4YA WAVE LENGTH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21736, 30 August 1932, Page 7

4YA WAVE LENGTH

TO THE EDITOB.

Sib,—l wish to protest at the prolonged alteration of the 4YA frequency. As I live in the country 60-odd miles from Dunedin, 4YA is our only daylight reception station and is also our local station. My receiver was designed'to tune from 200 metres to 500 metres, and under the old conditions proved,very satisfactory. There are hundreds of similar sets in use. Now, without putting myself to a lot of unnecessary expense, f am deprived from hearing 4YA at all. Why owners like myself should be deprived of our local station so that some persons of the DX species can hear KFI, I fail to understand, especially as they pay no more thau we do. We less fortunate people, not owners of ultra> modern multi-valve sets, are entitled to hear our local station which we are not hearing at present, though we are paying for the privilege of hearing it.—l am, etc.. 4YA, Not KFI. Evans Flat, August 25. i TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—The letter by " South Otago" in the Daily Times of the 24th inst. complaining about the 4YA wavelength explains my position as far as the Dunedin station is concerned. I have not had a clear reception since the alteration. took place. In to-day's Daily Times " Listener" states that the reception at Broad Bay is satisfactory. Broad Bay is near Dunedin, but to be 60 miles distant ie a different thing.—l am. etc., Another Listener. Romakapa, August 25. TO THE EDITOB. > Sir, —I quite agree with the remarks by " South Otago " concerning the 4YA wave length. Now that the Olympic Games are over, we have been looking forward again to the 4YA concert programmes without the annoyance of a stronger station, which is practically on the same wave length. The present wave length might suit the Dunedin district, but it is an absolute failure for country listeners, as we are deprived of 4YA programmes after 8.30 p.m. Has the petition, which I understand has been circulated in the 4YA zone, been in the country districts yet?— I am, etc., Country Listener. Tapanui, August 26. TO THE EDITOB. Siß, —I am in opposition to " Country Listener" in his complaint about the seemingly permanent change in 4YA's frequency. As he states, and I agree, 2CO Corowa is transmitting on a power of 7.5 kw., and as Wellington is on a power of 5 kw. 2CO is therefore 50 per cent, more powerful'. From what "Country Listener " states in his letter, I gather that he has trouble in separating 4YA from 2CO, but how that is I cannot see, as on my set there is fully 10 metres difference between the two. Why did " Country Listener" not experience trouble between 2FC and 4YA when the latter was on its original wave, length, there being only nine metres difference between the two, and 2FC being twice as loud here as 2CO, the former, of course, being 5 kw.? Then, again, as 2CO comes in at New Zealand only one-tenth the - power of 2YA, I cannot see why 4YA and 2CO cannot be separated, even when 4YA is as far from Ranfurly as it is. As I have a none too selective set, I am strictly in favour of 4YA staying where it is, especially if it is intended to increase its power to 2£ kw. If 4YA went back to its Original wave length I would not be able to separate it from 2YA when the former rose to 2J kw. Our "Country Listener " will also, I am sure, appreciate 4YA's staying where it is now when it rises in power. If by any chance anybody was wanting the programme from 2CO and 4YA interfered, he would certainly get it at either 3LO or 3AR, and almost any time at 2FC Sydney, so there is no reason as far as I can see why 4YA should not stay where it now is.—l am. etc., Selectivity. St. Clair, August 27.