2ZF Palmerston North

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 47, 8 June 1928, Page 2

2ZF Palmerston North

‘" DETAILS 0 OF THE STATION A POPULAR CENTRE PALMERSTON NORTH people are rightly proud of 2ZF, their local radio station, and the Borough Council recently indicated its appreciation by, increasing its annual payment to £50. The following particulars will intercet listeners who have heard this staion ;- The station was ofiicially opened early in March. The whole of the sigtion was built by the members under the direction of the president, ¥ Waters. The transmitter is housed on the roof of Collinson and Cunninghame’s buildings, Broadway, Palmere ston North, and consists of a 5-watt speech amplifier, two 50-watt modulators, and one 50-watt oscillator, ali wired according to the diagrams of a well-known type of transmitter. The plate and filament voltages are supplied from an Esco motor generator supplying 1000 volts through a suitable switchboard with automatic cut-outs to protect the valves, ete. The transmitter is built in a wooden frame and enclosed in plate glass. There are 10 meters on the transmitter te show the operators exactly what is taking place in any of the circuits. The aerial is a 5-wire cage 40 feet above the roof, which is about 60 feet above the parement.

The studio, which has been refurnished and draped, is situated on the second floor, and connection between the transmitter and the studio is obtained by means of a signalling arrangement of lights. The amplifier cabinets are in oak and‘there are two of them. No. 1 is used for the Weston electric microphone, and the other is used for relay work, electric pick-up on the gramophone, and the emergency mike, All the work on these was done by members, and gifts of money and material have been received from firms in Christchurch, Wellington, Feilding, and Palmerston North, Since the station was put on the air again the, membership has increased from 50 to 230, and more are enrolling every day. The station is financed by means of members’ subscriptions, donations, ete., and receives nothing from the annual license fees paid by listeners, although there seems to be that impression among listeners. The opere ators and announcers giye thei services free, and so do the artists also. The schedule is: Wednesdays, 6.15 to 9pm. Sundays, 3 p.m. to 4.30 pom.; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wavelength, 285 metres. Power, 50 watts. Those operating the station set out with the ideal of perfection, and have received many congratulatory messages on this score. The station has been heard in Australia.