THE RADIO WORLD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 178, 13 July 1927, Page 8

THE RADIO WORLD.

LOCAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES.

WELLINGTON’S OPENING NIGHT.

It was rather disappointing to find an attendance of only 18 members at Monday night’s meeting of the Hastings Radio Society, and one wonders if interest in the Society is dropping. It certainly looks so after the attendance at the last two meetings. If this is allowed to happen it will be a great pity for only half an eye is needed to see that the Society has done and is still doing a lot of good work. If it is to remain alive, however. it must be attended and especially now that the new Wellington station has commenced operations and the Society is considering the erection of a local station. The annual meeting of the Society will probably be held in the course of a few weeks and it is hoped that this will start a new and better year for the Society generally. an important matter. At tire last meeting, quite an important matter was brought up by Mr E. T. Gifford, this being a question of radio and insurance. Mr Giflord nietiicloned that it had been stated from Auckland that according to law it was necessary lor insurance companies to be notified in all cases where radio sets were installed, and in the event of this not being done, there was an opening for a company to dispute a claim for fire' Whether the onus of this iiotihca tion is on the set owner or the dealer who supplied it, is an open question at the moment, on which the Society is seeking information, but in the meantime, owners of sets would would be taking good advice if they notified the company with whom their house is insured, that they have a set installed. No one knows when a fire might occur and it is better to be sure than sorry. A GOOD EFFORT.

The Radio Society did quite well in staging the reception of the report of the Shield match at Masterton on Saturday, although at times some unwanted interference resulted from high tension motors somewhere in the vicinity. The collection taken up resulted in £1 being handed over to the Mayor’s unemployment fund' PROPOSAL WELL RECEIVED. At the meeting on Monday, the Rev. Bennett reported that a deputation had waited on the Borough Council and placed before them tne Society's proposal to erect a local broadcasting plant. The proposal was well received, so Welle, in fact, that the Society will be able to sesure a certain amount of free current for the running' of the plant, and in the event of it being a success, there is every prospect of further assistance, from the Council. There is little doubt that the station can be made a success, but it means all shoulders to the wheel, and unless all members of the Society are prepared to shouder their share of the burden it is up to them to say so at once. It is no use leaving the work to a few willing horses.

WHO'LL BE NEXT? Referring to the proposed station leads “Valve” to remind listeners that it is a long time since any further donations have been received, beyond the work which the secretary himself has put in. This has resulted in £9 5/- being received, but unless all listeners are prepared to rake in the cash, the goal will remain a long way off. Of course when the debentures are issued, the “big push” for funds will start, but in the meantime, all the money that can possibly se secured is wanted and the secretary, Box 136, Hastings, will be pleased to acknowledge further donations to the following list: £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 22 6 0 Anonymously collected .. 9 5 0 Total .... £3l 11 0 SERIES OF LECTURES.

On -Monday night, Mr K. Crees commenced a series of lectures for the purpose of acquainting uninitiated members with the functioning of their receivers. Mr Crees took up the evening in explaining the theory of radio and at the next meeting will apply this theory to the erection of a crystal set. From there it is hoped to go on at each subsequent meeting with the construction of a valve receiver adding to the set until it has reached a multi-valved stage. Quite a good idea is being adopted to pay for the material used and eventually it is hoped that the receiver will be the property of the Society. Each lecture is really a class of instruction and those who are prepared to pay for this are asked to contribute whatever they wish. This of course is quite voluntary and junior members are not asked to pay. On Monday night 11/- was collected in this way, and as practically all the parts will be given free for the crystal set, this money will be available for the parts of the valve set. The lectures are bound to be quite interesting and a hearty invitation is extended to all listeners to attend. WELLINGTON’S OPENING. ft’s not much use talking about the transmission of 2YA, save to say that all enthusiasts have heard it and have at last got something to oe pleased about. The official opening of the station takes place on Saturday night, and the programme looks good. It is as follows: 8 o’clock chimes, G.P.O. clock; march, “The Red Shield,” Salvation Army Citadel Band; address by the Hon. J. G Coates; soprano solo, “Laughing Song,” Miss Myra Sawyer ; address by the PostmasterGeneral, Hon. XV. Nosworthy; instrumental trio (violin, piano, ’cello), Miss Ava Symons, Messrs. Gordon. Short and George Ellwood; address by Mayor of Wellington: bass solo, ‘ Prologue from Pagliaeci.” Mr XV XV. Marshall; violin solo, ''Ballade and Polonaise.” Mr Ta?on Jules de Manny; contralto solos. “The Silent Dale” and “Hills of Donegal," Miss Nora Greene: band selection, Salvation Armv Silver Band. Part 2- Instrumental trio. Miss Symons, Messrs. Short and Ellwood : tenor solos “The Old Spinet” and “Paeqinrr Ry.” Mr XV Henshaw: Band. “Jamie's Patrol. ’* XVollinr- x -« Tramways Band ; songs. “Pokare Kare” and “Waiata Maori.” Pctono Maori X’ariety Entertainers; Hawaiian guitar trio. “Kamiki March.” Air J. XV. Goer and party: vocal duet. Oh Fairy Wand,” Miss

Myra Sawyer and Mr W. Boardman; violin solo, “Nocturne,” Mr Leon Jules do Mauny: bass solo, “Aria from Ernani,” Signor Lucien Cesaroni; band, “Gems of Harmony,” XVellington Tramways Band; contralto solos, “My Ain Folk” and “The Night Nursery,” Miss Norah Greene; flute solo, “Bravura,” Signor A. P. Truda; bass solo, “The Calf of Gold,” Signor Cesaroni; band march, “Dawn of Freedom,” Wellington Tramways Band. God Save the King. SHORT WAVE RECEPTION.

Mr .1. A. Lynn, of the Hastings Radio Society has received the following from the General Electric Cov., Schenectady, N.Y.; Dear Sir: We wish to thank you for your letter of April 8 describing the reception of our short wave transmitter 2XAF on 32.77 metres. The transmission which you heard was on the special programme from Australia in the early morning hours of April 8. We have received a number of messages and letters confirming this transmission, all of which indicate that it was a success.

Station 2XAF, our principal short wave broadcasting station, transmits on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening programmes of WGY on a wave length of 32.77 metres- Station 2XAD on 22.02 metres transmits the evening programmes of XVGY on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but these transmissions are subject to change on account of the developmental investigations that are being carried out by this company. However at 6.45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time each Saturday, the complete schedule for the ensuing week is broadcast by Station 2XAF both by voice and TCXV telegraph. We shall be pleased to receive further re . ports from you on the reception of our short wave transmission. PROGRAMMES FOR TO-NIGHT.

IYA Auckland: 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes. Relay of overture from Prince Edward Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr Go. Poore; vocal quartettes. Messrs. Lewis. Pitkin, Bennett and Crutcher; elocutionary, Mr H. Sharp; soprano solo. Miss S. Thompson; humorous, Mr Les. East; vocal duet, Messrs. Pitkin. Bennett and Crutcher; baritone solo. Mr Phil. Lewis; quartettes Messrs. Lewis. Pitkin. Bennett and Crutcher. Weather report and interval. Relay from Prince Edward Theatre. Vocal trio. Messrs. Lewis, Pitkin and Bennett; elocutionary, Mr H. Sharp: baritone solo, Mr P Lewis; quartettes, Messrs. Lewis, Pitkin. Bennett and Crutcher; humorous. Mr T.es. .East; vocal duet, Messrs. Pitkin and Bennett; quartettes. Messrs. Lewis. Pitkin. Bennett and Crutcher. 3YA Christchurch: 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m: Childrens’ Session, Uncles Jack and Sam. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: Addington Stock Market Report and news and reports- 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Relay of orchestral selections from Crystal Palace Picture Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr A. J. Bun?,. Baritone solo. Mr Laurence Campbell; soprano solos. Miss Mabel Eaglesome; pianoforte solo, Miss Ivy Evans; tenor solos, Mr David McGill; mandolin guitar solo, Miss Gvyen Webster; violin solos, Miss Dorothy Lund ; Talk on Rugby Football by Mr J. K. Maloney; baritone solo, Mr Laurence Campbell; soprano solos. Miss Mabel Eaglesome ; pianoforte solo. Miss Ivy Evans; bass solo. Mr Edward Mann; violin solos. Mr David McGill; baritone solo. Mr Laurence Campbell; mandolin guitar solo, Miss Gwen Webster. 4YA Dunedin: Silent day.

2YK Wellington: 7.45 p.m.: Market reports and announcements. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Relay of Paramount Theatre Orchestra under the direction of Mr Robt. R. Caulton and Studio concert.

2BL Sydney: 8.1'3, Miss Grace Quine (popular ballads); 8.20, the Canterbury District Band (bandmaster, Mr Stan Nicholls), broadcast from Baker’s Hall, Campsie; 9.40, Ward Lear and XVill Kenny in a singing, whistling and laughing act; 9.0, G.P.O. clock and chimes, resume of following day’s programme, weather report and forecast by courtesy of Mr C. J. Mares, Govt. Meteorologist ; 9.6, Broadcasters’ Trio; 9.13, Miss Hazel McGilvi'ay (soprano) ; 9.20, Broadcasters all-sports expert will talk on "Boxing” ; 9.35, the Canterbury District Band; 9.55; Miss Grace Quine; 10.2, Broadcasters’ Trio; 10-9, Miss Hazel McGilvray; 10.16, Cec. Morrison and his Gloomchasers, broadcast from the ballroom of the Bondi Casino. During intervals between dances “Sun” news will be broadcast; 11.0, G.P.O. clock and chimes. National Anthem. 4QG Brisbane: 6.30 p.m., “Daily Standard” news; announcements; 6.15 p.m., “Celotex and Wealth from XVaste”—by Mr Taylor, for the Queensland Prference League; 6.30 p.m.. the children's hour—stories by “Little Miss Brisbane”; 7-0 p.m., market reports, stock reports; 7.30 p.m., weather news, announcements; 7.43 p.m., standar dtime signal; 7.45 p.m.. lecturette supplied by the Queensland Agricultural High School mid College; 8 p.m., To-night’s programme will be in the form of a special radio novelty. Publication of the details would result in its value as a novelty being destroyed. To fully appreciate the programme listeners should be sure to tune in shortly before eight o’clock, and listen carefully for the opening portion of the programme. Those who miss the opening portion will be quite unable to appreciate the transmission. 10.0 p.m., ’’The Daily Mail” news, weather news. Close down.

3LO Melbourne: 5.30 p.in., answers to children's letters and birthday greetings; 6 p.m., Mouthorgan Orchestra; 6.5 p.m., Marion Lightfoot, soprano; 6.10 p.m., Mouthorgan Orchestra; 6.15 p.m., “Mary Mary”; 6.30 p.m., news; 7.15 pm., Agricultural Department; 7.30 p.m., advertising; 7.45 p.m.. Captain Peters; 8 p.m., Miss Cocks’ programme: 9 p.m., announcements and R.A.C.V.; 9-4 p.m., Marie La Varre; 9.11 p.m,, Marion Lightfoot, banjo; 9.18 p.m., the Premier Four; 9.25 p.m.. Marion Lightfoot, banjo; 9.30 n.m. Vietnrv Theatre: m‘l n .m weather. “ Argus’ and 8.0. XV.; 11 n.m.. Onr Great Thought; 11.1 p.m., Joe Aronson; 11.40 p.m., God Save the King.