Wireless For All And Sundry.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18088, 23 February 1927, Page 14

Wireless For All And Sundry.

NOTES ON PROGRAMMES BOTH NEAR AND FAR.

(BY "AERIAL.”) The following broadcasting stations usually heafd in Canterbury on sensitive receivers, will be “on the air” today as* under: In the cases of Australian stations New Zealand time is given. New Zealand Stations. IYA, Auckland, 420 metres —3 p.m. to 430 pm., afternoon concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes, relay of orchestral selections from the Rialto Theatre; items by Mr John Tait’s madrigal choir; elocutionary, Mr Lemaire; interval; relay of orchestral selections from the Rialto Theatre; items by Mr John Tait's Madrigal Choir. 2YIv, Wellington, 295 metres—T.43 p.m. to 10 p.m., reports, etc.; lecturette on “ Photography," Mr E. C. Simpson ; studio concert and relajT of Manuel Hyman’s Exhibition Band from the New Adelphi Cabaret. 3YA, Christchurch. 400 metres—3 p.m. to 4-30 p.m., afternoon concert; 6.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., children’s session. Uncle Jack; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. news and reports, etc-. S p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes, relay of orchestral selections from the Grand Theatre; contralto solo, “ O Love, from Thy Power ” (St Saens), Miss Alice Vinsen; pianoforte solo, Miss Lucy Fullwood; mezzo-soprano solo, “The Tryst” (Sibelius), Miss Lillian Archibald; ’cello solo, Miss Stringer; baritone solo, “ Eri Tu ” (Verdi), Mr A. S. Bell; contralto solo, “My Ships” (Sanderson), Miss Alice Vinsen; pianoforte solo, Miss Lucy Fullwood; ’cello solo. Miss Stringer; interval; relay of orchestral selections from the Gran<J Theatre: baritone solos, “The Gardener” (Woolf), and “E’en Little Things” (Woolf), Mr A. S. Bell; “Christchurch Trio”: “Donegal Air,” (arr. Coleman), “ L’Ange Consolateur ” (A. St Croix), and “ S}-ncopation ” (Kreisler), Messrs Bernard Barker, -Claude Williams and Reg Jones; mezzo-soprano solo, Miss LArchibald; “Christchurch Trio”: “Largo con expressione ” (Beethoven), from Trio in G Major Op. 1, No. 2; contralto solo, Miss Alice Vinsen; “ Christchurch Trio ”: “ Scherzo and Presto ” (Be.ethoven). 4YA, Dunedin—Silent day Australian Stations. 2BL, Sydney, 353 metres, 1500 watts —12.30 to 6.35 p.m., weather notes, social notes and general news, m&sical items, serial story, market, shipping and racing news; 7.15 p.m., Uncle George with the children; 8.10 p.m-, studio orchestra; 5.30 to 9.20 p.m., special country session, notes; reports, news and lectures-for country residents; 9-30 p.m. to 1.30 a.m., concert session. Programme:—G.P.O. Clock and chimes, Broadcasters Topical Chorus, Broadcasters Trio; Miss Elsie Findlay (soprano), Dud Osborhe (descriptive vocalist), Mr S. Crittenden will talk on “ Building a True Low Losser,” Miss Thelma Houston (contralto), resume of following day’s programme, weather report and forecast, G.P.O. clock and chimes, Mr Bjyt Warne (comedian), Broadcasters Trio, Mr A. G. Steel (baritone), interval, Miss Elsie Findlay, Osborne and Warne, Miss Thelma Houston, Broadcasters Trio, Mr A. G. Steel, the Ambassadors Dance Band broadcast from the' ballroom of The Ambassadors, during the intervals between dances news reports by courtesy -of the “ Sun.” 2FC, Sydney, 442 metres—4 to C.3G pm.. afternoon session: Chimes, pianoforte recital, records, dance music for school children’s marches; instrumental items by the Oak Hall Trio; 7.15 to 9.10 p.m.. early evening session: The “ Hello Man ” talks to the children, dinner music, market reports and news; 9.10 p.m. to 1.30 a.m., concert session. Programme: 9.10 p.m., programme announcements; 9.15, commemorating the anniversary of Handel’s birth in 1685 with illustrations of the late composer’s work, by Mr William Adams; 9.30, the “ Whichello Trio” in popular numbers; Mr Lindley Evans,' pianist (his final appearance before leaving Sydney to be associated with Dame Nellie Melba as her accompanist on her Australasian tour). “ Ballade in A Fiat” (Chopin); 9.45, from the' Sydney Town Hall: A special programme arranged by 2FC for the Radio and Electrical Exhibition; 2FC- studio dance band with Mr Len Maurice, popular baritone: fox trots, “Just a bird’s eye Anew” (Donaldson), and “Rose Coloured Glasses” (Malie) : Maxim Brodi (tenor), “La Fanchula del Wert” (Puccini); the ‘Bondi Beach Concert Band (winners of the 1927 Australian Band Championship) : march, “Brilliant” (Hume) and waltz song, “June Brought the Roses” (Openshaw); Mr Rus Garling and “Jerry” in ventriloquial patter; Mr Lisle Pearse (xylophone solo), “ Good- ' bye Blackbird”; 10.16, Madame Elsa Stralia (dramatic . soprano) : “ Ernani inovlami ” (Verdi), and “ D'Amor sull’ali rosee ” (II Trovatore) (Verdi); the Bondi Beach Concert Band: overture,

“ Raymond ” (Thomas) ; Mr Jack Lumsdaine in song and story: “ Baby Face ” (Davis) and “ Tenderley ” (OhJman); 10-36, Madame Elsa Stralia and Maxim Brodi: duet. “Garden Scene” (Faust) (Gounod); the 2FC studio dance band, tj°t, 7 Fire ”; 10.45, from the studio, the Whichello Trio ” in popular numbers: 10.52. announcements and late news; the Bondi Beach. Concert Band, selection, “Rose Marie” (Friml); Mr Jack Lumsdaine, songs at the piano; Bondi Beach Concert Band, valse, “ Undae Maris” (Rouse) and march, “Old Comrades ” (Teike) ; ' 11.30, Madame Elsa Stralia; 2FC studio dance band and Mr Len Maurice, fox trot, “ I’m Lonely Without You ”; uVlaxim Brodi, “Lungi Del Caro Bene” Lindley Evans, pianist. “ Wedding Day” (Grieg) and “Shadow Dance” (Dowell); 2FC studio dance band, assisted by Mr Len Maurice: one step, “Savoy Scottish Medley” (Somers), fox trot, Red Red Robin,” and fox trot, “Sweet Child”; 12.30 a.m., “Big Ben ” and announcements; 2FC dance band will play popular numbers until 1.30 a.m. 3LO, Melbourne, 371 metres, 5 k.w.—4.30 to 6.30 p.m., studio music; 7.10 to 8.5 p.m-, children's hour, answers to letters and birthday greetings,, studio orchestra, news service; 8.45 p.m., Agricultural Department; 9 p.m., C. IT. Slocombe; 9.15 p.m., Captain Peters; 9.30 p.m. to 1.10 a.m., concert session- Programme; St Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage Baud, assisted by Pressy Preston; Chas. Backstrom (steel guitar) ; Dorothy Neighbour, Miles Hastings, Maggie Foster (violin), Norman Bradshaw (tenor), Osborne and Perryer, Reg Wykeham and Pressy Preston; news*, e^c * J° e Aronson and his Synco-Sym-phonists, Dorothy Neighbour, St Vincent de Paul's Orphanage Band, Norman Bradshaw (tenor), Joe Aronson

and his Synco-Symphonists in dance music until 1.10 a.m. 2GB, Sydney, 316 metres, 3000 watts may be operating from 9.30 to 11.30 p.m. / 2KY, Trades Hall. Sydney, 2SO metres—S.3o p.m. children’s hour; 9 p.m., news, industrial lecturettes, editorial and vocal instrumental from the studio3AR, Melbourne. 484 metres, 1600 watts —9.30 to 11.30 p.m., concert ses4QG, Brisbane. 355 metres, 5 kilowatts—S.3o to 9.15 p.m., market reports and news; 9.30 to 11.30, studio concert. SCL, Adelaide, 395 metres, 5000 watts—lo p.m. to midnight, concert session. 7ZL, Hobart. 46S metres, 250 watts—--9.45 p.m. to 1-45 3. m., news service and concert session. Notes and News. A short talk that should interested multi-valve set owners was heard from IYA, Auckland, during their early evening session last night. Mr Mahoney described his experiences with a “ B ” battery eliminator. He stated, among other points worth noticing, that, although the first cost of a “ B ” eliminator is high, it practically saves its cost in dry batteries in eighteen months, estimating that a multi-valve set is used four hours a night. As an eliminator uses the equivalent of one unit of power a month, again estimating on the consumption of power by a large receiver operated four hours every night, the cost is only sixpence a month. He stated;,also, that last Monday night, using a “ B ” eliminator with his receiver and comparing lYA’s rebroadcasting/of 3YA’s programme with the latter station’s actual transmission, the volume fqam his lojid speaker on direct reception \t-as almost as great as when he tuned in lYA’s rebroadcast of 3YA. 1\ A was not at all strong at S p.m. It improved later in the evening. The ether at S pan. was exceptionally quiet. Scarcely a sign of static and only one or two faint “cheeps” from the local Oswalds. By the way, some correspondents do not agree with the remarks in last night’s “Star” that the Oswalds had behaved themselves on Monday night. Listeners in St Albans, Richmond and Spreydon report fearful howls. A letter on the subject is printed below. Very curious that none of these howlers reached “ Aerial’s ” station.

4YA, Dunedin, was afcso very weak during the early part of the evening. In the case of 4YA there was a recurrence of that annoying generator or X-ray hum that was notice.d a week or so ago. This lifted just on 9 p.m., and curiously synchronised with a great increase in volume from th,c Dunedin station, together with a galaxy of Oswaldian horrors. Auckland, similarly, showed considerable gain in strength after nine o’clock. The result was that one could “ dial over ” from one to the other of these two stations and have fairly good reception of nice programmes. Good old Morse! Sharp at 9.10, right on lYA’s wave! Jt certainly’ seems as if some folk have not heard of the Postmaster-General’s fiat against Morsing on the broadcast waveband. At 9.15 the X-ray interrupter started operations on IYA, and fried fish for a long time! What with these interruptions and occasional spoils of fading. things were not too happy for a while. However, from 9.30 onwards matters improved considerably and reception was worth while in the cases of both IYA and 4YA. Very good reception of the Australians last night. Enjoyed some very fine violin solos from 2BL, Sydney. 3LO, Melbourne, again nicely clean. Great enthusiasm at Madame Melba’s concert (10.25). Came through well. 4QG, Brisbane, very strong, but some Morse (10.30) was a bit of a nuisance. Heard a nice tenor solo. This station tuned in very broadly on the condensers. 2FC-, Sydney, was the loudest of all. Band music. Great volume. Dips in the Ether. “St Albans” writes:—“Australian, stations very good—quite like o!d times. - Heard first six items from 2BL, which were all new compositions by Australian artists, and they were all quite fine. Something different from * Barcelona ’ and 4 The Prisoner’s Song.’ 4QG: A talk from the Queensland Am--bulance Transport Brigade. Heard the ambulance return from an accident. About two minutes lgiter another accident outside G.P.O Ambulance again heard going out. Average accidents daily about 70. Six ambulance cars are in use, room for four patients in each. Two men on each, all trained first aid men. Accident at G.P.O. Call received at 8.40; a notification from the hospital at 8.46 (six minutes) that the ambulance had arrived. Good going. Another call for a transport case, ambulance car again at 8.50 back at headquarters. The gong was heard very loudly. The annual expenditure is £15,398. Miles travelled yearly 146,720, cases 27,509. The announcer said it had been an eye-opener to see the way the brigade worked. Another call to Brunswick St Valley just as 4QG was changing back to the studio. Concertina solos fine, particularly hornpipe. “ Auckland and Dunedin marred by howls galore. “2FC: Fine rendering of selection from ‘ H.M.S. Pinafore ’ and English melodies. “Yes, I heard the Jewish stories on Monday night. Some chestnuts among them! The best night for a long time after 10 p.m. No static, no howls and no fading and good volume. “ SCL once, again. “ 4QG : 4 What a Nice Soft Job,’ comic song. Amusing. 4 Time will come when a woman will get the same wages as a man. Oh! My wife gets mine every week!' A duet about their wedding was very funny: ‘ I will make you nice jelly. I don’t like it; it gives you a pain in your—little Mary.” This was by two patter artists. “ 3LO; The one-act play was exceedingly clear, between Mrs Bradbury and Mr Hawker. Nothing better could be expected. It could be followed minutely. Mrs Hawker outwitted Mr B. when he had obtained the plans he was after. This was followed by a fine xylophone number, which was really a treat. Encore given. “ Hot weather promised again soon.” Dame Nellie Melba. A. J.S. writes;—” I happened to tune in to 3LO last night, in time to hear a really exquisite, rendering of 4 Home, Sweet Home.’ The song was followed by loud, applause, and continued demands for an encore, which was, however, not granted. The programme for this station shed no light as to the identity of the singer, but later it was announced that the item sung by Dame

Nellie Melba was relayed from the Flinders Naval Base. May I ask if it is not possible for you to obtain information in advance of such radio treats? Your page is read with great interest by many 4 broadcatchers,’ but its value would be greatly enhanced if you could arrange for a private cable when anything special is presented at short notice by, say, 3LO, 2BL, 2FC and 4QG.” This transmission was probably a “ last minute ” arrangement. 3LO and 2BL usually cable advice of special transmissions.—“ Aerial.” ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. “ Aerial” will be glad to answer any question pertaining to wireless, or give advice on the subject- Correspondents should give their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication. J 7 X Howlers. “Anti-Howlist” writes: “May I have a little space in your radio notes to complain about ‘howlers’ that are prevalent in and about the Richmond district. One particular gentleman has a practice at scales (and is not half a mile away-) every night nearly. Things like that get very tiresome. I am only too willing to give a hand to check the nuisance.’’ Now, who is that gentleman “howler” within half a mile of the north end of Stanmore Road ? Please ! “A Bouncing Wave.” “Aussie” suggests the following message from San Diego, Cal., which appeared recently in an Australian paper, may interest “Star” readers:— The radio -world eagerly awaits further details of a revolutionary discovery by Major Francis E. Pierce, of the Marine Air Corps, whereby radio waves may be “bounced” over the earth’s surface, descending only where destined. Perfection in the method of handling these ricochetting radio waves will make the United States navy supreme in wireless communication, Pierce declared, as radio messages could be “bounced"’ over intervening enemy vessels. “I have noticed strange properties in certain short waves,” Pierce said. “They appear to leap many miles and then reappear in full force. We communicated with destroyers 30 miles off shore while intervening ships were unable to detect.” The inventor also declared that the discovery has commercial value, as it would eliminate interference from station to station. Complicated power charts, by which radio officers can determine what power to use in “bouncing” their messages, are now being worked out, it was announced. These charts will enable officers to determine at a glance how to skip intervening ships. Major Pierce was the first radio officer in the United States Marine Corps. He has devoted many years to his search for a short wave transmission capable of penetrating intervening objects without interception.