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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19036, 3 April 1930, Page 15

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giSg;iSSIEES@BSHSS®SISS@33 NOTES AND NEWS. Reception Last Night. Even although press of work resulted in 3YA being tuned in and left on nearly all evening, that was no hardship, 3YA’s programme proving more than ordinarily entertaining. Some of the humorous items were both new and good. :? m :: After 3YA closed down, turned on 4YA, Dunedin. (Used the 8.-T. for a change; also to test out some dry batteries that were suspect.) Excellent volume —so much so, in fact, that one stage audio was sufficient for the room. Very little fading; only the least trace of distortion a couple of times and nothing more than a gentle rain of static that was not loud enough to interfere with reception. 5? Gave the Australians a turn on the 8.-T. from eleven o’clock. With still only one stage of audio in use, 2FC, Sydney, was brought in' clearly and loudly. Static was not—or scarcely, anyhow—audible. A violin solo. “ Danny Boy,” was beautifully played —an item in “ Ye Old English Country Fair.” an atmospheric radio scena depicting one of the most picturesque customs of rural England. :: « 2BL, Sydney, and 4QG, Brisbane, were also good—still on one stage audi were also good—still on one stage audio ex-8.-T. —with very little fading and no distortion. 2BL w y as particularly clear. Something Wrong. “Fed Up” writes:—“l am one of some half-dozen or more wireless listeners resident near the junction of Idris and Bryndwr Roads. For the most part we are owners of batteryoperated valve receivers and, up to a month ago, we enjoyed average reception conditions. Since then, however, a ghastly row has developed, sounding as if someone nearby were operating a super-power battery-charger, and not only does it last all evening and every evening, but it utterly kills reception of even 3YA. One of our number has, in disgust, dismantled his set, and now, if he desires to hear anything from ■ then, however, there is an unpleasant background of noise from this ‘roarer’ of Idris Road. It is some form of high-frequency interference, audible over a fairly large area. Can you give us any advice as to the steps that should be taken to locate the trouble? Unless something is done most of us will have serious qualms about renewing our radio licenses for this year.” In reply: It .is suggested that a canvass of listeners be made in your district in order to ascertain, if possible, (a) the area covered by the interference, and (b) the point of loudest interference. The result of your investigations should then be laid before the local District Radio Inspector, who

HE BE EE3 i*B BE EEHUBBeIIiIB < may be able to track down the source of the trouble and take steps to have ' it eliminated. Another method would < be to use two portables (with loop > aerials) in two motor-cars, and, by ( tuning-in the noise at its greatest j volume and from two different points, note the compass bearings. Where the j two bearings intersect (as plotted on a ( map of your district) should settle the source of the trouble. You could j then (if, as suspected, it is found in a faulty power transformer or something < 1 similar) inform the local electrical ' authorities who, doubtless, will be ; pleased to put matters right for you. j 3 5*5 55 What Is Static? [ Owing to pressure of other work was ; ; unable to prepare the continuation of ■ this series for to-day’s “Star.” «,* *.* U.S.A. RADIO IN 1929. t [ Notable Advances. The Chicago correspondent of the ; . 8.8.C.’s journal, “ World-Radio,” writ- i l ing at the end of 1929, reports:— ! r In the field of wireless, the year that ,« - has just drawn to a close will stand ; out by reason of the many important developments it has seen. For America, 1929 has been a period of intense ex- ; , perimentation and practical achievei ment. New mechanical devices have j been widely introduced and radio com- 1 * munication has been practised success- j - fully in new spheres. Notable ad- i vances have been made in the trans- ' mission and reception of European programmes. Indeed, it looks as though , £ English and German broadcasts will be regular features for the American lis- • f tener in 1930. i > 5; ‘ An Interesting Present. In this connection, the National Broadcasting Company made its pa- 1 r trons an interesting present on Christ- < ’ mas Day, when it broadcast in the morning (American time) a succession T of programmes, from Holland, Ger- , x many and England, prior to which < European “fans” were given an hour ] ’ of American Yuletide music. This is - the first time in the history of radio i t that an interchange of programmes be- \ , tween the United States and Europe j £ has been effected the same day. The . European programmes came through ' ' with remarkable clarity, the Daventry ; ’ broadcast being the clearest. To your ( , correspondent, exiled in Chicago, the < rollicking fun of the Walworth family J 3 party, combined with a vista of white ; roofs and snowy streets of the Middle- \ Western city, created the illusion of a - perfect English Christmas. The out- j standing development of the year, as ’ far as radio audiences are concerned, has been the general acceptance of the ; screen grid valve for alternating cur- . J rent receivers. The valves have not < ' brought about any great modification 3 in the design of receivers, but have ; ■ greatly increased the sensitiveness of , wireless sets. Radio communication with aeroplanes has been almost perfected, so much so that it was possible , for a pilot last summer to make- a ; flight in a hooded cockpit and with no means of guidance except his instruments and wireless. Many an airman in the future may owe his life to the : adaptation of radio devices to safe fly- , ing at night and fog.^ I Telephony at Sea. , Another outstanding development : has been the establishment of a regular • telephone service between American cities and certain great liners on the j Atlantic. Almost a wireless miracle lies ‘ in the history of continuous radio com- - munication between the United States and the Bj'rd Antarctic Expedition. Stories have come through South Pole blizzards almost without interruption, and have been followed by listeners from the depths of cosy armchairs in American cities. It is certain that no J other Polar expeditions will ever dis- r appear for years from the ken of man- ( kind, as they plough through trackless • wastes of snow. Members of the Byrd 1 Expedition received regular news reports from home and carried on com- ] munications with their own families. ] Manufacturers are looking to 1930 ! for increased radio business, just as ; 1929 was a much bigger year than 1928. < Expansion schemes have been too am- 1 bitious, and there is a surplus of sets , on the market at present, but it is a 1 hopeful sign that several large manu- * facturers have started on a full output ‘ again. Throughout 1929 there has been j a continuous improvement in the quality of broadcast programmes. Con- ' siderable criticism had been levelled at the amount of broadcast advertising, i " and programme sponsors have found - that this objectionable feature brings , ill-will rather than increased sales. . There is a marked tendency for less j “boosting” and better entertainment j talent. ] A Great Field. It is announced from Washington ‘ that during 1929 there were 1,252.802 - broadcast hours by all stations. The ; current year will see further refine- j ments in mechanical construction and - electrical design, so that this total is ■ likely to be easily passed. If prognosti- ! cations mean anything at all, the year 1930 will see the wireless industry one of the most prosperous and progressive in the field of American national en- ‘ deavour. TO-DAY’S PEOGRAMMES. Following- are details of to-day’s programmes to be broadcast by New Zealand radio stations:— IYA, Auckland (333 metres). 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News , and market reports. 7.4 0: Talk, Mr E. Casey, “Recent Railway Progress. 8.0: « 1 IYA Orchestral Octet. “Don Giovanni ” (Mozart). 8.9: Sketch, Mr and Mrs J. i W. Bailey, “Double or Quits.” 8.21: - 1 YA Orchestral Octet, “ Pagliacci ” j (Leoncavallo-Jungnickel). 8.31: Soprano, ( Miss Reta W. MacCullay, “ Within a . Mile o’ Edinburgh Town,” “The Band 3 of the Leal.” 5.38: Barry Ingall’s Ha- ]

waiians, “ Wildflower,” “ Maui Girl,” “ Kalima Waltz.” 8.46: ,IYA Orchestral Octet, “Serenade d’Amour ” (Von Blon), “Plenty of Pepper” (Herbert). 8.56: Evening forecast. 8.58: Soprano, Miss Reta W. MacCullay, “ The Nightingale.” 9.1: Barry Ingall’s Hawaiians, “Honolulu Rag,” “Hawaiian Souvenir,” “Three O’Clock in the Morning.” 9.8: IYA Orchestral Octet. “ On the Quarter Deck ” (Alford). 9.13: Sketch, Mr and Mrs ,T. W. Bailey, “Jealousy.” 9.24: IYA Orchestral Quartet, “ Arabique,” arr. from “ Scherezade ” (Katzmann) : “ Rubinesque,” arr. from Rubinstein’s “Melody in F” (Katzmann). 9.32: Programme of dance music until 11 p.m. 2YA, Wellington (41S metres). 3.0: An afternoon concert of gramophone records and player rolls. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session— Grand Symphony Orchestra, “ Zampa ” (Herold), Dajos Bela Orchestra, “Morgen Blatter” (Strauss). 6.15: Orchestra of the Opera Comique, Paris, “Scenes Pittoresque ” (Massenet) ; Edith Lorand Orchestra, “Vienna Waltz” (Drdla). 6.30: Dajos Bela Orchestra, “ Marien Klange ’’ (Strauss); Dajos Bela Orchestra, “ Ideale ” (Tosti); Edith Lorand Orchestra, “ Merry Vienna ” (Zishrer). 6.45: o Edith Lorand Orchestra, “ Songs of Autumn ” (Waldteufel) ; Queenie and David Kaili, “ Hawaiian March ” (Ellis) ; Edith Lorand Orchestra, “ The Flowers’ Dream”; Band of H.M. Irish Guards, “The 7.0: News session. 7.40: Lecturette, Mr A. J. Helghway, “ The Golden Sack.” 8.0: Ist Battalion Wellington Regiment Band, “ Gill Bridge ” (Ord Hume); “The Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart). 8.16: Soprano, Miss Lalla Vondersloot, “ Butterfly Wings.” 8.20: Baritone, Mr S. Vondersloot, " Ships That Pass in the Night.” 8.24: Band, “Queen of the Ballet.” 8.32: Nat Shilkret and Salon Group, "Old Kentucky Home.” 8.36: Elocution, Miss Zena Jupp, “ The Sliprails and the Spur.” 8.42: Tenor, Mr Richard Maunder. “Love, Here is My Heart.” 8.46: Salon Orchestra, “ Pagan Love Song.” 8.49: Duet, Miss Lalla Vondersloot and Mr S. Vondersloot, “Venetian Song.” 6.53: Contralto, Miss Gwenyth Evans, ’* O Western Wind,” “A Glance.” 8.59: Band, “Broadway Melody.” 9.3: 'Weather report. 9.5: Soprano. Miss Lalla Vondersloot, “What’s in the Air?” 9.9: Silver Fern Dance Band, “My Dream Memory,” “ Lovable and Sweet,” “ Umtcha Um-tcha Da Da Da,” “ My Song of the Nile.” 9.21: Baritone, Mr S. Vondersloot, “Wander Thirst.” 9.25: Nat Shilkret and Salon Group, “Old Bfack Joe.’ 9.29: Band, ”A Summer Day.” 9.39: Humour, Miss Zena Jupp, “The Vicar’s Recital.” 9.45: Duet, Miss Lalla Vondersloot and Mr S. Vondersloot, “ Nocturne.” 9.49: Band, “Sleepy Valley.” 9.55: Tenor, Mr Richard Maunder, “Just a Little Love, a Little Kiss.” 9.59: Contralto, Miss Gwenyth Evans, “ Salaam.” 10.3: Band, “Grove House.” 10.8: Close. 3YA, Christchurch. (306 metres). 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session—Basic Symphony Orchestra, “ Der Freischutz " (Weber). 6.15: J. H. Squire’s Celeste Octet, “ The Grasshoppers' Dance ” (Bucalossi), “The Butterfly” (Bendix); Musical Art Quartet, “To a Wild Rose ” (M’Dowell); violin, Yvonne Curti, "Madrigale ” (Simonetti). 6.30: J. H. Squire's Celeste Octet, “ I Love the Moon " (Rubens), “Two Eyes of Grey” (M’Geoch), “ Amoureuse Valse ” (Berger), “ Valse Bleue ” (Margis). 6.45: J. H. Squire’s Celeste Octet, “ Valse Caprice ” (Rubihstein); ’cello solo, W. H. Squire, “ Sarabande ” (Seilzer); J. H. Squire’s Celeste Octet, “ Perpetuum Mobile ” (Weber, arr. Crooke). 7.0: News session. 7.30: Talk, Prof. D. W. Hilgendorf, M.A., D.Sc., Lincoln College, “ Work of the Wheat Research Institute.” S.O: Song cycle, “ The Golden Threshold,” by the Grand Opera Quartet. Soprano, Madame Gower Burns; contralto, Miss Mavis Spiller; tenor, Mr Ernest Rogers; bass, Mr F. Filer; the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio. Items . include: “Harvest Hymn,” “ Song of a Dream,” “ Henna,” “ Palanquin Bearers,” “ The Serpents are Asleep,” “The Snake Charmer,” “The Royal Tombs of Golconda,” “ You Flaunt Your Beauty in the Rose,” “Like a Serpent to the Calling Voice of Flutes,” “ Nightfall in the City of Hyderabad,” “ Song of the Little Sister ” (cradle song), " To a Buddha Seated on a Lotus,” “ New Leaves Grow, Green on the Banyan Twigs,” “ Alabaster,” and “At the Threshold.” 8.40: Harp, Mr Harry Glaysher, “The Blackbird.” 8.45: Polite talks, Mr Alan W. Brown, “Dinner,” “The Neighbours.” 8.50: Milan Symphony Orchestra, “II Matrimonio Segreto ’’ (Cimarosa). 8.58: Weather report. 9.0: Talk, Mr F. L. Hutchinson, “ The Beauties of Christchurch.” 9.15: Menorah Symphony Orchestra, " Shulamith ” (Goldfaden). 9.23: Tenor, Mr Ernest Rogers, “ Achal by the Sea.” 9.27: Flute, Mr W. Hay, “Serenade” (Wilcocks), “Valse de Sylphes ” (Faust). 9.32: Grand Opera Duo, “O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast.” 9.36: Organ, John Hassel, “ By the Waters of Minnetonka.” 9.39: Ballads for Broadbrows, Mr Alan W. Brown, “Mr Lafferty Takes a Lady Out.” 9.44: Mezzo-soprano, Miss M. Spiller, “Come, for it is June.” 9.47: Harp, Mr Harry Glaysher, “Va Pensiero Nabuco.” 9.52: Bass, Mr J. Filer, “The Bosom of the Deep.” 9.56: Classic Symphony Orchestra, "Classical Memories.” Close. 4YA, Dunedin. Silent day. POE ruiDAY. 3ZC, Christchurch (250 metres). 10.0 a.m.: Women’s session—“ Tango Triste-,” Armand Vescey and Hungarian Orchestra. 10.5: Tested recipes. 10.25: “Largo Sonate in G,” Maurice Mai'echal (’cello); “Nita Gitana,” Henri Scott (bass); “Polka dte W.R.,” Sergei Rachmaninoff (piano); “Dinah,” Fred Van Eps (banjo); “You Horrible Fellow,” Margaret Matzenauer (mezzo-soprano); “The Bohemian Girl,” Edison Concert Band; “Some Day,” Venetian Instrumental Quartet; “Canto Amatoso,” Marta de la Torre (violin); “Voice of the Mountain Land,” Mario Laurenti (baritone) ; “Prelude in C,” Rachmaninoff (piano); “I’m Sitting on Top of the World,” Fred Van Eps (banjo); “Prize Song,” Jacques Urlus (tenor); “Pagliacci,” selection, Edison Concert Band. 11.30: Close down. 12 noon to 1.30 p.m.: News and luncheon music session. 7.0 p.m.: Concert session on short wave—“Kasbek,” Gipsy Orchestra; “The Valley of Laughter,” Anna Caste (soprano); “Traumerei,” Albert Spalding (violin); "She is Far from the Land,” Thomas Chalmers fbaritone); “Poinsetta” Waltz, Franz Falkenburg (piano); “Maringy Tango,” Spanish Orchestra; “Juliet’s Waltz Song,” Lucrezia Bori (soprano); “Hungarian Rhapsody,” Lauri Kennedy (’cello); “Erl King,” Arthur Middleton (bass) ; “Anitra Dance” and “At the Brook.” Cherniavsky Trio; “Shepherd Love,” Claudio Muzio (soprano); “Witch Dance,” Vasa Prihoda (violin); “Five Hundred Thousand Dtevils,” Otto Goritz (baritone); “Liebestraum,” Frederick Kinsley (organ); “The Radiance in Your Eyes,” Marie Rappold (soprano) > “Valse Vanite,” Rudy Weidoeft (saxophone); “Evening Star,” Thomas -Chalmers (baritone); “Little Log Cabin of Dreams” and “Ramona,” Louis Kaufman (violin); “Sliding Sid,” New York Military Band. 8.30 p.m.: Sign off.