2YA's Quality

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 8, 7 September 1928, Page 10

2YA's Quality

Who is Right? BELow are given conflicting views from seattered listeners regarding their reception of 2YA. with others consider it high time 2YA was "put on the air." If, as you state in a footnote on page 24, "Radio Record, 31/8/28, that the rated. power of 5 kilowatts is being fully maintained, that is proof that the station is a failure. I can name an SO0witt station in Dunedin that will produce results in this locality that compare favourably with 2YA. Several of us enthusiasts here have tried all means we know to make sure our sets are not at fault, and were not "overlonding the set," and our experience is similar. Given good conditions, with the aerial disconnected, main Aussie and 1YA and 3YA are no trouble, but »YA is often impossible. The progriummes have improved by leaps and bounds. and if the improvements are miintuined we have no grouch coming. I've no brick to throw, but it is 2» nuisance to think that good programmes are being put on the air by OVA ond only a few close localities are

able to enjoy then:__Claude

P.

Grey

(Shannon).

Defence from H.B. if READ with disgust letters from Hawke’s Bay listeners re the bad reception of 2YA. All I can say is that these hard-to-please people should look to their sets before blaming the station. It's all very well saying that 1YA, 8YA, and 4YA come in clearer than 2YA. I-would suggest trying less B battery on such a high-powered station as BYA. I am the owner of a fivevalve set, and 2YA comes rolling in as clent as a bell, practically every time they are on the air, and, furthermore, if any Napier listener wishes to prove this I inyite him to come to my house any time he wishes and hear for himself. As to the programmes by the N.Z.R.B.C,, all I can say is that I and

others are more than satisfied.

H. R.

Herford

10 Bower Street, Napier.

Crystal Control Condemned. WELLINGTON station has not been improved since the introduction of crystal control. Fading is more frequent und prolonged. 2YA never used to go dead out with me, but it will sometimes do so now. I have not noticed any difficulty in tuning-my machine has always been difficult to handle. and it is no worse. Voluwne is not noticeably different. I have alwitys been in difficulties trying to cut 2YA down to a reasonable volume, and the same difticulty persists. Despite opinions to the contrary from H.B., I have always found 2YA clear and pure in timbre when the air was clear-no distortion, no mush. I can put out the highest or lowest note at concert hall

volume and as clear as a bell.

J.C.

P.

(Cromwell).

Reception in Dunedin. WOULD like to answer Mr, D. FE. Booth’s letter in this week's issue of the "Radio Record’ concerning reception of 2YA here, I find that since 2YA has been put on crystal control the dials of my set must be tuned exactly to the centre of- the wave before you get clarity, and then you get volume and clarity in plenty. The fuding

is still very noticeable at times, but otherwise reception is good. I'am up on the hills of this city, so may be ina

more favourable position

liamson

J. A.