Listeners Appreciate Broadcast of Big Fight

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 4, 10 August 1928, Page 7

Listeners Appreciate Broadcast of Big Fight

Disappointing Interference in Auckland

y GIN CE the Heeney-Tunney boxing match, correspondents in all parts of New Zealand have written congratulating the Broadcasting Company on the success of the re-broadcast.. _ . Very complete plans had been made "ov all stations, and every effort was made to pick up everything that came ‘over the ether, whether in voice or Morse. Of the four stations, 2X¥A and 4YA fared ‘best, and 1XYA worst of all. ONDITIONS were much against -4YA on the day. . A receiving set. specially made for the oecasion, was installed at Takapuna. This set had been tested the previous day, and the result was very satisfactory. High hopes were entertained that the reprofideast of the fight on the IJ*riday would be successful. Friday's effort was, however, 2 complete ‘"washout." Apart from the Takapuna line, special arrangements had been mace in case of reception at Waiheke Island, and with other amateur receiving sets in Auckland. A receiving set was zlso tuned in to Wellington, but reception was also impossible from there. Neither was the Morse reception intelligibie. Only one amateur listener in Auckland was able to pick up 2XAD, but in his case local interference and other noises were such that the reception Was incoherent. 4YA fared well. Their listening post was at the signal station at the Tends. the short-wave set used being that of Mr. F. Barnett. radio dealer and operated by Mr. J. D. McEwen. In Chrisechurch, half a dozen of the best sets in the city were co-operating with 8YA, but conditions tor reception there were yery bad. Neither could Morse be picked up. For a while 8YA tuned in and re-broadcast 4YA. the result being very noisy, but very interesting. Then 3YA tuned in to 2YA, re-broadecusting the rirgside deseription (which was again noisy). and the Morse, which was being deciphered in the announcer’s rooms at 2YA. As the afternoon wore on, conditions improved until at 3.30 fhe — special broadcast from 2XAD giving a review of the fight was picked up by 2Y.A and 8YA. Every word of the American announcer was perfectly clear, and the rebroadeast from both stations was excelleut. This American anpouncer was not without a sense of bumour. It was interesting to note that when he signed off at 12.9 a.m. it was 3.39 p.m. the same day here. poRoM among the appreciative letters which have been received. the following extracts hare been made :- "T want to take this opportunity of congratulating the company ou its ef- _ a. Ot ee et eran orem

forts in connection with the HeeneyTunney fight. Whilst it was not possible to follow the fight as broadcast from "the ringside; the fact that the company had made arrangements for the receipt by Morse of the description of each.round more than made up for any other shortcomings. It was a wonderful effort, and the pioneer work done by the conmpany will long be re-

membered. The Heeney-Lunney fight must prove a tremendous advertisement to broadcasting, and the success of your efforts are an incentive for future broadcasts of events of world-wide in-terest.2=-"G.W.M.," Kelburn, Wellington, "we listened in from about 12.30 today, and although we heard only 2 few fragments of sentences from. New

York while the fight was in progress, we got practically everything from the announcer at 2YA, and about 3.30 we heard the account of the fight broadcast from New York, and could follow it well. I consider the effort-of the Broadcasting Company, with the assistance of the Telegraph Depar tinent, was 2 huge success, and I might say the: announcer at 2YA. was never heard to better advantage, nor were the records which were put over the air to fill in time while the news was bein. expected. So far as the ‘King’ Country is concerned, the whole issue was highly satisfactory. Our set is a 5yalve one, and part of the time the re-

"ae coption was so loud that we had to run ou four valves."-"D.M.," Rangataua. "Your description of the big fight deserves higher praise than I can give

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Hamiiton.

"Congratulations. Splendid reception at Denniston of Tunney-Heeney

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' Denniston.

"T would like to voice my appreciatiun of the broadcast of the Heeney'runney fight, and the great effort in viving listeners-in of the very best. I "also feel I must pay a tribute to the -velaying of the concert at the Town TIlall on Friday night. . The announcing was splendid. 2YA is hard to -beat.’ — "Listener-in,’ | Wadestown, "Mhe thanks of every person with a broadcasting set are due to you, for the wonderful success you made of the Ileeney-Tunney fight. I personally felt I had received more than full value for my year’s subscription for ‘this one item. I would also like to say, without any reflections on the other New Zealand stations, that 2YA is out on its own. Its announcers and proerammes are a real pleasure all the time. You, I know, will at times get the "knock-back" from some headaching and livery subscribers, but it is the same in every walk of life. In any case, you "land the goods," and that is what counts in the long run, and undoubtedly your Heeney-Tunney effort is your Al up to date. Carry

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M.

J.

? Hastings.