KAIKOURA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 10, 23 September 1927, Page 12

KAIKOURA

Business here is booming. Mr. Jeff. Bullen, of "The Iakes,’’ has installed en eight-valve set, and is obtaining ex.ellent results. The pack horse was called in to equip Mr. G. E. T. Shand with a sixswalve sct. This shows how the wireless is taking the latest: news to the fmost inaccessible spots. Mr, Morton Bullen, of ‘‘The Elms," fis another radio fan at’ present operating @.six-valve set, On Wednesday last, when the footall match was being broadcast from ‘Palmerston North on relay, Mr. Rey ‘Clark took a six-valve set in a motorear, and listened to the progress .report of the match until his destination was reached in the Blue Dued Valley. (he report came through with excellent A novice who recently took up radio in these parts boasted of his powerful ‘set. Said he to a friend: ‘Wellington is on 420 metres, isn’t it? Well, I ean get it from 420 down to 3001" Not fmuch selectivity about that set! , Another agent said: "Boy, you should ‘hear my set; I can eet three stations &t once-Wellington, Japan, and Sydrey." He should try and hold WelHington, and cut the cther two stations Out Recently a young fellow thought he would attempt to secure a commission for a radio set. He had a five-valve, Quite new to him. Wearing that another firm was installing a set, he Tang. up the ptospective client, saying: "Hang off, radio, I have the goods for you.’’ He later visited the residence and found a six-valve set installed. Then he hurried off to Christchurch, and brought up a sevén-valve set. The picspective purchaser gave him a *chance," and asked him to demonétrate against his six-valve set. The | six-valve operated on the second floor, and the seven-valve on the first. The purchaser directed operations, and called for stations. The six-valye won easily. It was an eight-valve, with only six used, and this without an aerial It was a ‘good test, and smart Alec was ’ defeated. There are now fifty radio-~sets in Kaikoura, forty-one of which have been Supplied by the "Star’’ office, the pioneers of radio in Kaikoura. Mr. A. B. Clark published the ‘‘Wireless News" in France in January, 1918