WIRELESS FOR ALL AND SUNDRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18011, 23 November 1926, Page 10

WIRELESS FOR ALL AND SUNDRY.

NOTES ON PROGRAMMES BOTH NEAR AND FAR. BY "AERIAL.” The undermentioned New Zealand and Australian stations, usually heard in Christchurch, will be “on the air” to-day as follow. In the case of Australian stations, New Zealand time is given: New Zealand Stations. IYA. Auckland, 420 metres, 500 watts —3 to 4.30 p.m., musical and other items; 6.30 to 7 p.m., children’s session ; 7.15 to 7.45 p.m., news and market reports; S to 10 p.m., concert session. Programme; Chimes. dance, “Rigoletto Fox Trot.” Gaiety Jazz Band; tenor solo, “Nirvana” (Adams), Mr G. Spicer; violin solo. Miss C. Venables; soprano solo, “Still as the Night” (Bohm), Miss M. Kronfeld; cornet solo, Mr A. Rafferty; dance, “Just Around the Corner,” Gaiety Jazz Band; humorist, Mr Finlayson; pianoforte solo. Miss P, Lewins; violin solo. Miss C. Venables; cornet solo, Mr A. Rafferty; relay of orchestral selections by Rialto Theatre Orchestra; tenor solo, “Ain Wee Hoose,” Mr G. Spicer; dance, “Then I’ll Be Happy,” Gaiety Jazz Band; pianoforte solo, Miss P. Lewins; soprano ‘ solo, “One Fine Day,” Miss M. Kronfeld; violin solo, Miss C, Venables; dance, “Apron Strings,” Gaiety Jazz Band; humorist, Mr Finlayson ; dance, selections by the Gaiety Jazz Band.

2YK, Wellington. 295 metres, 120 watts—3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., items and relay of Manuel Hyman's Exhibition Band from the New Adelphi Cabaret; 7.45 p.m. to 10 p.m., announcements,, studio concert arranged by Miss Norah Burt, to include the following artists: Mr William Pringle, baritone; Miss Pearl Telfer, mezzo soprano; Mr Vernorf Oswin, entertainer; Miss Ngaire Coster, soprano; Miss Ivy Middlemiss, pianoforte; ! Miss Norah Burt, elocutioniste. 2YM, Gisborne, 260 metres, 500 watts —May be operating from S to 10 p.m. 3YA, Christchurch, 400 metres, 500 watts—Afternoon session, 3 to 4.30 p.m.; news session and announcements, 7.15 to 7.45 p.m.; 8 to 10 p.m., studio concert. Programme;—Pianoforte solo (a) “Sibelius,” (b) “Coronach,” Miss Margory Miller. A.T.C.L.; vocal solo, “The Blackbird,” Miss Harris: humorous, “A Lecture on Love,” Mr L. J. Baker; negro melodies, “Where the Black-eyed Susans Grow,” Mr C. Ellis; cornet duet, “The Gladiators,” Messrs R. Ohlsen and A. Benson; baritone solo, “Thora,” Mr Allen Eagle; pianoforte solo. Introduction and Fugato, Miss C. Armiger; tenor solo, “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes,” Mr W. T. Ellis; humorous, “Curate’s Farewell Sermon,” Mr L. J. Baker; vocal solo,

“Eventide,” Mrs C. Ellis; cornet solo, selected, Mr Roy Ohlsen; baritone solo, "Thanks Be To God,” Mr Allan Eagle; vocal solo, “Break o’ Day,” Miss Harris; vocal solo, selected, Air W. T. Ellis; cornet duet, “Down the Vale,” Messrs A. Benson and R. Ohlsen; vocal solo, selected, Airs C. Ellis; pianoforte solo, “Two Miniatures,” Miss Margory Miller, A.T.C.L.; negro melody, “Mam's Little Coal-black Rose,” Mr C. Ellis. Relay of orchestral selections by Everybody’s Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Mr W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M. Programme for Wednesday, November 24;—Relay of special request concert, given by the St Cecilia Choir (ladies), under the direction of Air' Sidney Williamson, D.R.C.M.L. 4YA, Dunedin, 380 metres, 500 watts —7 p.m., children’s session; 7.30 p.m.> news session,' weather reports and fore- : cast, shipping notes, stock and market reports, sporting news; 8 p.m. to 10.30 p.m., studio concert by the pupils of Madame Reggiards. Part One; By the- Tiny Tots—pianoforte solo, “Swallows” (Gurlitt), Luella Ilamer; vocal solo, “Kitty,” Little Doris Deegan; vocal solo, “The Alarket” (Carew), Little Valda Hordern; pianoforte solo, “Mazurka de Concert,” Constance Potts; soprano solo, “Goodnight, Pretty Stars” (Johnston), Eric Johnson; vocal solo, “Tiny Bird,” Hazel Hannan; vocal solo, “Naughty Gum Baby,” Little Dorothy Deegan; pianoforte solo, “Yalse Alignon” (Chaminade), Ellen Haliday; vocal quartet, “Almond Blossoms,” Pat Cowrie, Alelba Wilson, Yalda Hordern. Dorothy Deegan; vocal solo, “I’m Longing for Spring,” Alelba Wilson; boys’ trio, “Wonderful World,” Stuart Botting, Allan Botting and Eric Johnson; sacred solo, “The Gentle Shepherd,” Jphn Edgar; girls’ quartet, “Big Lady Moon,” Hazel Hanna, Olga Brookes, Constance Potts and Ngaire Noen. Part Two: Adults— Pianoforte solo, “Hesitation.” Aliss Vera Green; vocal solo, “Waters of Minnetonka,” Miss Mattfe Edgar; baritone solo, “Perfect Night” (accompanied by Aliss V- Alurdock), Mr W. Reeve; violin solo. Miss Anna Briasco; vocal solo (in Italian), “Alla Stella Confidente.” Miss Doris Blair (violin obbligato. Miss A. Briasco); soprano solo, “Down in the Forest” (Ronald), Aliss Ethel Dolan (accompanied- by Miss Vera Green); xylophone solo, “Norwegian Crallle Song,” Mr A. Fraser; vocal solos, “Wander Thirst” (Needham), “Mattinata” (Leoncavello). Air A. Dale; soprano solos, “Mia Piceerella” (Italian), and “Killarney,” Mr F. MTvor; vocal solo, “Danny Boy” (Irish), Miss Gwen Cooper; baritone solo. Mr Alec. Snell; contralto solo, “Still As The Night,” Aliss L. Callow; vocal solo, “Home, Sweet Home,” Airs Madegan; soprano solo, “O Lovely Night,” Miss Hazel Gillespie; vocal solo, “Fun of the Fair,” Air W. Rowe; contralto solo. “Ave Alaria” (Latin), Miss V. Duncan; soprano solo, “La Serenata” (Tosti). Aliss Gladys Crossan; vocal solo, “Youth and Spring," Miss Ivy Edgar; male (soprano) solo, “Who Is Sylvia,” Mr N. Nesbitt. Australian Stations. 2GB. Sydney, 316 metres, 3000 watts, may be operating from 9.30 to 11.30 p.m. 2BL, Sydney, 353 metres, 1500 watts —7.30 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes, children’s hour, markets, etc.; 9.15 p.m., country news; 9.30 p.m. to midnight, concert session. 2KY, Sydney, 280 metres—9 p.m. to 11.30 p.m., concert session. 2FC, Sydney, 442 metres —7.30 p.m., chimes, announcements. children’s hour, news, etc., and studio items and relay until after midnight. 3LO, Alelbourne, 371 metres, 5000 watts —4.30 to 6.30 p.m., studio concert, news, etc.; 7.15 p.m., children’s hour; 8.10 p.m., news service, etc.; 8.50 p.m., French talk by Alme. Soward; 9.10, lecture; 9.30 to 2.10 a.m., studio concert, news items and dance music. 3AR, Alelbourne, 484 metres, 1600 watts—4 to 6.30 p.m., musical items; children’s session at 8.15 p.m.; concert session from 9.30 to 11.30 p.m. 4QG, Brisbane, 385 metres, 5000 watts—s* to 6 p.m., musical items; children’s session at 8 p.m., followed by farmers’ session, news, markets, etc.; 9.30 to 11.30 p.m., concert session. SCL, Adelaide, 395 metres, 5000 watts—B.3o p.m., chimes, bedtime stories, etc.; 9.30 p.m., news, markets, etc.; 10 p.m. to midnight, chimes and studio concert.

7ZL, Hobart, 535 metres, 250 watts —Children’s corner starts at 8.45 p.m., followed by news, etc., at 9.45 p.m., and general entertainment until about 1.45 a.m.

Notes and Comments. Sorry not to have any notes on concert programmes again. Been exceptionally busy writing up the pamphlet on the “W.A.S.” set together with a few additions that should prove useful to beginners. My thanks to correspondents yesterday and to-day who have kindly supplied notes on reception. Like Oliver Twist, “Aerial” asks for more! « “ITenare” writes;— Tell us, tell us pray where our old friend, the 3YA announcer has gone. Flow I' miss his nightly close down, the performer went flat. “GoOd-night! he cried. Cheery and kind, like a benediction, it came, ushering in the nonwireless hours. Tenderly almost like a mother was he to us all. I know he loved to give the concerts. lie sensed the applause when it was warranted, and sorrowed for us when performer went flat. “Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!” he called on that last night. He never told us he was going, but he tucked the wireless away in its little box, put the microphone on the mantlepiece. and stole down the stairs. Why is he gone? I have a theory. I don’t know whether it is right or not. I think that, on that last night he got to thinking. Fie had heard “The Rosary” sung, jazzed, and cornetted 156 times; “Robin Adair” 124 times. “Aloonlight and Roses” 119 times, and then he glanced at the next night’s programme and found that there was to be a saxophone solo “Take a Pair of Sparkling 'Eyes.” Now he had heard that played 499 times already. He had •heard it played on the xylophone, the trombone, the gramophone. Tenors had sung it rdbusto and tremolo; tenors with little mouths and big mouths, tenors fat and lean. He thought this over and decided the 500th performance would unsettle his reason, and thus he left. “Mike”, writes: — I would like to add my appreciation of 3YA’s transmission of last Sunday night’s concert, after the evening service at the Linwood Alethodist Church. It certainly was an excellent programme, and I eagerly look forward to others from the same source. It seems to me that (correct me if I am wrong, please) Church-goers have a lot for which to thank wireless. It was not until the advent of wireless and the broadcasting company’s need of a concert to follow* the evening services, that members of congregations were provided entertainment to fill in, suitably, the time between service and early bed. Alayhap the churches will seize this golden opportunity and provide something like regular Sunday night musical services for their congregations instead of waiting until the necessities of the broadcasting company call for such entertainment. s Potatoes by Wireless. A correspondent sends “Aerial” the following, adding that he has recently installed a receiver and has had a phenomenal crop in his garden this year! Remarkable results are said to have been obtained in the growing of crops in fields where there are aerials. This phenomenon was observed at Potsdam and the Prussian Government appointed a scientific committee to investigate and two fields, one with a number of aerials and the other with none, are being used in the experiments. The soil of both is poor, but it is stated that good crops of wheat, potatoes and other vegetables were produced by the field with the aerials while the other field remained unproductive. Reception in Taranaki. “8.C.L.,” of the “Taranaki Daily Newst” has the following regarding wireless reception at New Plymouth:— "3YA Christchurch still continues to fade badly, and the quality of his transmissions has fallen off considerably. Another bad feature of our stations is the monotony of the class of items broadcast, especially recently, when some artists have appeared three or four times in a single night’s programme. Some excellent items were rendered on a recent evening by the Ponsonby Boys’ Band from the studio of IYA. Air Arthur Ripley, the Auckland tenor, whom many of us have heard on local concert platforms, was on the air from IYA on Wednesday night. His items, as well as those of Air Allan M’Elivain, the comedian, were much appreciated. Station 2FC Sydney, is still much below expectations, the excessive generator hum and poor modulation having a noticeable effect on the broadcasts. The few howling valves heard on 2FC as compared with 2BL indicate the latter station is still the favourite with local listeners. Summer reception conditions are making themselves very evident of late with low static, and general weakness of all distant stations. Newcomers to the ranks of listeners are very prone to blame their sets because they cannot get the Australian stations at the same volume that they were able to get them two months or so ago. Many are trying to get increased volume by pushing reaction to the limit, and over it, as evidenced by the marked increase in howling of late and also the “blanketing” effect of nearby oscillating receivers.” 55 55 55 ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. “Aerial” will .be glad to answer any questions pertaining to wireless, or give advice on the subject. Correspondents should give their names and addresses, not necessarily tor publication. X SC X To “G.M.5.,” “L.W.R.,” “R.R.,” “J. 5.,” “G.E.P.,” “W.T.D.,” “H.G.5.,” “G. 8.” and “R.W.M.”: Letters received. Replying to-night. To “Mast” and “M.A.8.”: Thanks for letters. See to-morrow’s “Star.” To “J.H.”: Will post you circuit of a one-valver in a day or two. Very busy just now. (1) You can get a variometer for about 17s 6d. The rotor is part of the complete instrument. (2) A suitable size wire to cover a wavelength of 150 to 500 metres would be No. 26 d.s.c., s.w.g. copper. To “A.J.J.”: Sorry to keep you waiting. \ou will find full details of the Browning-Drake circuit in the "Star” of August 30. Will write you soon as possible. I o lera Alotu ’: Glad you found my hints on wet “R” battery construction of use and that your battery has proved a success. Will write you shortly. To “J.N.H.”: See reply to “N.E.0.” in the “Star” of October 30. Regret it would take up too much space here to reprint full instructions for making a frame aerial. CARDBOARD TUBES. Cardboard tubes of correct size for making up the famous W.A.S. crystal receiver can be obtained at the “Lyttelton Times” Office, price Is each. , 0