2YA AUXILIARY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 38, 15 February 1933, Page 3

2YA AUXILIARY

TRANSMITTER BEING INSTALLED

A standby transmitter, for use ! in cases of breakdown on the part of 2YA, is at present being installed on Moiint Victoria. The mechanism of the transmitter is to be located in the present 2YA building, but a new mast is required. The work is being done following the recommendation on the part of the recent Radio Coverage Commission that a selfcoutained small-powered transmitter should be erected as a standby station. Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., were the successful tenderers for the work. The new transmitter will put out 200 watts of aerial energy, and is modern in every respect. One of the existing steel masts supporting tjje 2YA aerial system will serve as one support for the auxiliary aerial; a second one of wood is now being, erected, and can be seen from the city to the north of the station. The transmitter can be driven either from the city power supply or by an oil engine which has been installed. In the event of power or other failures putting the 2YA plant out of action, it will be possible to carry on transmission from the standby plant within a minute or two. 1 It is the intention of the Broadcasting Board to keep the new apparatus in running order by using it daily for an hour on week-days. Between 7 and 8 p.m. a special session of after-dinner music will be broadcast, enabling those not interested in the news and lecturette session from 2YA to listen to an alternative programme for that hour. The new transmitter will be operated on a frequency of 1010 kilocycles, and will be announced as "2YA Auxiliary." The station should be in operation in about a week.