RADIO NOTES

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 45, 17 November 1926, Page 5

RADIO NOTES

“Aerial.”)

"Variometer” (Pefone) asks: "What is your own opinion on the -object of poaching?" The law should be obeyed. By organisation listeners could do much to improve matters, without infringing the regulations. The attempt by 2YK, Wellington, to relay the description of the -acing at Christchurch broadcasted by 3YA on Friday afternoon was a dismal ’’ailure. Spluttering and incoherent talk was all that listeners could hear. “B Battery” (Kelburn) says: “I am writing on behalf of a couple of ‘poachers’ who wish it to be understood that as soon as an up-to-date, full-powered broadcast station is installed at Wellington they will pay their license fees. There must be equality of contract. The license fee charged is about the highest in the world, but the local transmission is just about the worst in the British Empire, if not the worst in the world.” "Double-D” (City) writes: "Undoubtedly there is a great amount of ‘poaching- ’ going on in and around Wellington. Two men residing close to me hoist their aerials at night time only. One has the free use of a licensee’s mast, for holding one end of the poacher’s aerial. The other end is fastened to a chimney, and pulleys are used for hauling the aerial up each evening. The other poacher employs an English-designed aerial, requiring onlv one mast around the top of which the aerial is wound horizontally on a box-like framework. This mast is erected only at night time, and is put up in a few moments. T have listened to this man’s home-made fourvalve set raking in all the New Zealand and th© chief Australian stations with good loud-speaker volume. Like other licensees who are paying a first-class license fee for a tenth-rate local service, I am completely against ‘informing’ on those who have escaped paying the license fee. Judging by the hostility expressed by other licencees against the P. and T. Department and the Broadcasting Company over the long delay in providing an up-to-date station at Wellington sympathy is on the side of the poachers. Anvhow.' there is Buckley’s chance of my friends and T turning ‘informer’.” Mrs A. W D’Br’en. musical director, station KTAB, Oakland. California U.S.A., advises as follows- * A special broadcast intended for Australia and New Zealand has been trranged to be put out at 1 a.m. (Pacific standard time) on Wednesday, November 24 (8.30 p.m. next Wednesday, New Zealand time), on a wavelength of 302 metres. Some of the best known artists rn the Pacific Coast are participating and addresses will be given by prominent public men of California. KTAB is a IcflO-watt station, and the programme is under the personal direction of Mrs. O’Brien, who would appreciate it if imports of reception could be forwarded direct to her.”

Mr. B. W. Boys (Waipukuran) writes: "While listening in last • ight (Thursday, November 11) at 11.10 o’clock on nbout 390 metres I was surprised to hear a strange station. The announcer spoke in broken English, saying, ‘Hullo New Zealand! Hullo California!’ then breaking into an unintellible language and repeating after every few sentences ‘Htiilo’ two or three times. Once he said. ‘Hullo, hullo, 0.K., O.K.!’ or that is what it sounded like to me. I presumed he was a ‘.Tap,’ but doubted it, owing to the excellent, volume and clarity of voice. I should be glad if you could inform me as to whether my presumption was <orrect or not. My set is a 5-valve Armstrong circuit (2 radio, 1 detector, 2 audio). I received on the loudspeaker last reek one American, seven Australian, and four New Zealand stations in one night.’’ The foreign station Mr. Boys 1 card was our old friend JOAK, Tokio, Japan. "Aerial” has on various occasions heard this "Jap” as loudly as local broadcasting. Following is the schedule of the New Zealand broadcast stations for the remainder of this week: TO-DAY. " IYA Auckland.—3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 pm., chimes: pianoforte solo, "Nocturne in F Minor (Chopin), Miss C. Bunnington; Mezzo solo, "String of Pearls” (Phillips), Miss N. Lee: duet, selected, Messrs. Hockley and Chapman; humour, "How We Laugh,” Mr. D. Bunnington; cornet solo, "Wandoun” (Code), Mr. D. Lowrie; baritone solo, “Thinking of You” (Shaw), Mr. M. Ogden; violin solo, Selected, Master Blomfield; quartet, ‘Wagrem" (No. 2); Brass Quartet; piano solo, "Grove of Julie” (Bandel), Miss Bunnington; cornet solo, Selected, Mr. D. Lowrie; duet, Selected, Messrs. Hockley and Chapman; relay, Selections, Prince Edward Theatre Orchestra; mezzo solo, "I Know Not Why” (Rosenfeldt), Miss N. Lee; humour, “After That My Time is All,” Mr. D. Bunnington; duet. Selected, Messrs. Hockley and Chapman; violin solo, Selected, Master Blomfield; quartet, “Town and Country,” Brass Quartet; baritone solo, "My Dreams” (Tosti), Mr. M. Ogden; quartet, Simplicity; Brass Quartet; violin solo, 'Selected, Master Blomfield. 3YA Christchurch’.—3 p.m. to 4.39 p.m., concert, 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., children’s session; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.. news and reports; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., studio concert by the Central Music Stores, High Street, arranged by Mr. J. W. Wilcox, and relay of selections by Everybody’s Orchestra, under direction of Mr. W. J. Bellingham. F.S.M 4YA, Dunedin, and 2Y’K, Wellington.— Silent. TO-MORROW. IYA, Auckland.—3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Concert. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. S p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes: band. "Colonel Bogey,” Onehunga Band; band, "Poet and Peasant,”

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Onehunga Band; soprano ‘“Morning" (Speaks), Miss L. Ripley; band, , 1 !| )e . My Soul,” Onehunga Band; band. D fiance,” Onehunga Band; tenor, Ombra ma fu" (Handel), Mr. M. Diake, net, “Australia," Mr. J. 'V ’ Rnnd-“Ni'-’hts of Gladness,” Onehunga Band, band, "Priscilla,” Onehunga Band, soprano solo, “Carmena (AVilso.i), - L. Ripley; band, “Ravenswood, Gno hunga Band; tenor solo, “At Dawnim, (Cadman), Mr. M. Drake; band, lertict Day,” Onehunga Band; band, Patagonian,” Onehunga Band. 3YA, Christchurch.—Silent. 4YA Dunedin.-7 p.m.; Studio concert (request, gramophone numbers). 7.30 p.m.: News service. 8 p.m.: Studio concert. Relay at intervals front the Umpire Theatre. Conductor, Mr. Charles Parnell Violin soli: (a) (Svenson), (b) "Saint d Amour <Ll«‘> )> Miss Eva Judd. Vocal soli- (a) Lin o Charles” (White); (b) “The Gay Highway” (Drummond), Mr. E. .y- U°nd. Selection: "The Blue Kitten (Fnml), Empire Orchestra. Cornet solo; Dream of Love," Mr. O. Judd. Vocal toll: ;a) “Wind in the Trees” (Thomas); (b) A Memory’ (Park). Miss Eileen Emerson. Selection: “The Quaker Girl (Monckton), orchestra. Violin i.nd cornet duet: “One Fleeting Hour” (Bond), Miss n. Judd and Mr. - O. Judd. Address: Experiences in Palestine,” Dr. W. Bathgate, superintendent Nazareth Hospital, Palestine. Vocal solo: Selected, Mr. E. G. Bond. Selection: “The Waltz Dream” orchestra. Violin solo: Selected, Miss Eva Judd. Cornet solo: “My Dreams” (Tosti), Mr. O. Judd. Vocal soli: (a) “Homing” (del Rcigo), (b) “Only the River Running By,” Miss R. Buss. Violin and cornet: "Angels Guard Theo” (Godard), Miss E. Judd and Mr. O. Judd. Selection: “Our Miss Gibbs” (Monckton) Empire Orchestra Vocal soli: (a) “Advice” (Carew); (b) Selected, Miss Eileen Emerson. 2YK, Wellington.—7.4s p.m., announcements and relay of Paramount Theatre orchestra, under the direction of Air. 11. R. Caulton; 8 p.m., studio concert, arranged by Miss Jean Turner; 10 p.m., close down. FRIDAY. IYA, Auckland. —3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., concert; 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m., children’s session; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; grand organ solo, “March of Israelites, Mr. T. S. Webster; pianoforte solo, “Cariseima.” Miss W. Stevens; 'cello solo, selected, Miss A. Lloyd; duet, “Rose of My Heart” (Lohr), Misses Stevens; pianoforte solo, "Old and Modern Tunes,” Mr. Andrew White; soprano solo, selected, Master B. Skeels; pianoforte solo, “To-night and All the Years,” Miss S. Stephens; organ soli, (a) “Berceuse” (Gounod), (b) “Salutaries” (Hostia), Mr. T. S Webster: elocution, “Pig-tail of Le Fang Fu," Mr. P. Dawson; organ solo, "March Tannhauser” (Wagner), Mr. T. S. Webster; soprano solo, selected, Master Skeels; 'cello solo, selected. Miss A. Lloyd; organ solo, “Prayer Cradle Song," Mr. T. S. Webster: elocution, “The Yukon Trail,” Mr. Peter Dawson; ’cello solo, selected, Miss Lloyd; pianoforte solo, selected, studio pianist. 3YA, Christchurch.—3 p.m., to 4.30 p.m., concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., studio concert, special children’s night (arranged by Miss Lucy Cowan) and relay of items by Liberty Orchestra., under the direction of Air. Ernest Jamieson. 4YA Dunedin.—3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., afternoon session; Studio concert and relays at intervals from the Savoy, by the Savoy Instrumental Trio-, 7 p.m., children’s session (Aunt Diana and Her Dwarfs); 7.30 p.m., fanners* session, arranged by Mr. R. B. Tennent, of the Department of Agriculture addresses, (a) Talk to Farmers, by the Fields Division, (b) Talks to Farmers’ Wives, by Piof. Anne Strong, Otago University; 8 p.m., studio concert (vocal and instrumental); 9 p.m., relay from the Savoy, special dance programme by Ern Beecham and his Savoy Novelty Band. 3YK Wellington.—3 p.m., studio items and relay of Manuel Hyman’s Exhibition Band from New Adelphi Cabaret; 4.30 p.m., close down; 7 p.m., children’s hour (Aunt Jo and Uncles Ernest and Bill); 8 p.m., studio concert of latest Bristol rolls and records; 10 p.m., close down. SATURDAY. IYA Auckland.—3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes; pianoforte solo, Waltz No. 3 (ColeridgeTaylor). Miss Hoffman; baritone solo, "Smugglers’ Song,” Mr. Laurie Stewart; cornet solo, “Jocelyn" (Goddard), Mr. ' Hoffman; contralto solo, "Love’s Whisper,” Miss M. Williamson; violin solo, "Nocturne” (Liszt), Miss B. Rankin; baritone solo, “Tulip Timo m Holland,” Mr. L. Stuart; piano solo. “Les Sylvens’’ (Chaminade), Miss Hoffman; contralto solo, “Invitation,” Miss M. Williamson; cornet solo, “Because” (Racket), Mr. Hoffman; contralto solo, "My Dear Soul,” Miss Williamson; violin solo, “Cradle Song” (Schubert), Miss B. Rankin; cornet solo, "Cavatina” (Ree), Mr. Hoffman; relay, dance selections. 3YA Christchurch.—6,3o p.m. to 7 p.m., children’s session; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., studio concert until 9 p.m.; 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., relay of dance music. 4YA Dunedin and 2Y’K Wellington.— Silent. Ask to hear the Sferavox, the reproducer supreme, and note the difference in volume and purity over the usual horn tvpe loudspeaker. The Sferavox is non-directional and is beard with equal volume from any angle. £5 55., of all leading radio dealers.—N.Z. Reps., Brown and Dureau, Ltd., Wellington—Advt.