; 9.20: Play; 10.15: Poetry and Epilogue; 10-30; Close down.

NOTES FOR RADIO AMATEURS.