Radio in Europe

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 48, 15 June 1928, Page 2

Radio in Europe

GREAT STRIDES BY GERMANY EXCELLENT PROGRAMME STANDARD | ERMANY has made the greatest strides of any country in broadcasting progress in the last year, according to the observations of William | Dubilier, a well-known radio in-. ventor, who has just returned to New York from Europe where he made a survey of the radio field, | Broadcasting in that country is under Government supervision. Each listener-in pays a yearly license fee of £2 8s., which goes to support the broadeasting stations and the necessary microphone talent. About a dozen excellent broadcasting stations are in operation, giving the audiences the finest programmes posgible. Multi-Valve Sets Popular. iy Germany , the mulii-valve, or yacuum tube with several tube units Within the same glass bulb, is highly popular just now. Complete radio sets, capable of excellent loudgpeaker rendition on local signals, re‘tail for £2 8s. The broadcasting stations are of sufficient power to provide good service with sets of moderate ainplification. Freneh Anti-fader. 'A CROSS the border, in France, broadcasting is also conducted by the Government, although there are a few independent broadcasters. The broadeasting service is far from ideal in that country, but fortunately the listeners-in can tune in on British, German and other foreign stations if need be. Mr. Dubilier saw an anti-fading device in France which impressed him deeply. This device maintains a uniform signal strength irrespective of whether it is receiving from a local or distant station, and compensates for fading. British Radio Progressing. PHRUTISH broadcasting, according to My. Dubilier, is steadily progressing, with one organisation, under Goyernment control, handling it, The stations in various parts of England are engaged mainly in network operation. Interesting work is being done with short-wave broadcasting, in order to bring programmes from the Mother Country to the far-flung colonies, | Interesting Device. While in England, Mr. Dubilier saw an intensely interesting device which does not use tnbes or batteries of high potentials, yet serves as an excellent amplifier. It has an amplification of about thirty per stage. The details were not revealed to Mr. Dubilier beyond these facts,