WIRELESS IN ONEHUNGA.
MUSIC OH CRYSTAL SETS. \
RESULTS OF rNVESTIGATIONS. -:);-. ...... . ■...■; ■ '
."■.■'. . ..■■•■■ , Wireless amateurs in Onehungajhwi; '~ experienced some difficulty in receiving l music en a crystal set, and this Rivi'fis»h'.'to a statement that Onehunga was a dead area in that respect. Reports that owners of crystal ■ sets could only receive (ha post office wireless station (V.L.D.) very faintly, led to several ;ith(sorfes being ad- . vanced ';in explanation.'■ ■. "'■ - '■ .■■*s-'-s3s&> Investigations by ■ Mr. G. P. Oraxus,: who specialises in reception on a crystal afford an indication as to the probab.s cause of the trouble. Deciding to Viesi ont "" different parts of the district, M*. Oram • visited several amateurs in On* hunga. In many instances he found faulty connections and such like. At ona place there was a ground - lead, which, exceeded 50ft. in length, thus the fundamental wave-length of th© aerial was too.-•_., great to receive the local music, which is transmitted on 260 metres. V . In no instance could Mr. Orams' cufr cover a " dead spot," and he is carryingon further tests to prove the position. . »
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18495, 4 September 1923, Page 6
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173WIRELESS IN ONEHUNGA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18495, 4 September 1923, Page 6
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