Over The AERIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18653, 3 June 1932, Page 5

Over The AERIAL

BY RHEOSTAT

THE COMING WEEK. Sunday. iYA —7, service from St. Mary’s Cathedral; 8.30, Municipal Band cou2YA—7, service from Vivian Street Baptist Church; 8.15, concert by Port Nicholson Silver Band. 3YA—6.30, service from East Belt Methodist Church; 8.15, studio concert. Monday. IYA —Silent day. 2YA —Talks, 11.12 “Cooking,” 11.37 “Health Hints or First Aid," 7.40 "Books Grave or Gay"; 8, studio conoert; 10, dance music. 3YA—7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, relay from Ashburton of “The Bohemian Girl” by the Ashburton Choral Society. Tuesday. 1YA—7.30, agricultural talk, "Seasonal Operations”; 8, programme of recordings. 2YA —Talks, 11-12 “Fabrics and Fashions,” 7.40 “For the Man on the Land”; 8, studio concert. 3YA—Silent day. Wednesday. IYA—II.3O, results of third day of Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, concert; 9.30, dance musio from Peter Pan cabaret. 2YA—Talk, 11.37, “Hollywood Affairs”; 8, programme of recordings. ■ 3YA—7.30, Addington stock market reports; 7.40, dialogue, “Story of the Garden;; 8, studio concert; 9.30, dance music. Thursday. iYA Matthew’s Church; 3.15, home science talk; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, concert by Jasper’s Merrymakers. 2YA —Talks, 10.45 “Cooking,” 11.37 “Health Hints," 3.15 “Fruit In the Winter Time”; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, concert by Port Nioholson Silver Band. 3YA—Talks, 3.15 “Home Scienoe." 7.20 “Sheep Diseases”; 8, programme of recordings. Friday. 1YA—7.30, sports talk; 8, studio concert. 2YA—Talks, 11.12 “Fashions," 7.40 “Soccer Football"; 8, studio concert; 9.30, dance musio. 3YA—7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, studio concert. Saturday. 1YA—2.45, Rugby at Eden Park; 7.40, talk, “Modern Ballroom Dancing"’; 8. studio concert; 10, sports summary; 10.10, dance music. 2YA—3, Rugby at Athletic Park; 7.30, W.E.A. session; 8, studio concert; 10, sports summary; 10.10, dance music. 3YA —7.30, sports results; 8, studio concert; 10, sports summary; 10.10, dance music, THREE STARS FOR RADIO. Three of the most brilliant stars in the musical firmament—Jeritza, me Viennese soprano; Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist and composer; and Kreisler, who is still the world’s greatest violinist—have at last decided to broadcast. They have all three signed contracts with the National Broadcasting Corporation, which is the - 8.8.'G. of the United States. This is another triumph of air over grey matter, because all three artists have often taken all the vows against broadcasting. Serge Rachmaninoff, on his last visit to London, when he played his own pianoforte concerto at the Queen’s Hall, said in relation to broadcasting—“l hate it. I refuse to broadcast, because nothing can convince me that the result is pure art.” Musicians are wondering how the National Broadcasting Corporation convinced this outspoken / Russian that he was mistaken.

TELEVISION WITHIN TEN YEARB. 'Practical television within ten years was forecast by Colonel A. W. Steel, technical adviser to the Canadian House of Commons Committee on Radio. More optimistic forecasts were made by representatives of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, who also urged the retention of private ownership of radio broadcasting. Mr H. S. Moore, Toronto, leader of the delegation representing the broadcasters, suggested practical television within five years, and declared that the proposed seven 50 kilowatt stations would be no use in the operation of television. Colonel Steel declared that television used radio channels that were not used by ordinary broadcasting and that the two would not conflict. RADIO INDUBTRY RECORD. An increase of 918,006 in the number of wireless licenses last year forecasts an exceptionally profitable period for Britain's newest industry Statistics published in the Wireless and Gramophone Trader show that the gross turnover advanced by nearly half during 1931, the figures for 1930 of £20,000,000 yielding to one of £29,750,000. A million and a quarter receiving sets were sold. A market this year Is anticipated for 1,800,000 new sets. There were 4,329,170 licenses in force at the end of 1931. The increase in the number of licenses was more than twice as large as the increase in 1930. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Overseas Entertainment Available. —As soon as the Empire broadcasting scheme is ready to come into operation Australian stations will pick up

the short-wave transmissions and put them on the air through their chain. Eighteen-valve superhets with static filters will be used. If really flrstclass up-to-date receivers were to be generally employed in our own four centres there would be much of overseas radio entertainment available for Dominion transmission —muoh that is superior to what we-are getting. News Banned. —All New Zealand amateurs early in the month were warned by their communications supervisor (Mr W. Ashbridge) not to transgress the regulations by wireless comments regarding the disturbances which have occurred or any that might occur in the future. The amateurs are permitted a reasonable amount of latitude, and some 12 months or more ago permisison to send messages to members of a family was conceded, but anything of a controversial nature is strictly prohibited. * * * * ..American Relays. —One notable feature of American broadcasting is the excellence of the relay arrangements. It matters not whether a station at, say, Los Angeles is drawing its programme from San Francisco, New York or Hollywood, there is no evidence that a land line is being used. Too often in New Zealand and Australia we get a hum which sounds like the generator in the telephone station. * • • • “C” Stations. —Have you heard of the new type—the G cltfss station? The proposal fpr its creation comes from Australia. 1 Its efforts will be dedicated to the\ transmission of only the highest class'of music, and discussions on the most important literary, scientific and philosophical topics of the day. Briefly, C class will mean “highbrow” class. It is understood that an effort will be made, when the new regime is in full swing in Australia, to establish one C class station in each State capital, and on one day weekly, at least, a programme wall be rendered without “the distraction of the more popular forms of entertainment." What a pity that the framers of the questionnaire were not aware of the new movement when they issued their little folder. New Zealand expressions of opinion on the desire for such a station in the Dominion wmuld be illuminating. * * * * Australian Boxing. —There is still no -broadcast of boxing from the Sydney Stadium. The National Sporting Club (the name of the promoting syndicate headed by Earl Beauchamp, H. D. Mclntosh and Go.) seems to be waiting for a higher tender for the privilege than the B stations can offer. The agreement between the P.O. and the. Australian Broadcasting Company will expire at the end of next month, and in the meantime the A.B.G. is not in a position to make a bid. A Broadcasting Bill designed to place control of radio in the Commonwealth under a board such as we now have in New Zealand is being delayed, and there is likely to be a similar rush to that which, occurred here. • * • • Value °f Radio to Sport.— The Rugby League authorities in Sydney decided that broadcasting running descriptions of their matches was adversely affecting their gates, and permisison to describe the games was countermanded. The position did not prevail long, though. The broadcasting stations refrained from mentioning the League’s activities, and as a conseqqence one of the best matohes drew the poorest attendance for years. The following Monday morning the League officials rescinded their earlier decision. • • * • Fading Cured by High Power.— No theorist has got to the root cause of fading, but it seems obvious that the cure is high power. SCK, the most powerful of the Australians, is the steadiest, and KFI, the biggest station in the West, is the most dependable of the Americans.

HOWLES AND SQUEALS. ELIMINATE THEM. Every user of a valve set knows what it Is for a programme to suffer interference from a constant, highpitched whistling note. This whistle may be due to the fact that another station Is working on a wave-length that is rather too dose, or it may he caused by misuse of the reaction knob in your own set. You can easily tell whether you are responsible for the whistle or whether it is due to interference with stations. Just turn the tuning knob of your set slowly to and fro over two or three divisions. If the whistle does not change its note, but simply becomes softer or louder, then you are not causing It, and you cannot do anything to stop it. But if as you move the knob the note runs up and down the scale, then your set is oscillating and you must immediately move the reaction knob in a counter-clockwise direction until the whistle stops. Don’t forget that if you let your set oscillate you can interfere with the reception of all listeners within a radius of a mile or two who are trying to hear the station that you are bringing in. Make it a rule always to keep the reaction knob turned as far anti-clockwise as you can without losing signal strength, and never turn it so far clockwise that the set howls and squeals.