WIRELESS FOR ALL AND SUNDRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18016, 29 November 1926, Page 10

WIRELESS FOR ALL AND SUNDRY.

NOTES ON PROGRAMMES BOTH NEAR AND FAR. BY “AERIAL.The following stations will be on the air to-day at the times stated. Where possible, details of the programmes to be transmitted are given:— IYA, Auckland, 2YK, Wellington, and 4YA, Dunedin, are not operating this evening. Attention is drawn to the programmes to be broadcast this evening from 2BL, Sydney, and 3LO, Melbourne. New Zealand Stations. IZB, Auckland, 275 metres, 50 watts —7 p.m., bedtime stories, followed by studio concert till 10.30 p.m. IZY, Whangarci, 250 metres, 15 watts—S to 10, studio concert. IZQ, Auckland, 330 metres, 50 watts —S to 10, studio concert. 2FY, Palmerston North, 200 metres, 5 watts—7.3o to 9.30, studio items. 3YA, Christchurch, 400 metres, 500 watts—3 to 4.30, afternoon concert; 1 7.15 to 7.45, news service; S to 10 pm., concert session. Studio concert b\' ; Derry’s private military band, under the direction of Mr E. C. Derry. Programme ;—March, “ The Billboard’s Bazaar.” and valse, “ Always ” (Berlin), the band; baritone solo, “ Nirvana ** (Adams), Mr H. SneJling; selection, ** Th© Gondoliers,” the band; soprano solo, “Waltz Song from Tom Jones,” Mrs E. F. Hollands; “ Humoreske” (Dvorak), the band; bass solo, “The Trumpeter,” Mr T. Cropp; fantaric., “Cavalry Charge,” the band: baritone solo, “ Devonshire Cream and Cider” (Sanderson), Mr 11. Scelling; fox trot, “Horses,” the band; soprano solo, “Morning*” Mrs E. F. Hollands; selection, the band: bass solo, “Big Ben’,”'Mr T. Cropp; intermezzo. ‘T-Iobo-moko” (Reeves)', one step, “Barcelona” (Kahn and Evans), and march, “ Orange and Black,” the bard. Australian Stations. 2GB, Sydney, 31G metres, 3000 watts, may be operating from 9.30 to IUO P-m----2YK, Trades Hall, Sydney, 280 metres—S.3o. children's hour; 9, news, industrial lecturettes, editorial and vocal and instrumental items from the studio. 2BL, Sydney, 353, metres, 1500 watts —4.30 to 6.30 pan., weather notes, social notes and general news, musical items, serial story, market, shipping and racing news; 7.15 pan.. Uncle George with the children; S.lO pun., Pavilion dinner orchestra; SJ3O to 9.20 pm , special country session—notes, reports, news and lectures for country residents; 9.30 pm. to 1.30 a.m., concert session. Programme:—9.3o, G.P.O. clock and chimes, and broadcasters topical chorus; 9.33, Newtown band, broadcast from Industrial Hall, Newtown; 9.53, Mr Edward Barry (baritone>r 10 pm., Mr Bert Warne (comedian); 10<S. Miss ' Hilda Lane (soprano); 30.15, Ivy and Eric Butterfield < steel guitars); 10.25, resume of following day’s programme, weather report and forecast; 10.30. G.P.O. clock and chimes; 10.31, Miss Bessie Cooke (contralto) ; 10.35. “The two Duds and a Piano”; 10.45, Newtown band broadcast from Industrial Hall, Newtown; 11.5, interval; 11.12, Miss Hilda Lane; 11.19, Mr Bert Warne; 11.27, Mr Edward Barry; 11.34, Miss Bessie Cooke; 11-41, “The Two Duds and a Piano”; 11.48 p.m. to 1.30 am., Al. Hammett and the Ambassadors Dance Band broadcast from the ballroom of the Ambassadors. During the intervals between dances, news reports by courtesy of the “ Sun " will be broadcast. 2FC, Sydney, 442 metres—9.2s to 12.4-5 a.m., to-morrow, news, evening concert and dance music. 3LO, Melbourne, 371 metres, 5 kilowatts—4.3o to 6.30 pm., studio concert, news and lectures; 7.15, children’s hour; 8.50, lecture under the auspices of the “New Settlers’ League”; 9.10, talk under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture; 9.30 to 10.30 pm-, lecture by Mr J. Sutton Crow on “German Music” (part 6), illustrated by items from students of the Melbourne University Conservatorium; 10.30 p.m. to 1.10 am., items by the studio orchestra and Madame E. Ashley, soprano; Rupert Hazel and Elsie Day; C. Richard Chugg (flute) and Agnes Fortune (piano). News service at 11.30 pm. and from 11.40 pm. to 12.30 am., relay of third act of “ Wild flower ” from His Majesty's Theatre, followed by dance music until 1.10 am. 3AR, Melbourne, 454 metres, 1600 watts —9.30 to 11.30 p.m., concert ses4QG, Brisbane. 355 metres. 5 kilowatts—Bl3o to 9.15, market reports and news; 9.30 to 11.30, studio concert. SCL, Adelaide, 395 metres, 5000 watts - —lO pm. to midnight, concert session. 7ZL, Hobart, metres, 250 watts—--9.45 P-m. to L 45 am., news service and concert session. Listen to JOAK, Japan. Although 3LO, Melbourne, on 371 metres, tuny interfere occasionally, especially when it comes across the Tasman with good volume, listeners owning selective and sensitive sets may succeed in tuning in station JOAK on favourable evenings. Its wave length is 375 metres and power is 1000 watts. It has been heard in Nelson and in Wellington, and, I believe, in Canterbury. Although listeners need not expect good results until the winter, they may strike a good evening during the warm season. A correspondent has just received a schedule of this station’s daily transmissions and has kindly made it available for “ Star ” readers. The service commences in Tokio at 9 a.m. there (11.30 am. New Zealand time) and continues with short interruptions <on week-days) until 9.30 pm. (midnight here). During the week-day forenoon and afternoon transmissions (ending at 7.30 pan. New Zealand time) the service includes weather forecast, market reports, cookery and daily menu, home service talk, time report, foreign market reports, music, news, and women's hour. On Sundays, the forenoon and afternoon sessions are devoted to weather forecast (smin); “cultural talk or memorial speech” (2 hours); foreign market reports (smin); special talk and music (1 hour 50min), and local weather forecast. The daily evening sessions commence at 8.30 (New Zealand time) with children's “ hour ” (30mins); English lesson (40mins>; news (15mins); scientific lecture, music and amusement (9.55 p.m. till midnight); concluding with time report and weather forecast. A note to the programme states “ The market reports include quotations of stocks, cotton yarn, rice and raw silk bourses and some other important commodities.” Sunday, evening sessions commence at 8.30 p.m. (New Zealand time) with children's “hour*” <3omSns); science lecture (lOrnins); news (lamins); general talk, music and amusement (9.35 lo midnight)/ ending with time report and weather forecast. Reports of reception of this station may be gent to “Tokio Hoso Kyoku (Tokio Broadcasting Station), Tokio, Japan. 3 k For the Experimenter. If you like to try occasional changes in your receiver, or if you want, to

experiment with temporary circuit ar rangements or new instruments, you will find it convenient to keep a number of lengths of flexible insulated wire hanging from the side of your experimental table. The wires should be from six inches to two feet in length and their ends equipped with small spring clips of the kind that look like tie clasps. Ordinary single lamp cord is ideal for the purpose, as it combine? mechanical strength with electrical utility. It is a good idea to buy a number of six-foot lengths in three or four colours of insulation and to cut up the different coloured pieces into odd sizes. Then when you make a half dozen or so temporary connections and the wires cross each other or become otherwise entangled you will find it a simple matter to trace the circuit with the aid of the vari-coloured leads. In fastening the ends of the wires to the clips twist them securely around the binding screws so that they will not fall out even if the screws themselves loosen. Of course the best idea is to solder the wires permanently in place, although it is desirable sometimes to remove a clip and to tighten the wire directly beneath an available binding post. At any event, tape down the frayed ends of the insulation near the clips with narrow slices ol ordinary white adhesive tape, so that the insulation will not run back and eventually bare the wire beneath to view. White adhesive tape is preferable to black friction tape because its outer surface is not sticky and does not tend to pick up dirt as easily as the latter material. Strong spiall spring clips with ten acious jaws can be bought in any radio store. Keep a box of them on hand; they are extremely useful for making quick, solderless connections and in holding two ends of wire together. In my gramophone work, I sing into a microphone, and I am never nervous there, unless I have been away for a time, and then I take, perhaps, an hour before I get into my stride. Many wireless singers, on the other hand, do get a fit of nerves when they remember the millions who are listening to them, and that makes them go for the song with much too much voice. Now, economy in voice is the greatest asset of a wireless artist. A whisper is heard where a shout would become a blur, and the singer from whom the listener-in hears every word is the one who sings quietly at the microphone mouth. Surely a little gentle supervision here would be at least as welcome to listeners-in as the selection of the more correct of two correct pronunciations of “ idyll ”? —Peter Dawson. 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 for publication. CARDBOARD TUBES. Cardboard tubes of correct size for making up the famous W.A.vS. crystal receiver can be obtained at the “Lyttelton. Times” Office, price Is each.