Amateur Wireless

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 87, 17 August 1923, Page 7

Amateur Wireless

LOS ANGELES TO TARIKL RECORD RESULTS. A local wireless enthusiast informed a Stratford Evon.ng Post reporter on Thursday that some very remarkable resuLs in receiving breadcasting from America had been obtained by Mr W- Ward, of Tariki. He claimed that it was a record for

- Australasia to have received so many items from a concert in Los Angeles (as stated below) in face of the fact that the tests now being made between Australia and Los Angele-s had not achieved such good results It was all the more remarkable in v;ow of the conditions under which they woro carried out, lie added, as the wireless set was home-made, having been constructed by the operator - from his own material, 5 Writing to his friend concerning ! the matter, Mr Ward said: — “I told F-'u I had picked up some I Yankee broadcasting. Well, I land- ■ ed it groat last Thursday evening from K.F.I. Lor Angeles, Caliaforhia, Mr Earle C. Anthony, proprietor.” Tho programme was received as follows, and should provd interesting to local operators : 1. —“Will You Always Love Me,” orchestra and singing. 2. “Tlio World is Waiting fo r tho Sunrise,” by San Pedro Banjo Band. 3. —(ltem missed). 4. —By special request (name missed) Orchestra, 5. —Y.L.W. jammed next an-1 nouncement. Orchestra. j p.—Y.L.W. still jamming, working Makura for 25 minutes. I Later.—Violin solo with piano. j Next down below.” j Violin and niano. j Next.—“ Farewell Dream.” Grebes- i tra. j Next.—“Tbieldo,” Orchestra. 1 Next.—-(Name missed), Sixophonej solo. | Last item.—“ When the Sun Shines for Me,” special request, Orchestra, j Mr Ward; I would have got every w>rd but for jamming from 600 metres. K.F.I. transmits on about j •500 metres which is very bad 1° 1 'work on account of the sparks. T con uet him every evenmg providing ( cen' l irions are alright. Ho sta-'ts j about 4 p.m, bore and sometimes keeps gring rill 7.30 p.m. As soon as) G o’clock comes off poos the 600, and then the air is blue. 2 G.R. “Rose Bay,” Sydney, sbm- j mod in teWhony lari Sunday night, j some good with stacks of volume. !

2 A.K. T heard on Sunday rirrht. His he”., st'll mokes, a great hum; his vo’ce and music is a little stronger, Ivt °+'ill a long way from what it sbotdd l>e. TT : s wave leno-th is about 230 metres I should say.”