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Reception from Australia . is becomingly difficult as summer draws near. It is now 10.30 p.m. in New Zealand before the eight o'clock sessions in the Commonwealth commence and it is only rarely that good reception can be recorded even if one waits till this late hour.
Practically all loud speakers have the terminals marked with the plus and the minus signs. If in doubt as to whether the polarity of the lead to the speaker is correct, turn the set on and dip the cord tips into a glass of water to which a little salt has been added. Bubbles or gas will form round the negative (or min-us-sign) tip. '
It is a good plan to fix rubber buffers on the bottom of the A batterycarrying crate. These serve many useful purpose. They will insulate the accumulator from the ground whilst working the set or on the charging board, act as shock absorbers, and provide a safeguard against dampness. A crate once acid sod den is a source of danger to the accumulator itself, and to any furniture, etc., on which the case may be placed.
Radio is perhaps the only extensive hobby that is affected adversely by Summer Time. The Australian stations' eight o'clock sessions now commence in New Zealand at 10.30 p.m., instead ot 0.80 p.m.; Japanese and Indian broadcasting also comes through one hour later than before. On the other hand, for countries towards the rising sun ther e is an hour's less difference in time than formerly, i.e., :u hours between KGO and New Zealand instead o£ 4i hours.
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Shannon News, 2 December 1927, Page 3
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