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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 276, 21 November 1928, Page 10

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5< J £ LU -.----a. n ws Q NOTES AND PROGRAMMES (R? ■■

< <>mpiaiiil lias been ii;,- n \\ • • Jingtun district I'gatling init :; ■ i ■•m-e' liuiii the cruiser Dunedin's M"i vj iraiisiiiitte.. The >h'»p i.- Ift h•-• i Wellington and rompletelv ■a -i i. -i 21A nhi'H Morse i> b< -ing -■ a,' .-u . The \\ f|j| ngton I,‘a > ■ i•• ..... ! •. ■ 1 ■ i: i: i n i..; .1 nu i• j day cau-ed >u<h . xtr;i.-ar damage In 1 lie aerial ,-ystcin ul’ • s iali"ii 3/j that I the station will not l»c aide i«» i. >uiii< I its session' till the end of next week.j One of the >leel mu.-ls supporting th,-! antenni t allied during :he gah- .nd caused extensive daimge in Hs lad.! Advantage is being taken <>l ■"• Z. i ' ’.- en : .forced sticnt-e jtistai a m-vv generating plant which i- capable ol giving: the .staiion double the pow* : it h.t-d hitherto b< . n operating on. Wlu-u the .station resumes its dail\ session-, j; .- hoped to increase its .hums of trans mission from three to *i\.- daily. The station’s short-wave ><-m"li< will also be inaugurated as soon as the m-w gen eralor i< installed Messrs Dhiii; - I.;, I.; .. forward] the following new sehed de of tiaiis-j missions by their famous -ho. t-wa v e station. J’C.I.I. which is heard the' world over: Every Wednesday from! 4 a.m, to s a.m.; e\erv \\ .dm - lay ! from JI a.m. to 2 p.m.; every Friday j from 4 a.m. Io b a.m.; every Fridayi from .11. a.m. to i'. p.m.; every Saturday! from 4 p.m, to 7 p.m.; iv-rv Sunday;; 1 roin ” a.m. to a.m. The above arc! lor Nev, Zealand duel ght saving!' “The Vagabond King.” 2FC will I road.-asi am 1 the opera, “The \ r.g.ubo:. . .. . Wanganui Band by Land Line. .V concert ]>rogramme which im-iudi-.- ( New' Zealand’s « hampion band •tpmenh Alexandr.a’s Own. will be given al Wanganui on December 7. and relayed : by land line to Wellington. where it ! ’ will be put on the air by 2 YA. |< Prompt Response to SOS One night recently an arimmm imiciif h was put over through 2I’»L .service call- 1 ing for volunteers io; blood transfu jsion, on behalf of a liltie patient at |: lhe Children’s Hospital. I 'a mperdovv n. ’ i Thirty volunteers were at om-e forth-h coming, and as a rc.-. h of the trans- <

fusion from one of the-, the ch: hl showed marked improvement. Short-Wave from Antarctic. The whaling sle:.;m r Nei-cn Alonso may shortly !•■• lm;.i • "ikiim on 31.5 metres, and will probably bioadmist a talk by Sir Ceorgc Wilkins when lie boards the x«‘ss«-l in the k’o's Sea. •L(). 7ZL and st’L will emmavour to i el.roadeast thi- talk. ♦ »..■ 1’750 lor Band Concerts! The Auckland City Coum d has asked £750 per annum from the broadcasters for the right to broadcast the municipal band conceits. This works out at more than £2O a concert, ami is '-’2SU higher than the bandmaster’s sal ary. Twenty-six out of 37 converts would lie outdoors, occasioning special ielay expense.'. This must m-an no l-and concert- from I Y \. ♦ * Station 2ZI’. I alnwr-ton North. i»‘ cently did yeoman service when Hoods threatened outlying parts of the Mana watu. The station wont on 'lie air ami broadcast warnings, enabling fannerto save much stock ami property. ' <>u gratulations to the Manawa! u Radio Society on their initiative and enterprise. Anotie r feather n • cap of Is your sei functioning properly? Do you require w valves? Du your A, B, or batteries want renewing.' If so visit D. A. Morrison and Co, who specialise in Spare parts always* in stock. Lately reception t'rom Australia has been exceptionally vaiying in volume, k-diue nights the Au--.<- »omp in, and on other.-, tiny arc little more than a whisper. Beginner- mav tcel disappointed with the ilmluation in Australian reception, hut the etpiim>x<s tire as a rule associated with . !;<• present. varying reception. Eariy ne.xt month the B.IU .. in the .lope ot improving the service a < - as of their relay stations in and n-:.r tinbig cities, will have them all •>;>. latJiig i.pon ih<- on. wave <.f metiv.-. Listcm-rs who a.c using gramophone ?ick ups wit h their .-els arc advi-ed to iv coiim-'-t ing in tin- grid eir.-uii oi he detector valve by iman> of a jack, in-tead of plugging into lhe d< tm-10. valve socket. By this n.’.m-reas-el amplication i- obtained. If not pi»Sse>M-d of th.- nee, -asry knowledg--to effect the change. :i riv d-alcr r:.n • Io the job al a -li-t t -t. 'l'he popular little station. 2ZK. Wanganui, continues io put over some well-managed and ex.-mlentlv Iran - mitted programmes. This -Calion was w»dl to the lore on election night when all Dominion results wen- given n a most expeditious jminm i ''■•ngi • I nlu lions fIZK ’ A tribute to broa-ica-t ing; “I believe that wireless is going to be on<- of th'greatest bonds betw• on th'- common people of the whole world, .nd it lhe common people who, in th. 'oug run, will decide whether there is t • be wxr or not.” A re. ,-nt r<n •. ; k oi Mr Stanley Baldwin. One of the problem, in the ,-m ■ • ' ful operation of a br-m ;.-a-t tr- n-m i ; ter consists of rcducrig all lo.m or; background of noi.-c n ■ mine- 1 - wave Io an e.xtremelv |<>w valm. This 1 is now ti'-complished bv the us-- ot ’ suitable filter for the plate cin u.: of i flip vacuum tubes and by the u-e ••; I a separate direct current filament -_?-u--erafor for all the lnrge r tube-. Tim audio amplifiers have their filaments | heated front a -foing.- batie-’.. A cot re-pomlent oib-r- a .-ugg- ■'.on that, if adopted h ■<• and cl-.-.v h.-rc, will he welcome. He prnn<.-<-< that during each evening’s Broadcast, the X ■ w . 7. . the prevailing '-op? t'm . f .- i.ver-m,- I riit’f.n and n -iirmor! <-f !.;= pro j

'he coi -Im-.oii the local programme i'a th.- hoo, ~| enjoying what Australia ■I • ■•-• a ’-. A!i lild lea . ion of the tv p, ■ i 1 p ~n proba Ide from Aust ra I".ul p.l. .. w ould be v cry i ' ' eto hi'i . IL W ould JJO| In- aioiic i U I'l- a ■(<•' i’l t ion ol' a service of llii-i 1 Results ou the Air. j 'lens ,>f thousands of people thia i.g i led tlm citv streets on .-lection nigh:.| j Tens of thousand- also gathered round! [loud speakers and the possessor of a I j!--, iving -et was a poison to be wood j ! 1-y his iriends on W- dnesdav night. I■. i Hh.- life „f S.-w Z. alan... I I 1.r0:..i.-a-iina playe.l n> greatest pan to date during last week, and demons j iiai' d that, ii ii is kept free from any i sbglnr-t suggestion ot' c.xpioital i«>. >i will attain an unassailable position a.-, i •a mc.iium of public information. Wei -I iic-day night’s service was well ar-1 ranged, and did excellent work in the! family cir.-h* and among larger gather • i tig'. 'l'he Baikiic “A ’ Battery Trmkiu I Charge: entirely eliminates the worry of wondering whether the “A’’ bat-; tery is up to strength, anu does away completely with ihe necessil v of carrv-| ing the battery to a charging station.!, Once connected to your ‘‘A” buttery the Ballute T~ickle Chargor will auto-' niatically keep your battery at foil ! power. It is noiseless in operation, sol ’hat it may be used during the ojieration of the set. Jt operates at <x- i •remedy low cost. Morrison end <o. | m.i ma ,c'. Windc- <'oiniianvl. ."it wave station I'M I.', Sydney, in ad ,| ■'•lion to being heard ileurly in Eng-i I nit* 1 Slates and India, was i- • iivcu per'•••-’iy by an experimenter i. -■'t. < '■penimg.-n, Ihmmark, according to! a letter just to hand by Amulgama:'■•'! 1 Winder i Australa -ia'.’ld 1. 'i he li.-; i cm r. Mr Waiter (’hrisleasen. rites: - ■'Listening in on a wavelength of cir- when I heard the announcer -av that it wa- Sydm y, Australia. I. ' strength was enormous -.nd could ope ate a horn speaker with ample volu: ■ .- I rom my short wave set alone. I: "a- an outside broadcast of a rebgio s ’ character, consisting childly of child-1 :

!en singing as they tiled past the mi ' lophone. Ji was inteie.-ting to liea; 'tie announcer's remarks such as. I hey arc about half a mile avvav. ’ “The place is black with people.'’ “ I’iiere are four bishops from Amei- ' and so on. 1 cu! I also hear I h-‘ ringing noise when the -. icrophu.’ie watouched, but the nio-t 'n 1 cresting thing was lhe noise of an aeroplane so di tinct and ‘clear’ that J involuniu riiy look'd at the loud-speaker. Fad was surprisingly absent, excepting 'lining the 1.-mt twenty minutes. . . . but the signals were never weaker limn that 1 '-oidd easily follow what, hap pened in Australia, lhe other side <-f tile world! I have never heard anforeign short wave broadcast, al su<-h strength as that from Sydney. Tbi- inot <xnggcralion from more enthum-a.-n at having heard Australia, but the loudness actually wakened the other -■mb.-is of tlm !,- • .| ( >,-».n<F two

NEW CALL SiG.-

1-rom January I. J!»2!». new - all (iirs will be used by transmission j i ions the world over. An emlcavour 'ins; [ I'C'-n made to allot each country letleisi j 1 hosen f.om the name of the country, i mn order that the transmitter may ca.>hiy establish his identity. Broadcast-i ing stations, howevor, arc not affeclc-l | by this arrangement, the (hang.- being] confined to amateurs, ships ami coast station.-. New Zealand has been al-i iotled the call signs of ZKA to Z.MZ [ I he- ( . lilUst be given Ollt before tile district number and letters which w 11. t wiiere possible, remain as in use al present. The Government stations will] iiave three characters, ami those will I icplace the former characters. Ships’ are to be allotted call signs of jour t letters. 'I his will mean the addition 1 ul any letter to follow the three allow ( I'd th < country, <-.g. ZLBY. j : " eto ii-c signs of five characters. Tw.>( . from the first t w o of the allowed three.! •‘a district jiumber (as now used), an : ' ! 'li>t I’i'-t Iptteriug, e.g.. ZI.3AH, will I i p obalily be the call of amateur JOB. ■ . \mong the mandate- to share the ' . :ire the Cook Islands an i i •''iimoa. la th,.- con mu-, inn it i- in;-T-! i c.-i ,ng to noli'-e that Samoa lias been al •■•■. | ZM \ i,, ZMZ tZa Moa . wli le | '•••••k I-''•••“I.. Iru ZKA ZKZ <Ko..k >. It i- more than chance that New Z''a [land to work from ZLA (ZeaLAnd .

RANGE AND WAVE-LENGTH

: 9uite a large number of radio li.-t I ! these two terms and on.- quite fie- ] iqm-ntly im, |. a broadcast, li.-t cm-r w h , j -I thinks that a high wave l length diu.-i. I i | m cc-.-arily :■ • an greater range ••! ': I longer distance. J iris is a verv mi- • . i I-ik.-h i le:i nn.l -h.. .1 • be qui.-kiy f,, r | llm range of any station, broadem-t [ ' j ing. commercial or otherwise. lr:-j ■ I really not king to do with I he wa v e ! ■ [length. I.’ange i- pu.ely dependent on j ■[the poW'-r Used by lhe station. 'file . wave length <:in be altered a con-id’ : 1 ’ | ' be- amoniii without in any way a.jlcctin- th.- range, for whether a long i I or .holt wave-length i- use | the di- j muller covered will remain the sam<-. I I in ari ele.-trical circuit there is relm I am • and '-upio ity and every vii'-uo.; ■ [ ha- a natutal fiequem v of its ow n, 1 [ I i :> I . s the n u m her of t i me- an a 1 ' ’ 1 muling carrent will flow from one end ’ of the circut to the other. T'i <• • peed ■ J oi wii-c|c.- s wave- is known to In- fix j ' •i. that is 2''Ojmtl mile- per , on : which i-; 3t)ti.0(111.011(1 metes and. the■■■ ■ fore, whe.o tin* frequency is known | it i- always po--ib|e to liml the v.n' • 1 I- ngth. Slid this doe- riot in .'a-. Wave length i- reallv ■■ go,, ; fr ■ of win-less. Tl,i< ran In- rralra-l wlo- I rum thinks of flu- f.-:irful u ix up du ■■ I I -■ 01,1 ' bo. hi f 1,., nir if nil -H-Jinnj itt"-J at the «• no ' nu> and f

i there was- m> sii'-h thing as xvavej length or natural frequency to every broadcasting station tliat interference. lis prevented. Now the receiver must. Ibe adjusted to the same frequency or I wave length as the transmitting stallion before signals can be receiv'd trout that station. As lhe amount of <’u rent picked up by a receiving aerinr is very -mall it will be seen that mm- ) • more careful tuning is req i red for u :’; la:it station than for a nearby one.

SHOULD DOMINIONS CONTRIBUTE

COST OF SSW. ENGLAND Malinii W. Knglan I. tests .-it has: 3 year io run, and every penny ■ <d this money is paid by listeners. who jure asking why they should pay for J ~S\\ when ii, transmissions are of ninterest value to listeners in JJrii lain. 11, is understood that the is in touch with the Dominions oilice about, this matter, and that, it; is hoped that some sort of arrangement may be arrived : I. whereby the Dominions Ofm-e will st ..re some of the responsibility for the upkeep o| \\ . We think that the B.BC. can w<dl afford to pay for o>\\‘ from its huge prmits. ami that to give the young colonies a helping hand by continuing to transmit free would be a graceful'

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES

2ZK. WAMIANU. (.•><)."> Metres). 1 i Protrramm,' "I electrically rcconle*! reec.r.; I liiuailca:-: l>y I). A. Morri-on and Coy., ar- | ran i d by Eileiy Gillx rt, Lid: ()ri-|’:'.-i ra - "Queen lip a," "Trinccss Charmin'.." Savoy Orphvans. ('horn- "Mm.-h <>f the Men <>f Hnrlvch,” 1 lllmnd la V. ,1 ii ; "Land of My Fathers,'’ \ cilia sob,-■—“Dancinrr Doll," “Souvenir," Rene ( hemel. "Som-v. tc a Vuien is Catline." "Swe : ‘mrly X iolel-.’ J> Im Turn-r." On • :tl "U; !V iiu :o :. ' "I.:. '• T.h!.||< Mi.-. ' S.rin.- f.M. i. V. tirlii z« i- O; e. “Al Davvnim . ' "lb - - < () "(Ju ; < > la" <l! oh I. . <l":ma a mil " 'Hr ■ •■• : •' ? m- ' I' 1 . • ." "I nvi' iuJoin : : •••• o' I o|o ' 11.< i.mn io lhe W.i, .." A. O|ierati< !’■ enti Niuni’’ ■M . :■• Flute’. "Dome Shi ilipo-ale (Roboids il i ’i:e> ;.!<•>, Ezio Pinza (bn • Ori-ii, ’ .'4.,ii;uni- Bultei ily,” selection. ; Na:,l nip*,<-.:y On ra. Flu ■ wiiii •-! . i.i "< ,»m ej’iir.o," .L>!m Mixed \'<,i< , <.-m- i .en "Bohemian Girl," i Sept:,"l'.mir. Boy." “I Kimv. [ When I'm Gom -." .-y.an-i. Sheridan. 1’,.,,1'...: , Ab. No. 3 Op- 47" j Chopin : Bomi" ?.i<d,■ io-li. la trumeuial .-•.’.■.in "Hungarian Dance No. Vi.im' Olm >'• ■.: Male Vole.- "I'i-;.:;! Ki.cr." “Mammy i- < ione." 'l’iir Ki rlli . . Dance Oi' ic-; ta ’ha of (he Dawn,” fox-j tn,:; ".Jt m. nin- 1 of I.ilaetim ‘ wai;,.. SLilkrel ’ • <>• ' In I r:. Smr x ".Ju t Im ■• M.-lody out of lhe .Sky" [ Gem: Austin. X'iolin . in "Sim, Aveu,” Elsie Soutli-

Milita. v Bm.-l "M; •'.a" selection, Band i i li.M. ('■ i.l-tream Cu:,.u . IYA. Al (KI. A ND. p.m : A ' .. '■ Seleelnd StU'iic i: [ :: I.i-, •; ... ... 1 •- ‘ltc Announcer. •I.s; Seiccied .'-ludio item-'. •I.'. : Sports ri-uli-. [ t;.".- < :-.i.«lr, • i'.i., conducted by Umh ‘ I Torn. 7.1".: N'i'ws and market reports—sports re- 1 1 -nit . 7.1 a: Talk Mr N-ern.iii K> rr, "Physical i Chimes. s.l: Amioum i nivn: of ( ornja titions.:i: Item No. I: Symphony Orchestra--: "1',,. I and P-. a.-aut" Overt nr.'. s.l I: .Item No. : Comic opera (vocal), I "Mernorim.’ S.l-7: Lem No. 3: Pianoforte solo, “Liene- '. st raume.” s.r.i; I -in No. -1: Grand opera, "<7rcdo.” i Item No. - -: Saxophone solo, "Valse j Mazaiietln.” * l,,n -X"- (•: Son-g (comic), “I’m '• 1 [ -,:',u: 1;, tn No. 7: Light orchestra, “March | ■ f the T0y...” 1 ■•. II: It, tn No. S: Soprano solo (with flute | nto). "Pve Sen the Swallows I’ass.” j : Lem No. : Of-ln -tra and chorus, “In ! i;,.. AL.rkra-- : lioni No. 1": X lolm solo, “.-lumber on] Item No. 12: Hawaiian marimba or-( '•in .-tra, "Three O’clock in the Morning.” I Grand opera (solo). I !'.! : 'We.-uin r lore. r . 11 m No. If: Comic opera (orchestral), sele,;ion from "Tire Gondoliers.” '.'.'l: Item No. 1: Revue (duet), gems from ' "Oh! Kay." U.K): Item No. ■ Jazz orchestra, “Get Out. I and (let L’nJ, r the Moon.” 9.11: Item No. 17: Military band, "Martial ! Moment 9.15: Announcements of competition. 3YA ( HKISTCHI KCH (3 0(5 Metres). 3 p.m.: Ail noon ion -selected studio • ( nilii''r.'s s'. -ion conducted by Une'7.12: Addington stock market reports. “Schubert” Centenary Programme x.l: Lecture Mr T. Vernon Griffiths. M..\. (Mux B;;-.(, "Schubert- His Life and Work " X.IG: Overturi New Queen’s Halt Orcin - tr:i, "Unlini lad Symphony." Cot.■ r:.Ho io Mi Dulcie Mitchell. "To Mu-ie." x. 13: Pianoforte io Mi. Dorothy Davie , 1 -.1-: t'i nor Mr Harold Prescott, (at j "Sen nadc" ; (b) "Ave Ma."i:i." > Weather fort <•.-:-(. Jt rum't-tai trio Ch t i.-tc'aurch Broad-' • I . .. " \ll io M .d r;.!o " S iprano 0.i,. Mi Lillian llanham. •ll>mii to the A hi. ■ nt y." ‘•.i.;: S:.ii:-: ■ptai'ol , I:i. !-•;••■ I .-'triliy ('ll:. • B E.vd C. P. nluld. !'..■;■• : Or- !,, ' •. Ji io < 1 , 1 ra. ■ miri-i'- O\ ' : i ii, ■ ." < ■ mt,..', o *>; l>-;.i. Mil rial! I i "Ew .•’it,-.- Ko.-p. 5..., " . i • \.-i.i ." ! ■•.;•• Pianoioiio Mi Dor--' Da.i« . , “Irnp.'.mptti in A I t •: :?• ■•I" .M Harold I'le iott. "Who , '.'..1: '< • iio o;i> Mr Harold Beck, "Cradle i Soprano sola.- Mi - Lillian Hanham. ; ■ .-i "liark. Il.rk the Lark": lb) "Whither." 1 1".1: Im ’ i imi' iiial trio Christchurch Broad- I ;- lit • T . "Rondo.” 10.].,: p,.- ; solo Mr F. Penfold, "The Wan- i 10. l l: ()■« ?,« -tral - Royal Oj>era Orchestra, i IVA. DI'NEDIN. (If>3 Melies). .'! p.m.: Town HMI chime . :;.1.7: Talk \ n "Fa hiot; ." • I." : ’I owi. Hall , i • i.i: Children’.- ion •-,nduind by Auni j .' .ai d Bi ' P.r- her Bill. “Compel. l ion” Programme. ■ 1 : A - i - nt. of competition, which ; -. ill !• ; a<- -an- ■ a.- that of I YA 1 T . . • ;•;,/ i ah:, p.itsbam:. j ’ ’i i am running line ; mail 7 i h Studio Commercial anil conducted bv ''Little v . I ■ a j

7.30: Weather information. K 7.40: Announcements. • 7.43: Standard time signals. *-’■ 7.45: Lecturette: "Live Stock Subject.” i A JAZZ NIGHT. A programme mostly of jazz music by A-f. Featherstone and his Orchestra. 1<L": Late news: weather news. I I 10.15: All'. Featherstone nnd his Orch.-stra .-[in three-quarters of an hour's dance music. t 11.0: Close down. r 2FC. i (442 Metres). C. 30: Dinner music. 7.15: Weather reports; latest sport infer- - mati.on ; Evening News service. Programme | announcements. 8.0: Chimes of "Big Ben.” Evening concert session. • 10.J5: From the Ambassadors, the Am-I bassadors’ Dance Orchestra (conductor, Al ! Ham met). 10.30: From the studio, late weather fore- 1 cast. 10.31 : The Ambassadors’ Dance Orchestra. , 10.42: Studio music. 10.47: The Ambassadors' Dance Orchestra I , 10.57: From the studio, to-morrow’s pro-) gramme and late news.

11.0: “Big Ben.” The Dance Orchestra, in popular number*. 11.45: CIo.Tr? down. 2BL, SYDNEY. (353 Metres). 6.1 b p.m.: Children’s session, i 6.30 p.m.: Dinner music. 7.0: Chimes. Sporting and athletic news, I weather information; market and stock re-| 7.45: Programme announcements. 8.0: G.P.O. chimes; Broadcasters’ topical I chorus 1 8.2: Concert programme frem the studio. ; 10.19: Resume of following day’s programme and weather report. 10.24: The Wentworth Cafe Dance OrcheaI tra, under the direction of Mr Cyril Kaye, I broadcast fram the ballroom of the Went- , I worth Cafe. During intervals between Janc'cs i , Sun news will be broadcast. 11.30: G.P.O. chimes. Close down

Sydney (28"rr.-.), 9.30 to 11.30 pm.: 2HD, ' Newcastle (80m.), irregular; 2MK, Bathurst '275m.). irrevular; 2UE. South Randwiik (297 m. 9.30 to 11 30; 2UW. Sydney (268 m. irregular ; 3DB. Melbourne (255 m. 8 p.m. ito midnight : 3UZ, Melbourne (319 m. Mon- | day. Wednesday, 9 to 11.3" p.m.: SCL. Adcj laide (395 m. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. : 7ZL, Hobart isDim.), 8.0 p.m. to J a.m.; 7BN, LaunceI stun (2.83 m. irregular. I NOTE.— In regard to the detailed pro- | grammes of the Australian stations Aust raifi.r. I time is given in each instance, which is 2 hours behind that of New Zealand.