Our Mail Bag

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 4, 12 August 1927, Page 12

Our Mail Bag

"I should like to compliment you oi vour 2YA souvenir number. I ‘am glad that it is your intention to publish some of the popular lectures piven.’

C.

C.

Arrowtown.

**The Radio Record’ is what the listeners want. Accept best wishes for

future suecess,’’-

F.C.

H.

New Ply-

niouth.

"The greatest yalue of your paper to ine and many more of us out in the woods is to have a list of the programmes well ahead of time. It has filled a miuchi-felt waut, and will be

neartily appreciated,’’-

H.W.

W.

Marl-

borough,

"Your paper will fill a long-felt want, | and IJ am sure it will receive the sup-_

port it deserves.’’-

T.F.

A.

Pahiatua.

Worth Double the Price! | "f think your publication a step in the rnght direction, and I would not be without it at double the price. Your programines, I consider, are very good, and the song some people make about what they should get for a penny a night is amusing. I think the sporting results alone are worth the license fee. My one disappointment is the power of 2YA. On your opening night I turned my dials on JYA and then on to SYA without altering the volume control, and 2YA’s programme caine in just as strong through these stations. 21°C and 2BL come in as strong at 10 pum. as @VA.

Can Vou account for this ?"

G.

L.

Inglewood.

"T would like to take this opportunity of expressing mv appreciation of your paper, and cousider that it will fill a long-felt want (in tradio circles.’-

G.W.

F.

Dunedin.

"This paper will be much appreciated by most listeners-in. It certainly is reasonably priced."’-II.C., Waiotira, "The initial numbers of ‘Radio Record’ are excellent, the various articles extremely interesting to a listener-in, and the post-dated weekly programmes supply a long-felt want. The subscription is moderate, and if the present standard is marmtained, I for one would not mind paying double the price. The programmes generally are showing a marked improvement, the ‘Scots Night’ from 8¥A heing a corker! Wishing the

"Radio Kecord’ all sueccess."’.

R.D.

Mc.

Ohitgaiti.

"This paper just fills the missing link of fine programmes put out by the different stations. We can now see which evening’s entertainment we would best enjov. and oct on ta that station "

H.N.

S.

Wawarra arm. Morrinsville, |

WVaiiato

Vaiue to Invalids. "J am an invalid, and am confined to my bed, and greatly appreciate my wireless; and also your splendid paper, full of interesting matter. T wich von

all success in vour venture.’?’-

G.W.

C.

Fendalton.

"Radio has teen a great boon to me. | I wanted a scenic hook for one of my boys, and upon inquiry found it was nunprocurable in Southland. My son thought of writing to: Uncle Jack, who procured one for me. I appreciate Uncle Jack’s kind action very much To-night an old widow lady is coming to my place to hear her daughter singing from 2YA, Wellington. T think it would be a sood idea if: some of the listeners-in could let von know of some of the benefits received throneh vonr stations."-F.J.Me., St. Kilda. [We shall he happv to give a corner for "Benefits Received." "A° most excellent publication, and conceived on excellent lines. ‘Ihe more technical articles the better, and your contributor "Megwohny’ lias beeun well."

P.N.

B.

Silverdale.

"T wish to express my appreciation of this paper, which I think will do a great deal towards bringing the listen-ers-in to a better nuderstanding of the position with rerard to progranmes.’’-~

E.

H.

Redcliffs_

Good Programmes. "Received your souvenir number and am very pleased with it. I have a 5valve set and got almost perfect reception on the opening night with no fading whatever. Your programmes to date have been very good. Test wishes for the success of the ‘Radio

Record:'

F.

W.

Kaikoura.

"YT must thank you for the initial number, it is most interesting, and if anything like the quality of the first number is maintained, then I am sure the journal will be most popular with

the radio public.’'-

A.F.

G.

Oruru.

"JT must say how pleased we all are

with our wireless. We are getting the very best results. Can hear Wellington distinctly on four valves, not so distinct on three, but on five valves very loud. We have got Australia on a rood night with tlree valves and can

hear every word.’’-

B.I.

F.

New Ply-

month.

The Winterless North, "T have a six-y alve set and heard your official opening splendidly. We are about 15 miles south of Waitaia. Would appreciate bagpipe selection

from 2YA,’’-

P.

Mc.

Awaroa.

‘We like Wellington’s station so much, and were absolutely charmed on the opening nicht. It is our clearest sta-

tion up here.’

E.A.

G.

Hokianga Hos-

pital, Rawene.

"I must say we consider the paper a credit to the company. With regard to programines, we are satisfied with the advance imade during the past -fortnight and realise that the company are doing their utmost to meet their obli-

gations,

E.

W.

Kawhia.

"T must compliment you on the initial copy of the ‘New Zealand Radio Record, and hope your enterprise will meet with the suecess it deserves.’-

R.

P.

Waimamaku.

Sticking te Wellington. "Speaking voice excellent, except football aunouncer. Football otherwise most enjoyable. Orchestra does not come out at all welli-jumbles badly. The same applies to band music. Clarinet, flute, violin, ‘cello, and cornet are excellent. Piano not goodjumbles a good deal. I may add that I never go past Wellington now when the station is ‘on’ I tune in and sit

light, till you close down."

R.N.

A.

Blenheim.

May We Have One Hymn? "T must say one word about the descriptive picce ([ think it was a Church parade) played by the Wellington ‘Tramway Band on Sunday evening. It was simply beautiful. Friends who listened in with us thought it was the best item they had ever heard. So please thank them for, the pleasure it gave us. I do hope some future time they will play it again! May I say just one thing-ceuld the bandsmen at any station play hymns, or one hynmm, in any of their programmes? I am sure 10,000 listenersin would be pleased to hear just one hymn, even if the other 10,000 were displeased. It seems to appeal to many people, even just to remind them of bygone memories. If they object to it. mav they play one on Sunday

nights ?’’-

B.J.

F.

New Plymouth.

Give the Company a Chance. "In the past I have indulged in agilation against the company (not through the medium of the tiewspapers, as I am not in agreement with that method), especially with tegard to programmes. I must say now (aud other listeuers in this neighbourhood concnr with me) we are satisfied with the advance in this direction made by. the company during the past fortnight, and realise that the company are at preseut doing their utmost to meet their obligations. A month ago I should have voted in favour of a change of control; to-day I say, give the company a chance, and am not in favour of anv such change, ‘thanking

Fou_

E.

W.

Kawhia.

Timing Programmes. "Having sent in my subscription for -twelye months, I feel I have already commenced to take special imterest in. your publication. The other night an idea struck me. In giving the daily programme of the various stations in New Zealand, would it not be possible to put in front of each item approximately the time that that item will be given? This, to my mind, would enable the listener-in to glauce through the programme of the four stations and pick out items most attractive to him. By so marking the items the listener in conld switch from one station to another, and so hear the particular item he wishes to. As it is, a great. many of the items are lost while one is tuned in to the wrong station. ‘Chis, to my mind, could be avoided by picking, as it were, the eyes cut of the four programmes, and one compiled by the listener-in of items special to hie fancy Annrovimate timing would

aid the listencr-in greatly."

D.E.

B.

Dunedin,

[This has been arranged for our readers. It is understood, however, that some variation may take place, but as far as possible thé stated times will be observed.-Ed.]