RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23131, 1 September 1938, Page 7

RADIO IN THE HOME

PKOGKAMM® FEATURES

DA VENfRV TRANSMISSIONS y S E OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY BY Al'l^ w - vve «, items of more than usual in- * ADPear on this evening's proterest aPP! "Sand," a dramatic gramme 1 a2a inst nature, broadcast nt 8.45, and tho re- , i +alk "Historic iSew Zealand ! c—the' Rhodes Family," will be E f9 5 The second portion of S iven * ,'nme will consist, in tho tb9 -n P of items by tho band of tho * a, °; Regiment, featuring tho corAU + C S Jolly Boys." Associated "l ha Auckland Municipal Band as *7• L hr its Sunday evening concert Thomas Maguiro, tenor, J. Davios, sr ° j* and H. McLennan and G. Ken- !& seria' drama "Grand Hotel, ff" iU offer on -Monday evening a by Zoo Bartley-Ba,-s f "The Grev Goose of Ldgemoor, he pen .oi Ed™. Lewis. IVednesS chamber musio hoar u to open !s,\n item by Vincent Aspoy and Jl ueH, the .Sonata in E Minor writW C Mr Bell Tho same programme S fad'udi at 8.23, S trio in C Minor , . i bv Jir. Tait, tho composer, A\ mig &», violin, and Eric Laird, 'cello. j

Further relays, this tirao of tho reL in th 3 vocal solo competition of £ Wellington Society's MS festival, to take place over -A A at 8.4 Z evening. Tin second portion of the pfogrammo of the station will consist of an operatic recital by Grace Wilkinson, co/itralto, a contribution by ocelyn Walker, pianist, of compositions by tho Australian composer, Miriam Hyde, and a group of cello numbers by Nancy Estall. At eight a » c lock this evening 3YA will offer Galsworthy's "Old English," and the ftiKdin statitfn a relay from tho local competition festival. The whole of the j jjgert session from tho Wellington j aiion to-morrow will bo provided by | je Port Nicholson Silver Band and bv : tie Orpheus ;Vocal Sextet, the band | playing a number of compositions tor the first time in this countiy. Mar- j eberita .Zelanda, a coloratura soprano, i sto give a recital at 4fA at 9.0j on Sunday evening, when 31A will/ broadcast from recordings Mascagm s i "Cavalleria Itusticana." j

At the present stage of radio art tie vagaries of short-wave propagation jecessitate tto Davcntry Ao. 1 transmission, intended for reception in Sew ZeiJand,' taking place between 130 and <5.30 p.m. These are not ideal Jours for general convenience and it jj iherefore, most fortunate that with tisadvent of our spring it is possible the transmission to take place later jihe evening, owing to a littio underjjod change in the Heavisido layer, js this change is progressive the alteration in transmitting times is made a stages. The first step will bo taken ra Sunday, when the Empire stations ril commence' at 5.30 p.m. There are danges, too, in the wave-lengths of most of tho five transmitters. From Sunday the call signs and wave-lengths Till be: GSG, 16.86 metres; GST, 19.66 aetres; GSK, 25.29 metres; GSD, 25.53 aetres; and GSB, 31.55 metres. It is noteworthy _ that for the first time Daventry will use two separate stations ;0a tie 25imetre band. •

In an endeavour to investigate conditions in the stratosphere with a view to utilising the knowledge for weather forecasting, several overseas countries w'now employing unique apparatus This consists "of a 6ft. hydrogen-filled Moon, below which is attached a parasite, which in. turn is attached to a minute radio transmitter, operated from small batteries. These new robot rather observers operate on a very start waVe-length and automatically transmit continuous signals, which when received are decoded to give a perfect pietare of conditions prevailing in the ffj>p2r atmosphere. The parachute opens Then the bag bursts, conveying the precious transmitter safely to earth. These robot machines ascend to a height of 11 miles before the balloon bursts, but there have been instances of ascents to 22 mile 3.

_ Overseas radio telephone service is just- a little over 11 years old, the first link, that', between London and New You, having been open in January, 1927. Yet to-day one can call one's friends in almost any place in the world bv means of tVe telephone. Most of the traffic is oyer short-wave radio and it is as secret as a home telephone because of the inverted speech, which is interposed on the air. lb ere are approximately 39,000,000 telephones in use throughout the world and of these 93 per cent are connected to the radio link?, so that there is no more difficulty m interconnecting two telephones in widely separated places than there is in a toll call to Hclensville. Between 1931 and 1936 tiie calls on the system remained steady at about 20,000 per annum, but between 1936 and 1938 the yearly number has risen steeply to mi anticipated figure in excess of 80,000. By selecting the appropriate wavelength to suit the time of the day at tfie office of'origin, it is now possible | to give perfect clarity in speech, along fitli complete secrecy. FROM IYA To-day.—7.3o p.m., "The Whirligig of lime—Ancient Ideas uf the Universe," a talk »>' Mr, G. Arcticy; 8 p.m., "Westward Ho!"; jjl'ijj' "Wandering Willi the West Wind"; js-V), recorded drama. "Sand"; recorded Mix, Jir. D. Cresswell, "The Rhodes Family"; concert by baud of Auckland Ueg'unent, Dawn of Freedom," march, "Morning, Noon •M Sight," over'ure; "Dad and Dave uu l (jpfke Gu'jy"; !).)<;. the hand, "Two i°'ly Boys," cornet ducts. "A Dream of SW°n" and "Folits-Bergeres"; 10 to 11, J'l dSnce tunes in modern rhythm. To-nior- , : ? p.m., reading of prose and verse, "The J?* m Literature," speaker, Mr. If. A. NBser; 8.3'2, Eva Stern and the studio ortneslra, Mozart's I'iano Concerto in D Minor; reserved period; o.'ju, Bruckner's Over«.re,J® O Minor; Hiuisky Korsakov's Antar ; jo to 11. music and melody. Satv y p.m., "Unrequited" and "Venus on SF ,tl ! 8.10, Bcrnadine Carrey, pianist, ».» .Spanish Dances," '"J'riano" Tango, and nrenskys "Valse"; B.Phoebe Melrose, so°j"o, "jHush-a-Bu'. Birdie," "liohiii Adair," n?, n , ~ Eriskay Love Lyric" and "Oh! £,? ~w: Hugh Warbrick, Maori bariHoca lfa," "May 1 Not Love," "Mann s er e and "Waiata Poi"; 8.51, "The Seven overturn; ii .">, old-time dance by Pirate Ship Band. Sunday: 11 a.m., ornnjg service from Epsom Methodist ."Well; 3.30 p.m., songs of Dehussy by Dm e ' 6 r- Tp yto, with Alfred Corlo at the. evening service from St. Andrew's lana Vr Pr '? n Church; B.MO, concert by Anck--Tjwieipal Band, including cornet solo, IbJ Lost Chord." Piccolo duet, "Kippling 'reanis.' and tenor songs. "Angels Guard JJJ f ® . a nd "The Green Hills of Ireland," nw.i . Thomas Maguire. Monday: S p.m., "C.r,'Hid Hotel"; S.ij'J, studio Siot 011 ''J' (l ° Bart ley-Baxter and ,lK ! of Edwin Lewis' "The Grey Goose Mgemoor','; wrestling relay; It) to n, n r ,,' c ., aril ' melody. Tuesday: S p.m.. "Mardi g,J?' .overture; 8.,'), Japanese Honseboy; " IC Navy Radinlities in a variety preRii? ' K:w - Kb and Zeb; B,l'J, . ucantcrs of the Pirate Ship Vulture"; ta't* >\ e telby'K ''ltouiunnian Gipsies"; ;>.r>. In' Dominie Bufl'ett, "From Pitcairn to ri i —•""" Founding of a People"; li.'JO a . L dance music. Wotlnesday: 8 p.m.. Eric Pre » ml Vincent Aspey, violinist, Vinlhl .10 Bell's Sonata in E Minor for sonrli ar VL l '' in °; B.VI. Madeleine Grey, frM t?' Songs of Auvergne"; S.'.'S, AYiniItihn 'i", rs ' violin, Eric Laird, 'cello, and W' a ''i Piano, present Tail's Trio in C "Coronets of England—Mary, ID tn i"i - l o ' s . ■ 1 ,0 10 - I'gl't recordings; • *L music and melody.