RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1932, Page 7

RADIO PROGRAMME

SATURDAY, JUNE 25th. IYA AUCKLAND. 1.0: News and reports. 7.40: Talk, W. E. Priestly, “Modem BaaSroom Dancing.” 8.0 ; Concert Programme. 9.2: Reserved. 10.0 : Sports summary. 10.10: Programme of Dance Music 2YA WELLINGTON. 7.0 : News and reports. 7.30': W.E.A. Session, W. R. B. Oliver, M.Sc., “New Zealand Birds— Birds of Old and Their N.Z. Relatives.” 8.0 : Concert Programme 9.2: Lecturette, Mark Nichojls, “Some of My Contemporaries.” 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Programme of Dance Music. t 3YA CHRISTCHURCH. 7.0 : New s and reports. 7.30 ; Sports results. 8.0; Concert Programme. 8.21: Soprano, Mrs Ralph Sierakowski “Happy Song” (Del Reigo). 9.2: Reserved. : 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 4YA DUNEDIN. 7.0 : News and reports. 8,0; Relay of programme from 3YA, Christchurch. 10.0: Sports summary, 10.10: Dapee music, SUNDAY, JUNE 26th. IYA AUCKLAND. 7.0 ; Relay of Evening Service from Baptist Tabernacle. Preacher: The •Rev. Joseph Kemp. 8.30 (approx.): Concert programme. 2YA WELLINGTON. 7.0 : Relay of Evening Service from St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Wellington 'South. Preacher: Rev. 0. V. ißooke.

8.15 (approx.): Relay of Band Concert by the Wellington .Municipal Tram- ] ways Band from St. James’ Theatre j (Conductor, E. Franklin). I 3YA CHRISTCHURCH. j 6.30: Relay of Evening Service from j St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. ( Preacher: Rev. J. Lawson Robinson, j 7.45: Selected recordings. 8.15 : Relay of programme from 4YA Dunedin. 4YA DUNEDIN. j 6.30 : Relay of Evening Service from St. John’s Anglican Church, Roslyn, (Dunedin. Preacher : Ven. Archdeacon W. A. R. Fitchett, lI.A. j 7.45: Selected recordings. I 8.15: Concert by the St. Hilda Band and 4YA artistes. Signorina Grazialla ißossi will sjng two groups of soprano songs, INTERFERENCE TRACKER'S. GERMANY’S ORGAXISATION In view of the fact that the elimination of man-made static is a pressing problem in this Dominion, the following description of German efficiency is particularly interesting: A day or two after the summons for help from the “Radio Aid” organisation an officer of the organisation appears on the scene. He begins by a quick but thorough test of the receiving equipment, including earth and aerial, to make sur e that the trouble is not caused by a loose terminal, a bad soldered joint, or something of the kind. U everything there is in order, he then starts on his great mission. Experience has already taught him the most likely sources of interference —overhead train-lines, electro-medical apparatus, domestic and kitchen electrical gadgets, and <so on; he therefore keeps h:.s eywwell open for such things as these, ano if they ar e found in the very house itself. ,a condenser or a choke coil generally solves the problem at once. But such a denouncement is usu:r ly too good to b e true, and the soure e of trouble has to b e sought elsewhere, and with much gr;at:\r difficulty, lu g° from door to door, trusting merely to ,'iick, would simply be asking foi ‘•trouble” in more than one sense; the official therefore makes use of a “tracking instrument,” especially designed lor his work, and comprising a radio receiver in suit-case form, for telephone head-gear reception. The principle on which the quest is based it that the disturbances are propagated along metallic conductors —especially along tile o oetiic light .-ystain—i.iul can be traced to their source by the increasing loudness in the telephones as the source is approached. Before starting on his voyage of exploration the tracker finds out, by tuning Ids cli ill's receiver, on about what wavelength the disturbance >s 1,10:1 marked, and then .adjusts Ins suit-ease instrument, to that wave. He ••hen starts oil' on a journey of exploration up the street—and perhaps even "l> ride streets—finally leads to the identification of the house containing the source of trouble. A tracking card representing such a trip is carefully made j out. The tracker may have to make , many calls before finding the source of disturbance; th e actual task may, need hours of patient investigation while ill s’i'iie cases the electric light j switch in the listener’s own room may j prove to he responi ibis. j