RADIO NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 671, 25 October 1933, Page 3

RADIO NOTES

iOn ©everal evenings lately listeners in some areas have been compelled to switch off 'their sets. On Thursday evening one particularly had! noise could he tuned in over th'e whole of the dial and completely spoilh reception from ev!en the most -powerful stations. In the same district on Saturday afternoon the noise level prevented reception on a battery set. In a recent interview an Auckland radio ins-pector ladvised listeners who are worried with interference to obtain the proper form; from the Post and Telegraph Department. He states that when this has been filled in the inspectors will do the rest. He does n-oifc promise that the trouble will b.e cured. Sources of interferences in Rotorua have heen reported and demonstrated to some of the department's officers but it is understood that nothing can he done until the Govcrnm-ent takes adtion. A j report fr-om Mjanurewa gives some idea of the distance interference travels. An electric ineubator with a faulty thermiostat radiates for a distance of ta> mile. In addition to the usual noises, Gisborne listeners are troubled by about 200 d-c. motors. De'akrs have invited listeners to meet and diseuss the position, the idea being to find means of raising funds to- purchase material to minimise the motor noises. Latest reports state that the new 3YA -transmitter will be in operation at the end of next month. This station should be well received in Rotorua, and if, as expected, it operates on a lower frequency than the present 3 YA it will be clear of somie of the interference. Speakingi from 2FC Sydney, Mr. E:. C. Hands, general mia-nager of the (New e-Zaland Broadcasting B'oard, said that dt was something of an cyeopener to discover that approximately 4000 miles of land line were used in Australia to operate the national service. A line ha-s been available betwc-en Christchurch and Dunedin for some time and one would have expected that one of the first actions of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board would be to link up Auckland a.nd Wellington. | It is understood that this will eventually be done, and lcts hope that after Mr. H-ands' experience in Australia the job wilf be hurried along. If it was tapped at Hamilton and ia. branch brougbt through t0 Ro-

torua many local events of general interest could be relayed to both 1YA and 2YA. After being on the air for eight years, station 1ZB, owned by La Gloria Gramophon&s, Auckland, has closed down. This station was at times difficult to pick up in Rotorua but has been heard at igiood volume. Listeners to-day would probably pass it by for the more powerful stations, but the voice of Mr. C. H. Pearson was well known to the older radioenthusiasts. There is little in this week's programmes that calls for comment. The B.B.C. recorded programmes are still going the rounds of the YA» stations From noon on Saturday 2YA will relay a description of the Wellington Trotting Club's imeeting at Hutt Park. 3LO Mjelbourne is featuring a. Brahms-Wagmer festival and interested listeners should tune in to this station at 10 p.m. (N.Z. summer time) eith'er on Thursda-y or Saturday. Many excellent items of a lighter nature will be available from the other Australian stations.