RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21454, 30 March 1933, Page 14

RADIO IN THE HOME

BROADCASTS FROM IfYA SECOND CRICKET TEST VARIED STUDIO ITEMS Listeners will be kept well posted by IYA concerning the progress of the second test cricket match betwcn the M.C.C. and New Zealand, which opens to-morrow. Frequent reports will be broadcast during tho day sessions and an authoritative resume will be given each night. Interesting concert programmes have also been arranged. Details of the coming week's broadcasts are:— To-day 7.30 p.m., Rev. W. Constable. "Ibsen's Plays"; 8, record (orchestra); 8.9, contralto, Dorothy Syinonds; B.IG, Alf. Healy's Orchestra; 8.21, record (humour); 8.27, violin, Vincent Aspeyj 8.38, record (orchestra); 8.41, tenor, George Barnes; 8. 'lB, Orchestra; 8.51, records (soprano, band); 9.2, S. D. Potter, "Auckland Birds and Animals"; 9.20, record (bass); 9.23, Orchestra; 9.29, Dorothy Symonds; 9.36, record (orchestra); 9.39, Vincent Aspey; 9.47. Orchestra; 9.52, George Barnes; 9.5(5, record (orchestra). To-morrow: 11.25 a.m., relay of second cricket test match, M.C.C. v. New Zealand from Eden Park; 5.50 p.m., resume of play; 8. records; 8.9, quartet, the New Zealand Four, bass baritone, A. G. Taylor; B.IG, violin, Ida Lockwoqd; 8.35, contralto, Mrs. B. Jellard; 8.41, organ recital, Arthur E. Wilson; 3.3. review of day's play in cricket match. Captain E. W. Ballantine; 9.18, New Zealand Four, bass, Duncan Black; 9.31, Ida Lockwood; 9.36, Mrs. B. Jellard; 9.46, New Zoaland Four, duet, James Simpson arid Duncan Black. Saturday: 11.25 a.m., resume of test match play; 7.30, horticultural talk; 8 p.m., concert programme of old-time music; 8.4, bass-bari-tone, Arthur Wright; 8.14, mezzo-soprano. Mrs. H. M. Reffell; 8.24, Arthur Wright; 8.33, Mrs. 11. M. RefTell; 8.40. talk by "Old Wire Whiskers"; 9.20. review of day's teat match play. Captain E. W. Ballantine, followed by old-time dance music to 11.30 p.m. Sunday; 2 p.m., records; 6, children's song service; 7, service from St. Mary's Cathedral (Rev. Canon W. Fancourt); 8.30, studio programme, including items by tho IYA Chamber Orchestra, Mina Caldow and Denis Sheard. Monday: 11.15 a.m., relay of third day's play in cricket test match, M.C.C. v. New Zealand; 2, educational session; 3.30, home science talk; 7.30, 11. Woodyear Smith, "Permanent Pasturo Mixtures"; 8.9, baritone, R. R. Thompson; 8.19, novelty instrumental, the Mati Trio; 8.36, recital, Minna Mays; 8.50, soprano, Reta MacCullay; 9.2, Captain E. W. Ballantine, resume of cricket test match; 9.20, R. R. Thompson; 9.30, the Mati Trio; 9.42. Minna Mays; 9.51, Reta MacCullay. Tuesday: 7.20, book review; 7.85, Music Lovers' Competition; 8, records, "A World Tour." Part 4, "The Far East"; 9.2, Professor Algie, "Famous Trials"; 9.22, records; 10-u .dance music. Wednesday: 7.30 p.m., H. R. Rodwell, "Economic Planning"; 8, .records; 8.30, contralto. Norma .Toll; 8.42, violin recital, Haydn Murray; 8.50, tenor, G. Ainsley Daglish; 9.2, Miss Lyal Ilillinrd. "A Trip to California": 9.20, Norma Joll; 9.24, Haydn Murray; 9.28, J. Ainsley Daglish; 9.30-11, dance music. Thursday: 3.30 p.m., home science talk; 7.30, Rev. W. A. Constable, "Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' "; S„ Chamber Orchestra; 8.24, Orchestra; 8.33, xylophone, Ray Jury; 8.43. flute and horn, with orchestra, V. Cater and H. Benn; 8.46, soprano. Mrs. Wallace Good; 9.2. Mr. Percy Hamblin, " A Trip Home to New Zealand"; 9.33. Ray Jury; 9.43, Chamber Orchestra; 9.51, Mrs. Wallace Good.

j OVER 90.000 LICENCES New licences for receiving sets in the Dominion taken out last month totalled 1574, an improvement on tho unusually low advance in January, making the total 91,251. The increases for the past 10 months are:—May, 6983; June, 4199; July, 3089; August, 3552; September, 2948; October, 1222; November, 2623; December, 1911; January, 1355; February, 1574. Altogether ihero were 93,596 licences concerned with radio in New Zealand on February 28, as against 92,007 at the end of tho previous month, an advance of 1589. Besides the 91,251 paid licences for receiving sets, there were 1349 dealers' licences, 682 transmitting, five experimental, six special, 272 free and 31 broadcasting. The dealers' permits show an increase of 12, half of which were for Auckland, the local total being now 387. Of the 91,251 paid receiving licences 26.621 are in the Auckland district, the other totals being:—Wellington, 37,664; Canterbury, 15,310; Otago, 11,656. The month's increase in Auckland was 413, 155 less than in January, contrasting with the general improvement.

RENEWING LICENCES Tho renewal of radio licences is due by Saturday. If renewal is not desired the apparatus, including the aerial, must be completely dismantled, and the Post and Telegraph Department notified. Apart from exceptional cases, the full sum of 30s is demanded in one payment. Both a reduction in the licence fee,"which is one of the highest in the world, and increased facilities for part-time payments, have been vigorously advocated in recent months. In England the cost of a licence is 10s. No charge is made in the United States, Franco or Holland. The most expensive place to operate a set is Greece, where a licence costs over £5. TELEVISION PROSPECTS In a recent speech, Mr. E. T. Fisk, managing-director of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Limited, said that probably before there was satisfactory broadcast television in Australia, television would be used on the radio telephone service between Australia and England to enable those holding conversations to sen tho face of the person, with whom they were speaking. _ Mr. Fisk pointed out that it was much simpler to broadcast merely the image of a face than a full-length figure. The outstanding problem in connection with television was the great space which it occupied in the ether. For instance, if television were broadcast on the same wave-length as that used by Station 2FC, a great part of tho broadcast band would be required, leaving little room for other broadcasting services. A possible solution of the television problem might be found in the ultra-short wave band on which the Marchese Marconi was now carrying out experiments. 'Marconi was using a wave-length of 57 centimetres—less than one yard—as compared with tho wave-lengtli of Station 2FC, Sydney, approximately 500 yards. The value of television at its present stage of development was revealed by the fact that tlie British Broadcasting Corporation was giving television broadcasts, but only after 11.30 p.m., when nearly everyone was asleep.

ON ALL WAVE-LENGTHS In his last will and testament a radio fan of Warsaw, Poland, has included a provision that his coffin shall be equipped with a complete radio receiving set and a pair of headphones be clamped on his skull. Mrs. Marion Cran, noted gardening authority, will broadcast for the Empire short-wave station at Davcntry at 10.15 p.m. on Wednesday, a talk on "Daffodil Time in England." She is a niece of the late Archdeacon Dudley, of Auckland. American specification of a standard earth is a hole Ift. deep dug in the ground, and in it is placed 51b. of rock sail; water is poured in until tho salt i* dissolved, and then a mctnl lube or rod about lin. m diameter and Bft. long is driven into the ground through the centre of the hole. A certain amount of care should be taken in making the electrical connection. It is impossible to solder tho wire to tho top of the tube, and a brass bolt or screw should be tapped through it, Where the ground is abnormally dry three or four of these earth lubes should be joined in parallel,