Australians Appreciate 2YA Programmes and Transmissions

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 11, 28 September 1928, Page 9

Australians Appreciate 2YA Programmes and Transmissions

ECENT mails from Australia have been ‘heavy, for. it would seem that Australian listeners have been tuning in a great deal to the New Zealand stations. Numerous correspon: dents in all the States have written regarding the trans-Tasman flight, but the following extracts from letters have a general application and will serve to indicate the favourable view which Australian listeners take of the New Zealand programmes and transmissions. [he references are principally to 2YA. Randwick, Sydney.-‘Might I be permitted to offer my congratulations on your splendid programme of this (Saturday) evening. Not only was the standard of your offerings much higher than any offered by any of the Australian stations, but your signal strength, and the quality of your transmission were such that I was able to work 2YA on a home-made three-valye set, and the above address is not a mile from 2BL." ) ;

volume, being sufficient to rattle the ‘cans. Fading is not very noticeable; perhaps this is due to the fact that the waves travel over sea instead of land. The carrier does not wander. I almost think that modulation could be carried a bit more as there is practically no distortion. A friend of mine can pull in 2YA enough to deafen a person on a five-valver. He reports that he gets slight fading." Coolamon, New South Wales.-‘"I feel that I really must write and tell you of the wonderful reception I got from your station last night, on the oceasion of the broadcast from Sydney of the Eucharistic Congress. I tuned in to 2BL and the reception was so poor that I gave it up as a bad job. (2BL is our worst station here.) And I was going to tune in 2FC when in ©YA came with unbelievable volume, and as clear. and steady as could be, much better than 2BL. I often tune you in a bit after 7 p.m. (our time) and enjoy your transmission very ‘much. Coolamon is situated just 325 Brisbane.-‘"Just a report of transmission for the benefit of you and your

miles inland in New South Wales, and engineers. 2YA comes in with fair it was quite uncanny for us to think that the broadeast was going to New Zealand and then right back again." _. Béllerive, Tasmania.-‘We have noticed that in vocal numbers from New Zealand the words of songs are much more clearly heard than from Australian stations, and are wondering if it is better enunciation or if the extra distance which the sound has to travel is the cause. Instrumental music comes through quite equal to the best mainland stations and generally your programmes are received well. I can congratulate you on the quality of your programmes, which are generally well balanced and good." West Footseray, Victoria-‘"I am just writing this note to you congratulating you on the excellence of the transmission of your station. I receive you regularly at full loud-speaker strength on a 4-valve Browning-Drake receiver, which I think is good considering that I am within one mile of 3LO, our local station. Several who have heard my set would not believe ~

it till they had heard the announcer. As I am writing this the weather information is being given out and ‘a statement that the Southern Cross would not leave to-night, and now the ‘Lost Chord.’ Fading as a rule is very slight and then of short duration. Your modulation is excellent, very little distortion considering the distance, much less than some of our Australian stations. The other night I had a native of New Zealand here listening in and he was delighted when he heard the Wellington clock chime 10 o’clock." _ Sandy Bay, Tasmania.-‘"Perhaps it will interest you, 1YA, to know that your relay of 2FC on August 30, 1928, was received by me with wonderful clearness. As a matter of fact, my reception through your station was much better than I could get direct from 2FC owing ‘to the fact that 7ZL, Hobart, interferes with me. I heard the ‘Big Ben’ time signal and soon after Cardinal Cerretti delivered his message to Australia. Before closing allow me to congratulate your company on the good quality of their programmes."