RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19133, 28 July 1930, Page 5

RADIO

(BY

“ AERIAL.”)

NOTES AND NEWS. Saturday’s Football, Indignation meetings and deputations to the local Rugby Union headquarters and to 3YA failed to bring 3YA on the air on Saturday afternoon with a rebroadcast of IYA or 2Y'A in their description of the third Rugby test match between Britain and New Zealand. 3YA’s hands were so tied that the station could not put on a rebroadcast, but they did tho next best thing—they put on a musical programme interspersed with progi-ess reports of the match. Crystal set users have every reason to be indignant at the attitude taken up by the C.R.U. officials in debarring 3YA from rebroadcasting a description of such an important event as Saturday’s test match. There were large crowds at several points in the city where enterprising radio traders and others “ turned on ” 2YA for the benefit of the public. Reception was uniformly good, and the game was followed with tense interest. A “ Star ” reporter was able to obtain a full description of the game as described through 2YA. The Pressman (who .is also a wireless “ fan ”) told “ Aerial ” that “ Reception of 2YA*s relay of the Auckland Rugby test was as near perfect as could be on Saturday afternoon. The ‘Star* account was received on a Majestic all-electric within a quarter of a mile of 3YA. Not a trace of the local station could be detected, and the volume was all that could be desired. Hand line noises were remarkable for their absence, and the results compared favourably with a straight-out transmission from the local station.” deception Last Night. Conditions were favourable for reception of DX stations yesterday afternoon and evening. Heard several Americans between 4.30 and eight o’clock—one on 495 metres (no call given) as late as S.lO. There was little in the way of static to mar reception of IYA or 4YA. Volume in both cases was quite good, and only a, trifle of fading was observed. “YA's after-church concert suffered occasionally from fading and distorThc “ roarer ** had two sessions all to himself at 10.2 and 10.12 p.m„ in eightininute spasms. Good volume from all tho Australian stations on the air last night. 7ZL Hobart was particularly good at eight o'clock. 3AR was also fairly loud—better than 2BL, 3LO or 2FC—at about the same time. Oscillating Oswalds, static and fading all “ did their bits ” towards killing reception of stations down below 350 metres last night. Fortunately for those not bitten with the lust for “ B *’ station stuff, the “A ” class stations were fairly free from all forms of interference. Personal. Listeners who have had the pleasure of meeting Mr D. A. M’Mahon, the popular Radio Inspector for the Christchurch district, will regret to learn that he is returning to the P. and T. Department’s Tinakori Hill station at Wellington, as supervisor. Mr M’Mahon succeeded another officer who was popular among radio fans, Mr Head (now in charge of Awarua) about eighteen months ago, and, while there is nothing spectacular in his make-up, Mr M Mahon has done much valuable work for listeners and the Department in a quiet but very efficient manner. All will regret his departure, and wish him every success in his new appointment. The new Radio Inspector at Christchurch, Mr T. Gates, took up his duties to-day. Mr Gates comes to Christchurch from the Chatham Islands, where he held the position of officer in charge of the Chatham Islands Radio Station. It will interest members of the local Amateur Transmitters’ Association to tiia L in, addition to having charge or the commercial station at the Chathams, Mr Gates also operated the only ham station there, and was frequently "worked” by New Zealand "hams.' Tret C rick st Scores. Wireless “fans” who are also cricket enthusiasts, will be able to “tap” several stations this and to-rnorrow evening i or results (in some cases, if conditions

in the fourth cricket test, England ▼. Australia, being played at Manchester. 4ZL Dunedin may be on the air again—as during tho third test—with a more or less detailed description of the play. The Australian stations, 3DB and 3LO, Melbourne, 2BL and 2FC, Sydney, SCL Adelaide and 4QG Brisbane, will announce results from the commencement of play to-day every half-hour from 10.30, New Zealand time, both to-night and to-morrow night. If the game should prove a close one listeners may anticipate one or other of the Australian stations will remain on the air until the close of play—somewhere in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 4ZL will probably announce the final scores at S a.m. on Wednesday. Unique Indoor Aerial. Faced with the necessity for an indoor aerial and having only a short length of wire with him, a radio expert obtained good results by wrapping a sheet of tinfoil round an electric light bulb, connecting his short length of wire to tho tinfoil and to the aerial terminal of his receiver. Having inserted the bulb in its socket, he turned on the electric light, and the. results were quite gratifying. CORRESPONDENCE. An Appreciation. “Not Deceived” writes:—“Anent your remarks about the fidelity of reproduction given by a crystal set, and a pair of headphones, I thoroughly endorse those remarks. We all know that the horn speaker unit is built on the same magnetic principle as the head-phones, and if tho ’phones are capable of true reproduction so is the horn. I have heard a number of cone speakers, both moving coil and otherwise, but so far have not heaid one that will give the same all-round excellence as my large horn. On the cones either the bass is falsified or the upper register is drugged, or there is a cardboard effect, or something else is there that should not be there. Sometimes .speech is far from natural at anything like volume. We all know that a large horn is cumbersome hence the popularity of the cone, but for faithful reproduction give me a wellshaped. large horn attached to a good unit, and not overpushed.” TO-NIGHT’S CONCERTS. IYAj Auckland. Silent day. 2YA, Wellington (416 metres). 7.40: Lecturette—Mr A. T. Barrow,

r“Th© Motor’*. 8.0: 2YA Orchestrion. “Midnight Dream”. 8.9: The Singers In a group of “Nursery Rhymes** by Walford Davies, Lullaby, “Willie Winkie”, “Valentine”, ‘‘Hunting up the Snail**, “T'other Little Tune”, “Thomas and Annis”, “If All The Seas Were On« Sea’*, “The White Paternoster”. 8.29 s 2YA Orchestrina. “Izeyl”, “The KingEnters”, “The Princess Enters’*. 6.37: Sketch—Mr Cedric Gardiner and Misa Madge Freeman, “Alfred Edward Collins”. 8.44: Piano—-Miss Gertrude Johnstone, “Sing a Song of Sixpence”, “La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin”, “Movement Perpetuo”. 8.51: Orchestrina, “The Introduction and Lament*’, “Serenade”. 8.58: Weather report. 9.0: Lecturette—“Music Week Activities” 9.10: ’Cello Trio—Mr Claude Tanner and Misses Iris Lawson and Kathleen Goodson, “Drink to Me Only”, “Barbara Allen”, “Annie Laurie”. 9.18: Soprano—• Miss Jeanette Briggs, “The Blue Danube Waltz”. 9.22: Sketch—Mr Gardiner and Miss Freeman, “The Reason Why”. 9.29: ’Cello Trio, “Requiem” (Popper). 9.35: Duet—Miss Jeanette Briggs and Miss Ngaire Coster, “The Lotus Flower”. 9.42: Relay of organ recital by Mr H. Temple White. "Spring Softg”. “Traumerie”, “March Solennelle”. 9.52: Bass—Mr J. M. Caldwell, “The Rebel”. 9.56: ’Cello Trio, “All Through tho Night”, “The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington”. 10.3: Tenor—Mr H. Brusey, “In Summer Fields”. 10.7: Contralto—Miss Coster, “Softly Awakes My Heart”. 10.11: Orchestrina, “Czardas”. 10.1 G: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (306 metres). 7.30: Lecture—Mr N. M. Bell, M.A., “Esperanto”. 8.0: Relay from 4YA, Dunedin 9.20: Weather report. 9.22: New Mayfair Orchestra, “Love Lies”. 9.26: Tenor—Mr J. Bruce Brown, “Jean”, “Tom Bowling”. 9.32: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Trio in B”. 9.42: Bass and chorus—Peter Dawson, “The Old Superb”. 9.45: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Cantabile", “Slavonic Dance”. 9.55: Tenor—Mr J. Bruce Brown, “Nirvana”. 9.59: New Mayfair Orchestra, “Five O’clock Girl”. Close. 4YA, Dunedin (461 metres). 7.40: Talk—Under auspices of W.E.A. 8.0: Special “Debate” evening, featuring Canterbury College v Otago University. Subject: “That Modern Industrialism is Detrimental to Culture”. The Otago team will speak at 4YA, Dunedin, and the Canterbury team at 3YA, the debate being broadcast by both stations. Affirmative: Otago University. Speakers: Mr P. H. W. Neville, Mr J. G. Warrington, Miss M. K. Stevens. Negative: Canterbury University. Speakers: Mr C. S. Perry, Mr C. E. Purchase, Miss C. West-Watson. 9.20: New Queen’s Hall Orchestra, “Summer Days” Suite No. 3. 9.28: Baritone—Air Noel H. North “O Pure and Tender Star of Eve”. 9.32Tnstrumental—Miss R. Holmes, Messrs L. Hunter and F. Baker, “Polish Dance”, Entr’acte from “Rosamunde”, “Three four Valse”. 9.45: Baritone—Mr Noel H. North, “Sea Fever”, “Wanderer’s Night Song”. 9.53: Instrumental Trio—- “ Wood Nymph”, “Berceuse”, “Countess of Westmoreland's Delight”. 9.59: New Queen’s Hal! Orchestra, “Wood Nymphs”. 10.3: Close.