AERONAUTICS AT 2YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 5, 19 August 1927, Page 12

AERONAUTICS AT 2YA

A series of talks on aeronautics is to be given by Flight-Lieutenant R. S. Grover, M.C., late of the Gordon Highlanders and the Royal Air ¥oree. Lieutenant Grover went to ¥rance in September of 1914, and saw flying service in Franee, Belgium, italy, Scotland, and ireland; and also in British West Africa in

As a license holder, I must compliment you on your progressiveness in regard to the new journal, the ‘Radio Record." I believe the greater majority of the listeners would endorse my opinion when I say it is a very fine little paper, embodying as it does the views of both company and listeners. By this means, no doubt, satisfaction will be derived by both parties — P.H.S., Auckland. Whilst sending my subscription, let me set down an appreciation of your programmes and, on the whole, your transmission. ' The relay to-day of the Grand National was very good. ‘There are times when we wish we could applaud, but let the wish be the act. 1 have just listened to the Waiata Quartet in "All in An April Iivening," aud I hope to hear this again sometime, It was well.rendered. I have heard the composer himself conducting his choir

Wiin this. Best of luck, 8¥YA.-

W.A.

M.

a | Wadestown,

A Suggestion, The announcer should, at the end of each item, as well as before, inform listeners the item that had just been rendered. ag manv listeners tune in

Iwalf wat throuek a11 item

C.T.

A.

Kil-

birtie.

The programmes ahead are much ap- } Australian Programmes, preciated. We would be glad if you.

could’ publish any Australian _ programines, as we and many more listeners in like districts, are out of reach of ‘daily papers, and so often do not hear of a specially good programme till it is past. Wishing vou every suc-

cess_

H.

P.

Arrowtown.

{We are going into this matter, and hope for success.-Hd.

Scottish Concert Enjoyed. , 2YA comes through excellently, with a little fading ‘at times. The concerts are all good and we thoroughly enjoy them. Being of Highland descent, we particularly enjoyed. the Scotch concert ‘broadcast from 8YA, and would. like to hear the same type of programme from 2YA sometime in the near future.

E.

McL.

Wyndham,

More Lively" Stuif Wanted. It is with the greatest of pleasure; that I enclose my cheque for the amount of Vs. 6d..: for ‘the: : ensuing

twelve months issues of your journal. I sliould like-to-express my appreciation of the many. interesting articles, and of tlie programmes the company have been turning out lately, both artists and orchestra are excellent, and whoever it is that is responsible for choos ing the items to be rendered, is to be congratulated, but vou are catering for one class of the community only, and Ul suggest that if you were to intersperse your items wiih some lively stuff, it would be much appreciated by many people who go home tired and want bucking up, and it would lend a better contrast to the better items, give them a necessary background, so to speak. ; . ; . You, notice "I have rushed in where angels fear to tread,’? but you ask for honest criticism, so you have my petsonal opinion, which, after all, is only

} oue of many.

C.A.

N.

Brooklyn,

Applause Cards Suggested, Tt wish to compliment the Broadcasting Company’s staff on the excellent programmes put on from 2YA and 8YA last Saturday evening, August 6, Such a programme is a very welcome change from the usual fare provided, and the general opinion of local listeners is that they would like to have a "repeat" performance in the near fuiure. I would suggest also that you, adopt a plan that has been in vogue for several veats in Sydney; namely, to . have "applause cards" printed and circulated to listeners. These cards are readv for posting to artists, needing only the name and address of the sender (who would in most cases not bother to write a letter) and, besides encouraging popular artists and the musical director, would be a source of revenue from the ‘"‘ads."? printed on the teversé sides. Such "‘ads."? for obvious teasons

{would not be for radio goods.-

--Y OUTS,

T. A. D.

Wilson

Licensed Radio Deal-

er, Ashburton.

The Fading Problem.

I am sorry to state that we have struck a bad district in regard to reception from 2YA, fading being’ very prominent. We have in the further back conntry very high hills and ridges, and it seems peculiar that one mat who has the, most commending view and the highest position in the while surrounding district, should experience the same fading as we do, practically on river level.. Your last weck’s "Record" did a. great deal of good in endeavouring to explain this phenomefon. We notice that you did not publish afterndon transmission "from 1YA this week, we hope this service is not discontinued, as it is the only means at present (for the trade) to test out in working ‘hours, and we will gladly welcome the commencement of morning and afternoon transmission for this purpose, if only for one ‘hour in the morning. We feel sure that, with the c»

operation of the wireless entuustast, | aided by your valuable paper, we will, in the future, secure for the New Zealand listener a service equal to that now being enjoyed in Great. Britain. We received 3YA this afternoon on & five valve set with good strength re laying the races, no fading. 1YA relaved- the same, picking up QYA’e relay of SYA’s broadcast. This was poor, there being a super set_ whistle

and a bad rustle.-

Giles Bros

1uakJu

Good Crystal Work

Burdett, Hoanga, N. Wairoa, writes :-These are the results I obtained from a simple crystal set on the night of August 8. ‘he sct is of the simple, single-slide tuning coil type, with the phones aud detector in a secondary circuit, ‘The coil cotisists of 120 turns of No, 22 enamelled’ wire on a pasteboard cylinder, 2in. in diaimcter. ‘he detector is a glass enclosed one, using @ copper-wire cats-whisker in contact with a Russel’s EHertzite crystal. The aerial circuit is 145 feet in length, and is 50 feet high, and fitted with two Jarge insulators at each end. The telephones are Brown’s feather-weight, 4000 ohms. resistance. It was tried out, at 8.15 p.m., and the first station heard was 2YA, Wellington, which is 380 miles distant, ‘he annoutucemenits, and particularly a soprano solo, were extraordinarily loud, A band item from BYA, Christchurch, was heard, but faintly. At 10 o'clock 2FC, Sydney, "came in" eo Jond that "Mike’’ was learly audible, After that the weather

report, followed by a relay of ‘the play, "Madame Pompadour," were perfectly audible. Wellington Uncle Wanted, . Am delighted to enclose herewith my subscription to your paper. ‘To a radio enthusiast like myself, it is a literary treat, besides being of value to pick out the programmes suitable to our musical tastes.

I have a quadro-former six valve set, and the initial church sermon... from SYA was heard .from my open window over four blocks away. I agree with one of your correspondents that, in some of your yocal numbers, the piano volume could be slightly reduced to the advantage of the voice. My ‘5-year-old girlie is a great admirer of "Aunt Betty’ and "Uncle Jack," and frequently asks when am I going to get an uncle in Wellington. 1 got the Sonth-land-Otago match from 4¥YA on Saturday clearly, but rather weak:° Very: few in Invereargill can boast of good tfeception: from Dunedin. I- made ‘up my own B battery eliminator, psing a Raythion tube, and am having: excel-

Jent results with it.-

T. M.

Carroll

Invercargill,

Anvercargill Reception. "With the exception of slight fading we are receiving 2YA very. ‘good, and very often’ have to cut the ‘volume down.?)-I. Batchelor, radio: dealer, In_ereargill. An Auckland Appreciation. Sir,-It gives ‘me great pleasure: ‘to write a- few lines "in praise" of the ‘Radio Record."? When I’ tead’ your first number of the aboye papéet I'con--sidered it fulfilled ai ereatlv-nebded

‘want. ‘he information given by it must prove of great value to those’ holding radio sets. No doubt many ‘of the grnumblers re broadcast veception are not able to use their sets accurately, which can only be done after more experience, especially with such scientific instruments; they, of course, blame everybody but themselves. In the words of Alexander Pope, ‘a little knowledge is a dangerous thing,’’ is just as truc to-day as it has been in the past, Up to the present I have -beeu listening-in ‘to the Auckland progranune from 1YA only, and must give full credit for the splendid varied programme submitted. The announcer, a gentleman quite unknown to myself personally, gives out the items.in a very efficient manner, bis extensive kuowledge of many subjects giving great pleasure to the great majority cf the people. ‘The efforts of the Broadcasting Company of New Zealand to entertaing ns js greatly apprecioted. ‘She artists have been of proved ability, and it would be amiss to patticularise. Wishing yout paper

every success in the future,

an1

etc

J.R.

C.

Auckland.