RADIO TOPICS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 6334, 7 October 1927, Page 11

RADIO TOPICS

According to Mr. J. Malone, Chief Inspector of Wireless in Victoria, the future of wireless has great possibilities, especially in International broadcasting. Events -that are of interest to tho whole world could possibly b e broadcast and received by listeners-in., He does . not think television will become general for many years owing to very high cost of the present apparatus necessary. Mr Malone also', thinks that fading will eventually be overcome. Every wireless!'country in the world is working on this problem, but as he says, "possibly we won’t be able to solve It Until we-khow'what Wireless waves really arc.” There is no known cuer for atmospherics, and to try to tune them out Is pure waste of time. These natur al electrical discharges have 'no defined wave-length .and will come though no matter who wave-length one is listening on. It Will be noticed by the enthusiast that there are several different kinds of atmospherics, and it is quite an interesting study to note the weather the time. -It is possible to predict the weathet with a certain degree' of accuracy by noting 1 the different types, and this can be made quite a useful and interesting hobby. The majority of broadcast listeners, however, would no doubt prefer to get th’eir weather forecasts from the Meterological Office, and be free of atmospherics altogether.