RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 934, 2 December 1933, Page 29 (Supplement)

RADIO

Notes and News From Far

and Near.

Many people wonder why some sets with five valves have more ' kick than one with seven. The answer to this problem is very simple. The new valves have infinitely greater efficiency, and, in many cases, one valve d\>es the work of

How many people take the trouble to pour a bucket of water over; the “ground” of the radio? This simple precaution means better reception.

Thanks! A listener has written in commenting on my remarks that it would be a good idea for the average family to buy a radio for Christmas. He stated that he was going to buy a radio next year, but be has now decided to buy it for Christmas. ss

The first meeting of the Marlborough Canterbury branch of the N.Z.D.X. Club was held recently in the Y.M.C.A. Mr B. F. Hunter, Rangiora, was elected president and Mr F. Knite, Christchurch, honorary secretary. The club has made arrangements for lectures and demonstrations and? has plans for the further development of long-distance listening. One Nigger Power—Radio in the Wilds.—ln the wilds of the Australian Mandated Territory district officers of the Administration are established at various points remote from the seat of Government authority. From the district stations patrol officers adventure still further afield and the necessity of maintaining communication between the officers and their headquarters has always been a problem for the Administration. Hitherto the principal means of conveying urgent messages has been bynative runners. Now something new has been evolved—a transmitter, the generator of which is cfriven by a pedal arrangement like an ordinary bicycle. A native boy is proud to “ ride ” the machine, and with this form of power telephony has been worked over the mountains and forests of the territory at distances up to 400 miles. The equipment, which is made for wireless telegraph as well as telephone working, weighs only 2001 b, including the “ bicycle ” and batteries. It can be arranged in packages suitable for native bearers to carry. WEEK-END PROGRAMMES. FOE SATURDAY. 2YA, Wellington (526m.—570k.). 8.0 p.m.: National Military Band, “The Flying Dutchman.” 8.9: Sea songs by Foster Richardson and Herbert Thorpe, “The Tar’s Farewell,” “ The Powder Monkey,” “Larboard Watch.” 8.18: Lothar Perl, “Grasshopper Dance.” 8.21: Arthur Dally and The Million Airs, “More Miracle Melodies.” 8.27: Harry Hemsley entertains with the children. “ Drawing Winnie,” “ A Bear Story.” 5.33: Light Opera Company-, “Follow a Star.” 8.39: Captain W. .T. Melville, “The Secret Service.” 9.0: 'Weather. Relay from the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, of portion of concert by the Wellington Apollo Singers—Wellington Apollo Singers- and Wellington Boys’ Choir, “ Jesti, Joy of Man’s Desiring”: Welington Boys’ Choir, " Nymphs and Shepherds”; Mr Ernest Jenner, A.A.M., “ Passe'pied.” “Danse”: Wellington Apollo Singers, “Ho, Ro! My Nut-Brown Maiden,” “Dove Me or Not.” 9.30: Roy Smeck and His Vita Trio, “Hiawatha’s Dullaby.” 9.45: Bertie Knowall, “ Bertie Knowall Talks on How to Bring Up Children’.’ 9.48: Raie da Costa and Hugh Morton, “When My Dittle Pomeranian Met Your Dittle Pekinese,” “ I’ve Got the World on a String.” 9.54: The Westminster Singers, “ Grandpa’s Adventure.” “Merely Medley.” 3 0.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance programme. 11.10: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (30©m 980 k.). 8.0: Relay from 4 YA, Dunedin, of final concert of season by Dunedin Orchestral Society. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 3ZC, Christchurch <250m.—1200k.). 7 p.m.: News. S-11.0: Recordings and dance programme.

Daventry. 7.30 p.m.: Big Ben; news. 7.50: Varietv programme. 8.35: A talk by Mr Howard Marshall. 8.50 to 9.30: Pre-jazz dance music. 12 midnight: Big Ben; Tiie Western Studio Orchestra. 12.45: A recital of gramophone records. 1.15 to 1.4 5: Concert by the Commodore Grand Orchestra. FOB SUNDAY. 2YA, Wellington (526m.—570k.). 9.0: Recordings. 11.0; Close. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: “ The Australian Sundowner”; recordings. 4.30: Close. G.O: Children. 7.0: Relay of evening service from the Terrace Congregational Church; preacher. Rev H. W. Newell. 5.15: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “ Rienzi ” Overture; Dale Smith, “On the Water,” “ Wanderer’s Night Song,” “Hark, Hark, the Dark”; Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “ Soldiers Changing Guard,” “ March of the Smugglers”; Sergei Rachmaninoff, “One Lives But Once,” “ Dance of the Gnomes”: Elisabeth Ohms, “Thou Monstrous Fiend”; weather; Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “ Toccata and Fugue in D Minor; Richard Tauber, "Serenade.” “The Swan,” “Humoresque,” “ Dream in the Twilight”; Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “ Casse Noisette ” Suite; Berliner Dehreroesongrerein, “ What Has Come O’er You, Dovely Forest?” “The Dinden Tree”: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “Marche Slav”; close. 3YA, Christchurch (306 m 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Close. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.45: Talk. .3.0: Recordings. 4.30: Close. 5.30: Children. 7.0: Relay of meeting from the Salvation Army Citadel, conducted by Ensign Neeve. 8.15: Relay from Civic Theatre. Organ l-ecital by Clarence B. Hall, “ A Musical Switch,” “By the Waters of Minnetonka.” 8.27: David M’Gill, “ Open Thy Window, Maiden,” “ ’Tis the Day.” 8.34: Yehudi Menuhin, “Danse Espagnole.” 8.37: Fraser GangCj “O, Star of live.” 8.41: Organ recital by Clarence B. Hall, “ In a Chinese Temple Garden,” “ Sea Dreams," “ A Perfect Day.” 8.54: David M’Gill, “The White Dove,” “ Thou Art Risen, My Beloved." 9.0: Weather; presentation of a recorded version of the opera “ Rigoletto.” 10.15: Close. 3ZC, Christchurch (250 m 9-10 a.m.: Recordings. 6.30 p.m.: String and orchestral selections. 8-0-10.0: Evening programme. Daventry. S.O p.m.: Big Ben; week’s news. 8.15: Service conducted by the R«iv E. G. Southam, relayed from All Saints’ Church, Southbourne. 9.0-10.0: Orchestral concert. 12.30 a.m.: Big Bcie the Midland Studio Orchestra, directed by Frank Cantell, from a Birmingham studio. 1.30-1 .45 : Violin recital by Seymour Whinyatees.